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Things I have realised since the nanny left

September 30, 2011 By Clare Mackintosh

It’s been a month since we said farewell to the nanny and I took over the reins of full-time motherhood once again. In this time I have realised the following;

I didn’t pay the nanny nearly enough.

Thinking of creative and nutritious meals (and then cooking them) is quite a challenge.

Three children produce a remarkable amount of laundry.

No matter how often I tidy the play room, it is always, always messy.

Changing the sheets on a cabin bed is a pain in the neck.

Getting three children out of the house for 8.15 involves a significant amount of shouting and the occasional swear word.

The children are exhausting.

The children are amazing.

The children are clever, funny and interesting, and now I don’t have to miss out on a single second of it.

The children are mine again.

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