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Aida Austin

"Stay out of my f***ing bed,” and, “don’t go near my bloody Acqua di Parma”

11. 30. I’ve just arrived in England, where I’m staying with my sister for three nights.

Sat, 25 Feb, 2017

I’m not sure having kids is for me, he says, and it’s not just the worry side

I’m in neurology outpatients. Just a routine follow-up. 

Sat, 18 Feb, 2017

My days of sleeping on un-ironed pillowcases are over too

My mother is coming to visit us in our new house. She is determined to stay in a local hotel. The one with the nice marmalade.

Sat, 11 Feb, 2017

I didn’t fancy the idea of my hormones being turned upside down

11a.m Sunday. My daughter has spent the past two weeks writing a research proposal on gender sex-typing. Now, the morning after its completion, she is sitting on the sofa, liberated.

Sat, 04 Feb, 2017

I might do a research project myself

My daughter is home from Edinburgh University, where she is doing an MA in psychology. 

Sat, 28 Jan, 2017

Aida Austin: Switching mobile phone providers

I am switching mobile phone providers. This morning, on day three of trying to activate a new phone sim card, I’m sitting at the kitchen table, in front of my laptop.

Sat, 21 Jan, 2017

Aida Austin: My legs aren’t working very well but at least they are still attached

FRIDAY night. My husband and I are in England, visiting family.

Sat, 14 Jan, 2017

Sometimes I wish I was an only child

This week Aida Austin divulges the inner workings of her sibling relationships and tells us why sometimes she just wishes she could be an only child.

Sat, 17 Dec, 2016

'Just checking to see if you’re still alive'

Aida Austin talks mishaps, dangers and accidents at her new home.

Tue, 13 Dec, 2016

This is what it's really like to be in a fancy photo shoot

Aida Austin on taking part in a photo shoot for the Irish Examiner

Sat, 03 Dec, 2016