10 things ….

Well I thought the days of this blog were over … for various reasons I started doubting its place in my world and that of other's, but then a good friend told me she enjoyed my posts because they made her laugh - and if there is one thing I like to do its make people laugh (either at or with me). So E … this one's for you.

Lists - I always write them - usually for mundane items, but this one may be slightly more interesting than milk, bread, toilet paper …

10 things people don't generally tell you about kids and motherhood

1: Trying to understand your children as their personality develops is like visiting another planet on a daily basis.
2: Anxiety is your new best friend.
3: Being late, dishevelled and wearing the same thing all the time is the only image you seem to maintain with ease.
4: Do not under any circumstances enter a building (home, shop, toilet block) with full length mirrors EVER.
5: The amount of repetitive chanting you do, e.g,  'get dressed now' 'get dressed now' 'get dressed now' 'get dressed now' 'get dressed now', would put a Tibetan monk to shame.
6: Alcohol is the only access pass to adulthood that you've got left.  
7: 'Failure to thrive' is not a condition only newborns experience.
8: Learn how to cook colourless, flavourless yet nutritionally packed meals in 10 minutes or less.
9: Forensic scientists should employ children who are fussy eaters.
10. Despite (or maybe because of) all of the above - your children will still be the last thing you think about at night (with fondness maybe even an aching heart), and the first thing you think about when you wake up, and I am guessing it will be that way for the rest of my days.