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Freyja Torn
Jan 4, 20201 min read
Notes on a toddler
Busily you chase anything that moves, If you could live in a zoo, your days flitting from creature, to the climbing frame of nature:...
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Freyja Torn
Dec 30, 20192 min read
New year is nothing special, so why bother?
Anyone else really looking forward to Monday? Start of a new week where the main focus isn't 1000+ calories, and a static relationship to...
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Freyja Torn
Dec 15, 20192 min read
Rocking the festive nerve
It's proving harder than expected to move away from a version of Christmas I've always known and loved as my family and I eschew the...
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Freyja Torn
Jun 30, 20192 min read
Cloaked in Old Father Time
All seems a bit foggy right now, like the fog of all-that-is-serious has dressed me. Maybe I look the same as always on the exterior?...
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Freyja Torn
Jun 23, 20192 min read
Another man's junk, and all that tat
Another person's junk doth not make for any man's treasure... does it? The world of second-hand purchasing and hand-me-downs can be rife...
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Freyja Torn
Jun 6, 20193 min read
Infant University
When I discovered I was pregnant with Bb, other than being elated/ nervous/ ridiculously under prepared for a pretty dodgy pregnancy with...
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Freyja Torn
Apr 28, 20192 min read
Should we quit co-sleeping? And, hello old fiend...
When we moved into our new (to us) rental property Bb was roughly 6 months old, and set to move into his own bedroom. 2 months in, we're...
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Freyja Torn
Apr 23, 20191 min read
Why Dungarees?
They are practical- hundreds of pockets for: wipes, spare nappy, food pouches, banana (ultimate mum AND baby/ toddler snack). You can...
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Freyja Torn
Apr 7, 20193 min read
The cafe days are over
They told me it would come... naturally I didn't really believe them... naturally I was wrong. Ah those "blissful", newborn days....
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Freyja Torn
Mar 23, 20192 min read
Is it ok to enjoy the silence?
Since returning to work a couple of weeks ago I've noticed how much quieter my Mondays through to Wednesday's are (the days my mum grabs...
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Freyja Torn
Mar 17, 20193 min read
Express yourself
Much like the majority of this process (new motherhood) expressing at work is a new phase I've blindly stumbled into. It is challenging...
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Freyja Torn
Mar 9, 20192 min read
In the ashes
The last thing I remember is laughing to Romesh Ranganathan's tv show, which I'd been watching on catch up to pass the time (the...
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Freyja Torn
Mar 4, 20193 min read
"Modern medicine," mum-guilt
I mean, he's had colds, of course. In fact, between Christmas and February he was one big, snuffly, enduring cold but this is different. ...
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Freyja Torn
Feb 27, 20193 min read
A letter for parents and carers (and possibly myself too?)
Dear parent/carer, Screw the formalities! I'm going to jump straight in... When they're ill... ergh! Everything: daily tasks; self care...
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Freyja Torn
Feb 21, 20191 min read
Walking-naps with baby, who's with me?? And dust: an eternal struggle!
Walking naps... who's with me?! Don't get me wrong, it's great to keep fit and walking is one of the best activities out there...
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Freyja Torn
Feb 19, 20194 min read
How to move house with a baby?...
Opinion. Experience. (**This article is simply a post of personal experience and in no way a recommendation for co- sleeping. For any...
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