The adventures and life of a Specialist Nurse in Upper GI and Bariatric surgery. If you then double and triple this by having a primary school age child AND being married to another Nurse then you have double the trouble….aehm I mean fun. Hobbies are playing chess, board games and being taxi for our son!!!
Disclaimer This article contains junior tennis, extreme temperatures, competitive parents pretending not to watch, repeated visits to a coded toilet and an England football match in which defending…
Disclaimer This blog entry contains tennis, parenting, child psychology, modified balls, a compass draw, some mild heat exhaustion, and the sort of emotional volatility usually reserved for international…
Disclaimer This is a light-hearted family sports diary, not an official LTA tournament report, a parenting manual, or a peer-reviewed study into the emotional volatility of eight-year-olds holding…
Disclaimer This blog reflects personal experiences, mild exaggerations, and the coping mechanisms of an NHS household during half term. No Upper GI colleagues were intentionally ignored (well… not…
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Disclaimer All observations are subjective, occasionally informed by anonymous but reliable courtside sources, and heavily influenced by coffee. No children were psychologically analysed beyond what is standard for…
Disclaimer This blog contains mild sarcasm, tennis-parent angst, and descriptions of U9 line-calling behaviours that may cause involuntary eye-rolling. No actual children were harmed, only a few parental…
Disclaimer No children were emotionally harmed beyond the usual tournament-related character building. Opinions expressed are mine. The LTA does not endorse tears, McFlurries as coping mechanisms, or parents…
Disclaimer This blog is written in a personal capacity and reflects only our family’s experiences of junior tennis tournaments. It does not represent any official tennis body, coach,…
Five matches, one bag of chestnuts, and a masterclass in keeping your cool. Disclaimer: As always, this is a family blog about our adventures on and off the…