It could be my imagination, but I’m sure Adam positively skipped back off to work this morning. Although he claims to hate the drudgery of work -him, and the rest of mankind- he also enjoys seeing his work buddies, so they can all talk about their computer gaming over their so-called “team meetings” and “coffee”.

Whereas I have to brace myself for another year of full-time ‘mummydom’ with all it’s highs and lows.

Today’s high:

Walking back home from the bank, Keira suddenly stops and theatrically rubs her brow.

“Mum” she said. “I need a coffee”

Of course, for her, a trip to the coffee shop = strawberry milkshake, but sheesh, I’m glad no-one else heard!

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Karen Andrews is the creator of this website, one of the most established and well-respected parenting blogs in the country. She is also an author, award-winning writer, poet, editor and publisher at Miscellaneous Press. Her latest book is Trust the Process: 101 Tips on Writing and Creativity