We've not had the best day. Last night the kithchen sink blocked, so hubby ran up the shop to get the special bleach that unblocks drains, it was an extortionate £3.55 and you've got to use the half the bottle. We decided to leave it over night in the vague hope we may awake to have an unblocked sink though we rarely have much faith in these things. We then watched The Negotiator which i really enjoyed. Respect to Mr Jackson.

The children then hd an awful night, girly was up every 5 minutes for an hour and baby was feeding for far to long for a ngith feed! Sometimes no matter what you do, you can try every technique there is but untimately they will only go to sleep when they feel like it. We as a rule have a bed time routine that works very well but occasionally, like all parents, we have 4 hours sleep and incredibly frayed tempers.

So understandably i wasnt impressed when this morning i had to spend an hour unclogging the kitchen drain. Not the most pleasant job. My husband as wonderful as he is cannot put his mind to anything even vaguely practical so it was left to me to undo u bends and drain covers and use any implement to hand to sort the problem. But it's sorted now. And i have a much better understanding of our kitchen drainage than i did yesterday so at least i learnt something.

But in the long run an hours work did save me alot of money on a plumber, which is who my husband would have called for instantly. I guess it pays to have a go at fixing things yourself sometimes. Particularly if moneys tight.