I spent December writing a comedy sketch each day. I’ve come up with loads of silly ideas for kids games. Now I’m going to challenge myself to invent something new every day for May. I’m not going to physically invent anything in a shed in my back garden, with screws and hammers and double-sided sticky tape. I don’t actually have a shed, or double-sided sticky tape… and most importantly I don’t have enough time. I’m a mum to a 8 year old and a 7 month old baby who doesn’t sleep well at nights.
I’m doing this because maternity leave makes my head feel like it’s turned to ‘Oooh-look-he-smiled!-Should-I-puree-parsnip-or-give-him-rusk-again?-You-know-I-think-he-might-actually-need-the-bigger-size-of-nappies.-Ah-nearly-time-to-pick-up-your-big-sister…Oh-crap-I-fell-asleep-on-the-sofa-and-it’s-only-9.30′ kind of mush.
Aside from whining about sleep deprivation and kids stuff I like betting on horses, reading books about behavioural science and Dungeons and Dragons, laughing at ‘The Apprentice’, cooking pasta, writing childrens books, taking old clocks to pieces, and now I’ve decided I’m going to enjoy mentally inventing, um… new inventions. I’m not sure if any of these hobbies will inspire any of my invent-a-day ideas. I’m not even sure if the inventions will practical, or silly, or likely to make someone a fortune if they head for their shed and actually build the things, with their hammers, screws and double-sided sticky tape. I’m just passing the time y’know? Trying to fill my head with more than the being-a-mum stuff. I like being a mum but I’m scared that singing ‘Wind the bobbin up’ six times a day has wound my head into a fuzzy lambykins on Old McDonald’s farm, cloud cuckoo in the sky with the twinkle twinkle stars, kind of humpty dumpty mess. Or something. Where was I? Hmm, do you think he might need a nappy change..?
Well I hope I’ll stick to my invention-a-day (for May) challenge, but it’s possible I’ll just pop down the shops for nappies. Size 5 Pampers Active Fit. And maybe I could puree sweet potato again for his lunch?
We’ll see…
