My Little Notepad

My Little Notepad was my corner of the internet while I learned to blog, from around 2010 to 2019.

I have posts on all aspects of my life, writing, reading, and the early years of being a mother.

Tag: family

  • Game Night

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    We were in Smyth’s toy shop yesterday. Emily had fallen over in the previous shop and bumped her head on the concrete floor so in the classic manner of paranoid parents we were walking around trying to decide if we should get her to hospital or if she would probably be ok. Smyth’s seemed a… Read more

  • Blessings

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    Last year was a bit of a rough ‘un. For a multitude of reasons; I’m not going to go through them now otherwise I’ll have to retreat to the sofa in pyjamas and eat Ben and Jerry’s out of the tub (ooh, actually…) This year I was determined to leave all that behind. So to… Read more

  • Bouncing into March

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    Well, that was February. Time for an update on my Happiness Project? This shouldn’t take long… February’s resolution was to pay more attention to my marriage. To spend some time, just even in small bursts, nurturing it and being extra nice to my husband (anyone with filthy minds, STOP sniggering now. Thank you). This never… Read more

  • Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?

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    Dear Daniel and Emily A year ago I wrote this post. So much has changed since then. Daniel, you’re nearly four and you’re such a big boy. You can dress yourself – in fact, you insist on it – and go to the toilet and even nearly read. You look after your baby sister and hold… Read more