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Pretending to be grown up, married and parenting two children... but I'm still Nunn the Wiser

Airing my dirty dishes

December 12, 2016 by NunntheWiser

TheBloke (TM) and I have fundamentally different ideas about what the dishwasher is for. This is interesting, because if you had asked me, age 15, what a dishwasher was for, I would have said primarily it was for washing dishes, but also for arguing with my brother about whose turn it was to empty it. … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Food Tagged: dishwasher, food, TheBloke

Water, water everywhere

December 6, 2016 by NunntheWiser

For the last four days, water has been pouring through the ceiling of one of the properties we rent out. Evil slumlords that we are (we’re totally not), it has been almost impossible to rectify this problem because the origin of the leak is in the flat above… and we have had no way of … [Read more…]

Posted in: Baby, Preschooler, Property Tagged: buy to let, christmas, leak, mince pies, teething, tenants, work life balance

More Pinter than Pinterest

December 2, 2016 by NunntheWiser

A Three-Hander Dinnertime Play by Nunn the Wiser   Characters: EldestGirl – age 4 YoungestGirl – age 1 Mummy – age 37 Late twenties   Mummy: Dinner’s ready! EldestGirl: (bereft) You know I don’t like raw carrots, Mummy? Why would you make them? Mummy: Because you’re having a sandwich and I couldn’t be arsed to cook them raw carrots go … [Read more…]

Posted in: Baby, Family, Food, Preschooler Tagged: dialogue, dinner, EldestGirl, family food, mealtime, raisins, YoungestGirl

Nothing will come of nothing

November 30, 2016 by NunntheWiser

Yesterday we went out early. I cleared the car of frost, bundled both children into it, bribed EldestGirl to be good, with the promise of tat from the pound shop, and went to our local farmers’ market. I am not sure if it can honestly be called a farmers’ market. There was one stall selling sausages, … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Preschooler Tagged: EldestGirl, gingerbread, YoungestGirl

In hot water: Ridiculous Tenant #1

November 26, 2016 by NunntheWiser

Because I clearly did something very wrong in a previous life, in this one I have been reincarnated as a buy-to-let landlord. In addition to most of the world (especially Mumsnet and The Guardian) automatically assuming I’m a wealthy slumlord, personally preventing the youth of today from getting on the property ladder, I also have … [Read more…]

Posted in: Property Tagged: boiler, buy to let, property, tenant, water tank

Peacocks, Potatoes, Pretending and Ponies

November 23, 2016 by NunntheWiser
swinging

Most days I sort of coast by as far as parenting goes. We might do an educational activity for five minutes, but we’re very probably going to spend a lot more time than that watching My Little Pony. We might go on a nature walk, but will come back three minutes later, owing either to a … [Read more…]

Posted in: Baby, Family, Food, Health, Preschooler Tagged: doctor, EldestGirl, gym, swing, YoungestGirl

Psychic Spiteful Car Poo

November 19, 2016 by NunntheWiser

Warning: poo content ahead. YoungestGirl’s bowel habits are generally regular. She likes to eat a nice bowl of porridge in the morning, wave Daddy off to work, and then do a poo in her nice fresh morning nappy. She will repeat this process several times during the day, but the Porridge-Daddy-Bye-Bye poo is one to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Baby, Family Tagged: EldestGirl, nappies, poo, trips, YoungestGirl

Gina Ford – We Deplored

November 17, 2016 by NunntheWiser
Gina Ford, contented, baby

Last night YoungestGirl slept through from 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. Whilst this isn’t the first time she has ever achieved this feat, it is certainly rare, and I am no stranger to the 5 a.m. breastfeed. Still, things are much better than they were, when she refused to sleep for more than 20 consecutive … [Read more…]

Posted in: Baby, Family Tagged: gina ford, sleep

Exercise in Futility

November 15, 2016 by NunntheWiser
Basics trainers

Anyone who knows me is aware that exercise is not my forte. In the past, people have wrongly assumed this is because I am not competitive. This is very, very wrong. I am extremely competitive, as anyone who has had the misfortune to challenge me to Scrabble, Monopoly or I Spy can attest to. This is actually … [Read more…]

Posted in: Health Tagged: exercise, exercise class, hypermobility, morton's neuroma, YoungestGirl

My lovely lady lumps

November 13, 2016 by NunntheWiser

As mentioned previously, I have been known to be something of a hypochondriac. Generally it’s low-level, irritating maladies; a Morton’s neuroma, hypermobility, carpal tunnel syndrome, but this year I have been in the unfortunate position of needing biopsies. Twice. The first was back in February – a painless lump in my breast. YoungestGirl likes to … [Read more…]

Posted in: Family, Health Tagged: biopsy, blocked duct, breastfeeding, guided needle biopsy, guided needle biopsy whilst breastfeeding, lump, lymph gland, salivary stone
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