Tag Archives: school run

Back to school in eight steps

Posted on September 1, 2014 by Circles in the Sand

It’s a week of mixed feelings here as the old routine kicks in again. Last week, my mornings were quite tolerable (and I say this as a non-morning person). Up at 7.30am, out the door by 8.15am, and, wallop, I was at … Continue reading →

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Quiet car anthems

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Circles in the Sand

There are some mornings when Son2 doesn’t say anything on the way to school. Then there are other mornings where it’s like having a pint-size dictator sitting in the backseat, and you realise that, compared to dealing with a small child, … Continue reading →

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On being let off the school run

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Circles in the Sand

I’d heard a lot about carpooling – an arrangement that lets you off the school-run hook two or three times a week, then bites you in the bum the rest of the time (you know what I mean – dragging … Continue reading →

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Wake up and Shake up!

Posted on January 18, 2013 by Circles in the Sand

I am not a morning person. Never have been; never will be. I’m much better at staying up late than I am at getting up with the lark, and have seriously considered having a teasmade installed by the bed to … Continue reading →

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Back to school: The Dubai drop off

Posted on September 3, 2012 by Circles in the Sand

Mothers across Dubai were either breathing a huge sigh of relief or sobbing into their hankies this morning as they dropped their children at school for the start of the new term. But rather than simply depositing your offspring into … Continue reading →