Like most first timers I didn't fully appreciate the extent of sleep deprivation brought on by having a newborn until I was well and truly in the abyss. Only when I had experienced that sinking feeling in the depths of the night when the baby stirs and you realise it's been three whole hours since … Continue reading In Pursuit of Sleep
Month: April 2017
Mrs Bainbridge’s Best Books
'You're never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick up a book and read to a child' Dr Seuss I'm a school librarian. When people ask me what I do, I reply bashfully then give them the mandatory back story. I reel off tales of glossy magazines, glitzy film premieres and motorbike taxi rides across Paris. … Continue reading Mrs Bainbridge’s Best Books
Roast Chicken
I'm a terrible housewife. Bree Van de Kamp I am not. Sure I can whip up a few emergency brownies and my Yorkshire puddings are passable, but it doesn’t come easy to me. My husband is forever baffled by my ability to spread dirt while attempting to clean it up. Slapdash should be my middle … Continue reading Roast Chicken
