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Do lower expectations equal happiness?

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Bastard NCP traffic warden

  The secret to happiness is low expectations ~ Barry Schwartz   [I] normally wouldn't agree with this statement. It seems like the defeatest's excuse to sit around moaning rather than trying to change the things in their life that they don't like. I hadn't counted on the ability of a traffic warden to piss me off quite as much as they did Friday evening though, and suddenly I'm wondering if there might be a shred of truth in the statement. This is what I found as I came off the train at St Albans City train station having been discharged from Great Ormond Street ...

The Zulu Principle

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Renatas business card
Becoming a mother is an assault on every one of your senses, it’s an exercise in surviving mental torture and has a learning curve that puts a banana to shame. Yet, at the same time I learnt so much about such specialised things that, if you pitted my knowledge against the general public’s on the same subject and you would have to concede that I, in the context of the wider world, was a childcare expert, and really that’s something that more mothers should learn to be proud of (Gina Ford, eat your heart out).

When it’s quiet…

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cartoon about being busy
When it’s quiet I can hear myself think. It’s a useful tool for checking that my brain is still there and functioning beyond merely barking out orders at whatever child or animal is choosing to ignore me at the time. It’s also why I’m normally chronically sleep deprived, now more than ever.

My life with piggy

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Lilia's picture of piggy blanket
There is another member of our household that I haven’t introduced you to before. This family member may be small, a bit grubby and resembling a pig, but she is beloved and Lilia’s best friend. Lilia has taken over this week’s blog hop post to tell you all about her.

The appointment

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outpatient appointment letter
Sometimes in life, no matter how hard you search, you don’t always get the answer you were looking for…