Learner Mama http://learnermama.com Because Mother Nature didn't leave a manual Mon, 20 May 2013 20:09:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Let the countdown begin! http://learnermama.com/let-the-countdown-begin/ http://learnermama.com/let-the-countdown-begin/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 19:29:28 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=457 Having been signed off work for a few days due to a bad dose of tonsillitis I was back in the office on Friday playing catch up. Being sick is such an inconvenience – I now have the guts of 4 days work to get up to speed on. Thankfully the end is in sight. [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/let-the-countdown-begin/feed/ 0 The passport has arrived! http://learnermama.com/the-passport-has-arrived/ http://learnermama.com/the-passport-has-arrived/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 11:22:48 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=452 After a bit of a battle with our 4 year old son (he was 3 when we began the battle) to get a photo to make an application to replace his expired passport we finally succeeded. I don’t know what happened – maybe he matured in the weeks and months from our first (disastrous) attempt [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/the-passport-has-arrived/feed/ 0 When mammy gets sick! http://learnermama.com/when-mammy-gets-sick/ http://learnermama.com/when-mammy-gets-sick/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 21:33:58 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=440 I am sick.  I have come down with tonsillitis and after 48 hours trying to fight it over the weekend (and spoiling my kids and husbands weekend in the process) I headed off to the doctor on call and was prescribed antibiotics, anti-inflammatories and painkillers.  I was also signed off work for a few days to rest and recuperate. [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/when-mammy-gets-sick/feed/ 2 My dose of newborn! http://learnermama.com/my-dose-of-newborn/ http://learnermama.com/my-dose-of-newborn/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 11:43:24 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=433 My brother in law and his wife welcomed their second child into the world nearly 2 weeks ago. A girl. With there having been visiting restrictions in the hospital and wanting to allow them settle at home for a few days we called in for a visit over the weekend to see her for the [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/my-dose-of-newborn/feed/ 0 A day off and a taste of things to come….. http://learnermama.com/day-off/ http://learnermama.com/day-off/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 19:17:45 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=400 ~chicchun~ / Foter.com / CC BY-ND I have a day off work today.  My aupair is on Easter holidays in Spain so between the public holidays myself and hubby have covered yesterday and today.  We enrolled our eldest in a local Easter camp and the younger two were back in their creche for half days [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/day-off/feed/ 0 Packing up for Easter break http://learnermama.com/easter-break/ http://learnermama.com/easter-break/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 15:16:07 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=344 It’s Easter weekend. We decided to get away for a few days which is always lovely family time. We have in the past year taken a couple of short breaks in Ireland. We don’t really have any magic formula for picking a location or even a preferred area although we tend to try and keep [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/easter-break/feed/ 0 Time for a holiday……any recommendations? http://learnermama.com/time-for-a-holiday/ http://learnermama.com/time-for-a-holiday/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:28:15 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=336 So it’s only March but I am dreaming of a sunny holiday – so I have decided to do a bit of research on where to go. Usually we try and go off season – May and September are great times to travel with young kids. Cheaper, less busy and not so hot in the [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/time-for-a-holiday/feed/ 0 Time for a bit of worklife balance! http://learnermama.com/time-for-a-bit-of-worklife-balance/ http://learnermama.com/time-for-a-bit-of-worklife-balance/#comments Tue, 12 Feb 2013 17:13:41 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=322 I work full time in a busy job. I commute 2.5 hours a day between travelling to and from work. By Friday evening I am wreaked! Trying to stay on top on the basic items such as washing, ironing, having enough food in the house, tidying up after 3 messy kids and keeping the house [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/time-for-a-bit-of-worklife-balance/feed/ 0 A lovely winter day walk http://learnermama.com/a-lovely-winter-days-walk/ http://learnermama.com/a-lovely-winter-days-walk/#comments Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:02:01 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=305 Gosh, it hasn’t stopped raining much lately – the ground is so water logged and muddy but today the sky is blue and the sun is shining.  Ok it is still cold – we are not breaking out the shorts and tee shirts just yet but there is nothing nicer than going for a walk, [...]

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]]> http://learnermama.com/a-lovely-winter-days-walk/feed/ 0 A day away from the kids! http://learnermama.com/a-day-away-from-the-kids/ http://learnermama.com/a-day-away-from-the-kids/#comments Wed, 30 Jan 2013 22:43:26 +0000 Lucy http://learnermama.com/?p=266 So after a few weeks of planning, the day finally arrived for myself and some of my girlfriend’s to take our trip over the Irish Sea and to into Manchester. We stupidly booked a 6.30am departure from Dublin airport so when the alarms were going off at 4.30am I think all of us regretted that move!   Add [...]

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