Friday’s Rants from the Soapbox in my living room…
Welcome to my Friday rants, a good rant is therapeutic. I’ve linked up with MummyBarrow for her Ranty Friday, feel free to join in and get things off your chest too, here I have 3 rants this week…. Rant 1: TFL (Transport For London) Oyster: I am completely floored by how illogical it is. I […]
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Silent Sunday
Saturday Confession Time…. I don’t drive!
People who know me, my friends and family know I don’t drive, so this isn’t really a confession, more of a get it off my chest. Yup, I don’t drive. What’s more, I can drive, I’ve had plenty of lessons, I just really don’t like it, and have never seen the point of passing my […]
READ MORE→Friday’s Rants from the Soap Box in my living room…
Welcome to my Friday Rants from the Soapbox in my Living room. I’m also linking up with MummyBarrow for her Ranty Friday. Feel free to join in, a good rant on a Friday is therapeutic! I have 3 rants this week. Rant number 1: Dear TFL, London United Buses, Highway Maintenance and the Gas works […]
READ MORE→Methotrexate or not?
At my last appointment with my rheumatologist, for a general bi annual check up, he suggested that something I might like to consider at a treatment option; Methotrexate. A drug that is now more widely used for rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. Basically it works by “dampening” down the immune system, so my body would […]
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Silent Sunday
Saturday Morning Confession Time: My strange phobia…. I hate stairs…
and escalators, and steps… I’m a freak, I know! I loathe stairs. This intense dislike has been compounded by the fact that both my children have taken a turn to tumble-down our staircase at home (fortunately both were unscathed by the experience, I however was utterly traumatized and can still see them falling down when […]
READ MORE→What the parenting books don’t tell you about Sleep Deprivation Part 1.
This is Part 1, of my piece on sleep. I’ve broken it into parts, simply because as a whole it would be too long, and also I want to give an idea of what we’ve been through, before I explain in Part 2 about the effects it has had on us, and what sleep issues can do […]
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Welcome to Cats, Kids, Chaos. We started over 9 years ago, originally as The Mad House of Cats & Babies, in a blur of sleep deprivation. We share family life as we live and see it, and try to keep it real. I write about food allergies, homeschooling, parenting a teenager, product reviews and everything in between. The odd cat post may feauture too. Welcome to the chaos, grab a cup of coffee and join us!