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Little things I picked along the way
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Welcome to my wee blog. I write it as I have found that us Mums don't talk about stuff enough!
I have been on both sides, the know it all ( Nanny ) and the new Mum ( Mammy ).
I hope to share my experiences and knowledge of both.
The first year's blogs have moved to my books website
www.allthesmallthingsbook.com
Year Two and Year Three are here.
Thank you for reading it
In your own time...
Following on from little helping hands, I realised that I needed to mention as it happened to me today with wee woman, that its well and...
Cee Rainey
Jan 23, 20224 min read
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Free wheeling
Previous posts have been about my wee woman finding her feet, her frustration and her freedom. Nearly three offers challenges, for them...
Cee Rainey
Jun 12, 20214 min read
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Snack attack
"They either eat you out of house and home or seem to live on air. I make health meals and they leave it on the plate, I don't get it!...
Cee Rainey
May 26, 20215 min read
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Proud as punch... off to pre-preschool
Ive lost my toddler and not in a blink of an eye, kinda way. In a, it was wee woman first day at pre-preschool today and she went in...
Cee Rainey
May 24, 20214 min read
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It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Im talking about threenagers ! It's wonderful , they are fully forming humans able to do stuff for themselves, hold conversations with...
Cee Rainey
May 21, 20215 min read
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Top Ten
I was recently travelling , talking about the book coming out and was asked to highlight my top ten tips that I have found over the years...
Cee Rainey
May 5, 20213 min read
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Switching Off
I cant seem too, I don't know about you but I feel like I'm operating at a high level of alertness all the time. Like in the American...
Cee Rainey
Dec 27, 20206 min read
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Miss Communication
Patience is a virtue they say and its all I have to draw on these days. As recently my child ( two and half yrs old ) thinks I'm...
Cee Rainey
Dec 15, 20206 min read
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The Great Broccoli Battle of Wills
Well, that is the chosen vegetable in this house. Wee woman used to love it, she wasn't keen on other stuff except a potato but they...
Cee Rainey
Nov 26, 20205 min read
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Potty time!
My wee one has decided she's not wearing nappies any more. Her older playmate potty trained and she was going to too. So that wee visual...
Cee Rainey
Oct 25, 202010 min read
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Big kid bed
Wee woman greeted me in her bed bag in the middle of her room, three times..... nothing unusual about that you say except she was...
Cee Rainey
Oct 20, 20206 min read
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Nanny State of mind
Yesterday I had a bad day.... with lockdown dragging and new restrictions being imposed daily, I had had enough. Mental health week was...
Cee Rainey
Oct 14, 20203 min read
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Negotiations with a two-orrist
America might have a policy of not negotiating, but I have to on a daily basis. My wee one is getting independent ideas and she knows...
Cee Rainey
Sep 26, 20207 min read
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Making up for lost time
Now the older ones are back at school and the parks and playgrounds are open to the public it is time to turn our attentions to our wee...
Cee Rainey
Sep 7, 20205 min read
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Question time ... starter for 10
That famous phrase is what they say in University Challenge, the tv program. Not that I have watched it much, but when I did, I got one...
Cee Rainey
Aug 27, 20205 min read
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Pieces of me
I wanted to write this down, before I venture out in to the world and have to begin the process of explaining why I am not pregnant...
Cee Rainey
Aug 20, 20207 min read
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Toddler timings .....
When did every day activities with a two year old toddler become a full body work out for all those involved and a tag team sport? My wee...
Cee Rainey
Aug 3, 20205 min read
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Art is in the eye of the beholder
I’ve been to art galleries in my time , travelling here and there , it was a great way to see a bit of culture. Some of the painting are...
Cee Rainey
Jul 20, 20204 min read
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Cling-ons
'Klingon child- is fierce and aggressive by nature; from as soon as they can walk, are temperamental. They speak an unrecognisable...
Cee Rainey
Jul 2, 20205 min read
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Curiosity killed the chat. Not in this house !
Whatcha doing ??? I get asked this a hundred times a day.... by my wee woman ( 2 years old) And I love it ! I see it as a wonderful...
Cee Rainey
Jun 10, 20206 min read
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