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Author: helenlouisechandler

I am a writer and mum, living in East London with my husband, young daughters and two cats. My novels 'Two for Joy' and 'To Have and to Hold' are published by Hodder and Stoughton.
October 8, 2019October 9, 2019 helenlouisechandler

Fourteen years in London

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Missing

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The end of the beginning

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A summer without social media

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Inside my bag

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My 10yo and her best friend are writing a school magazine, totally of their own volition. For the November issue they create a new recipe - lemon and poppyseed Remembrance cupcakes. šŸ˜ #being10 #juniorbakers #remembrance #kidswhobake
This is not only the least glam photo you will see in your feed today, it is also a wireless printer that I successfully purchased and installed. Which is big! Bigger than it should be given that I'm 38 years old and an allegedly functioning adult. But here's the thing: I have been with my husband since we were 18; we met the week after I left home to go to uni. We learnt to adult together. And, simply because he had his own computer when we were students and I didn't (yes, I am *that* old - I handwrote my 2000 word weekly tutorial essays!), anything computer related just became his job once we had our own home. And somehow it has stayed that way ever since. But last week our temperamental printer pushed me over the limit, and I decided to order a new one. And it arrived. And I didn't wait for my husband to get home to sort it out, I just did it. There were some tears. And quite a lot of @bachoriginaluk Rescue Remedy. And it took all morning. But I did it. Oh, and yes, for those of you wondering. The printer *does* live on top of the tumble drier, next to the router, in the cupboard under the stairs. That is the reality of freelance mum life in a 3 bedroom Victorian terrace. #freelancewriter #freelencemum #ibloodydidit #instareality #rescueremedyrocks
This is Ruby, and she's really not keen on posing for the 'gram. She's my friend's gorgeous cockerpoo, and I got to walk her today while they were all at work/school. We got soaked, but I loved it. #autumndays #dogwalking #fairydogmother #cockerpoo
When your big girl isn't feeling well, so her 4yo sister writes her a little note saying she's giving her some books, and then donates some of her favourites to cheer her up. And you think you must be doing something right. #sisters #beingfour #sisterlove #learningtowrite
Let joy be unconfined: we have Barnaby the class bear on a visit. He enjoyed his bedtime story last night, and has just been making bear cupcakes! Unfortunately his visit coincides with one of the fairly frequent periods when the contrary lump of plastic masquerading as our printer isn't working, so I have just had to email the photos to my husband to print at work so we can do the book tonight and return bear and book tomorrow. Meanwhile Henry Cat is very unimpressed by our visitor (swipe to see). #classbear #beingfour #bloodyprinters #dotheyeverjustprint #disgruntledcatsofinstagram
A beautiful door with a bee-yootiful šŸ knocker. Just because. Happy hump day. #doorsofinstagram #duckeggdoor #ihavethisthingwithdoors

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