Northern Mum
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I'm Jane - a working single mum of three. We have had our share of health problems in the last couple of years and I use this space to share our experiences and keep my sanity. I write a lot about type1 diabetes and Hip Dyplasia and I try whenever possible to make my readers laugh.
Northern Mum
2M ago
Its been a lovely Christmas. I always find this time of year curious, as the scramble to see folk you are available to see all year round becomes pronounced. It makes me question why I don’t make more of an effort in the year, and for 2023, I think that needs to be my focus. …
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Northern Mum
2M ago
It really has been a big week, in fact it has been a huge couple of weeks, for so many reasons. The eclectic nature of my work has sent me up and down the country, from Scotland to Bristol. The busyness of my household has left me absent from my sanity of the gym. …
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Northern Mum
7M ago
It is like being stuck in a Groundhog Day of Catchphrase. ”Say what you see, just fricking say what you see!” Easier said than done when you are mid forties and firmly gripped in a mid life mind mashing menopause. Today I tried to ask my daughter to pass me the milk. It went something…
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Northern Mum
7M ago
A decade a year someone told me I would visit Cornwall once and become addicted. I scoffed at the idea of holidaying in the same place multiple times. I have wandering feet, I ache to explore, one place in the Uk would never hold my attention. I’m writing this on the decking of my…
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Northern Mum
7M ago
It’s the dream.. To holiday in the UK when it’s hot… This week – we are living that dream…. But behind all the sun kissed Instagram photos, the constant sweet smell of sun cream, and the dream of swimming in the sea without being wrapped in neophane – there lies a dark truth about holidaying…
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Northern Mum
7M ago
It’s hard to describe the emotions that flood through you when you get surgery dates for your kids. It’s hard to explain why you are sad, worried, about an operation that isn’t life threatening. I’ll try, It’s the knowledge that at an age when life should be all about sleepovers, playing out, and laughing your…
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Northern Mum
7M ago
Let’s start with the facts. I’m 44, in 41 days I will be 45. Despite being a regular attendee at a CrossFit gym, I still have what can only be described as a rotund shape. Plus, I am much fitter in my head than I am in my body. But yet, for the third time…
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Northern Mum
7M ago
Today I am crumbling. Today, was like someone hit reverse on my life and despite knowing it was going to happen; it still slapped me in tears and left me breathless. This blog has well documented my families rather on going relationship with the NHS. Today my youngest baby recemented her ties with our healthcare…
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Northern Mum
8M ago
I just returned from two weeks in Mauritius. A devastatingly beautiful country, where we swam with wild Dolphins, saw humpback whales, clambered behind waterfalls, got up close and personal with an ostrich. Plus we over indulged daily and delightfully on food and drink (with the all inclusive wrist band). I had time. Which was a…
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Northern Mum
1y ago
Boris, have you ever watched a child with an Eating Disorder choose their food and then eat it when their mind monkeys are playing havoc. It is excruciating, the internal dialogue playing out in their mind is depicted on their face, as a million intrusive, harming thoughts permeate their brain and scream at them to…
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