He's our second so I know it gets easier, but it's still miserable trying to get anything done. Plus, we're still waiting on the fabled super immunity to kick in for our eldest, who has also had two colds and an ear infection!

Oh lord, I am so sorry! Thankfully, he's not drawn blood yet, but I think that may be because my nipples are 99% hardened scar tissue by this point. 😭

Describing academic research that people do as part of their career (whether in a paid position or in the hopes of getting one) as 'hobbyist' is so fucking patronising. It's made my blood boil.

youtu.be/C1sL7bA7Y6A?... found it! It even sounds like it's being blasted through the speakers of a vaauxhall corsa! 🤣

You've just reminded me that an absolutely stonking happy hardcore mix of Grieg's in the Hall of the Mountain King exists. Off to track it down on YouTube and pretend I'm young again!

Beware, I was very sneezy on Monday and it was neither dust nor hay-fever but instead a god-awful respiratory virus!

This! Multiple family members were astounded when I explained that the 30 free hours wasn't actually 30 hours or in fact free due to us needing year round as opposed to term-time only care, and our nursery charging a pretty standard top-up fee per free hour.

Absolutely! I'm on maternity leave at the moment, so my response may be slower than usual, but I'd love to talk about this further!

There are some fascinating depositions preserved in Morton's Register from 6 men employed at the Lambeth registry in the 1490s which discuss the nature of their work in making copies of documents available publicly. They're also available via the Lambeth Palace Library catalogue I think.