When you become a new mummy the little treats you plan for yourself, as a reward for the constant rounds of nappy changing, feeding, ga-ga-ga-ing and so on, become very important.  They can become one way of keeping you sane.  One of my new NCT pals and I have become partial to visiting our local Cafe Rouge for their ‘delicious cake of the day and coffee for £3.50′.  We have started to go fortnightly after our Rhythm Time class (don’t laugh, it’s lots of fun), and occasionally on other days too.

Today I visited with a different NCT pal, on a day I don’t usually go.  Filled with excitement at the thought of a new ‘cake of the day’ I was disappointed to discover it was carrot cake.  Disappointed because every single other time I’ve tried this offer, it’s always carrot cake.  Whatever day it is.  Don’t get me wrong.  I like carrot cake. This is a particularly nice carrot cake.  But doesn’t ‘cake of the day’ imply that each day there’s a different cake?  It’s a sad state of affairs when one is disappointed by cake.  And trust me, in mummy world, it’s the little things like this that can make or break your day.

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