Don’t tell my boys they’ve lost weight, please
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As my boys are growing up – into men – one of the things that happens regularly is people saying: oh look, you’ve lost weight!
Bloody kids… bloody sunrise…
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One of the greatest things about living in Singapore is that the sun rises at 7am and sets at 7pm, 365 days a year, every year. This meant that the boys slept until 7am at least
My first proper break after nearly four years… didn’t go as planned!
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Anyone who’s become a Mum knows how bloody intense the first few years are. It is an amazing time but it is also the most relentless experience I have ever had.