Can you still remember simpler times before the smartphones invaded our everyday existence?Well, to be honest with you I barely can; even though it was only four years ago when I had got my first smartphone. Good memory Magda! However, being back in Poland and not wanting to pay ridiculously high roaming fees I decided…
“The Half Term Is for Relaxing and Resting for Parents, Really?”
I’m not going to lie to you. I love half terms. As a kid growing up in the country on the wrong side of the Iron Curtain, I didn’t have half terms. Alas, why would I? The system needed full devotion from the early start, and as youngsters, we were forced to be full, entirely…
“But Why…” and Other Questions?!”
I bet that the “why” question is heard by every parent in every corner of the world at least a million times a day. – “Why is the grass green? Why can’t I have crisps for lunch? But F. mom gave him sweeties to school today! I want sweeties too! Why do I have to practice…
“What My Son Taught Me This Week?”
I’m going to be very honest in here; I had a technically challenging nightmare of a week. It was as if the whole universe conspired against my technical abilities. It all started with my computer playing up on Monday when, without any warning whatsoever, my shining new charger decided to quit working. To get a…
“The Sleepless Nights”
Like any parent, I have had a gazillion of sleepless nights. Every time after a night like that I feel shit and walk and think backwards, not to mention the creepy (and crappy) crankiness that lasts all day long. I’m well aware I’m not the only one, so I don’t feel particularly special about this….
“What If…”
What if your child wants to play an instrument and you know nothing about music and instruments? This is out of my comfort zone, the position I found myself last week in when my son started attending flute classes. This is the instrument he chose after finishing a year-long roundabout where he tried out six…
“Dreams Do Come True!!!”
Since my move to London in 1998, I have been on a mission to pursue my dreams. Some of my dreams have changed, some haven’t, and some luckily have evolved over the years. Only when I stop for a minute, I realise that I try to keep myself busy all the time, doing stuff and…
“Moms and Coffee Shops”
Most moms on school runs know how important local coffee shops are. Often a coffee shop equals a life saver. Not only because of the incredible taste and smell of the addictive substance they serve but because this is the place where your support system hangs out. Clever Girl lives in South East London. The local…
“WTF Is Wrong With Having an Old Fashion Conversation Around the Dinner Table?”
Clever Girl is not the mother of the year. She likes working, loves going out and spending money on herself not only on her children. Her every conversation doesn’t start with “Guess what my precious monkey did today, this morning or an hour ago…” She talks about her children, but in her humble opinion, there…
“Life Offline”
Urban people are always on the look-out for new, one of a kind, mind-blowing experience. Clever Girl is not much different in this aspect from others. She loves indulging herself in innovative and exciting ways of spending free time or collecting good memories for the future when she is old, tired and, probably, wrinkled. Since Clever…