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About Karen Karen is mummy to 2 Humans and 2 cats, and partner to 1 (Human). She works in Telly full time and is constantly wracked with guilt about it. When she’s not helping to make TV programme she’s cooking, knitting or trying to escape the mayhem to go to the lido, because she is utterly obsessed with swimming in cold water. You can follow Karen on Twitter @smudger84, read her blog and have a peep at her Instagram @mrsbroccoli73 Image credit: Karen Smith
Swimming Saved Me – What Will Save You?
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Swimming Saved Me – What Will Save You?

I will never forget it. I was hooked.
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Posted by By Karen Smith
Grenfell Tower: After The Fire
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Grenfell Tower: After The Fire

God, I have been angry this week, since the terrible sight on Thursday morning of Grenfell Towers in West London engulfed in flames.
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Posted by By Karen Smith
“They grow up so fast!”: I Should Have Listened
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“They grow up so fast!”: I Should Have Listened

These tiny dots are the first outward sign of this loss of infancy, of innocence. And suddenly I am gripped by a fear of losing her.
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Posted by By Karen Smith
We’ve Had Head Lice So Often, My Son Names Them…
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We’ve Had Head Lice So Often, My Son Names Them…

Holy God, he is crawling with them. His hair is actually moving, they are having a fucking rave in there with an MC and HUGE sound system.
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Posted by By Karen Smith
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