The day from hell feat Abraham Maslow & mops

This is me: author, journalist, host, woman who’s already had two meetings and brushed her hair this morning. This is also me: mother of three hanging on by a thread.

This week, I pranged the car, took an hour to pick up the three smalls so that the eldest missed his music lesson (I should just burn £10 notes…), then mopped up urine from half the house. Because as well as small people, I’m also in charge of an unruly dog and solo parenting for three weeks (hats off to those who do this full time). Away from home for …