I’ve been blogging for just over eight months now. It’s been a fantastic experience and a brilliant learning curve. And just when I thought I’d got my head round it all, my blogging friends are all suddenly talking about the Brilliance In Blogging Awards. Also known as the BIBs, this...
You know what it’s like. Your child has only had their latest pair of shoes for a couple of months but they’re already too small and the last thing you want is their teeny tiny toes getting all squished and deformed. But children’s shoes are so expensive and they soon...
When I wrote about people who misuse parent car-parking spaces, I hoped it would be popular among readers of my blog and my followers on Facebook and Twitter. I’ve had so many conversations with parent friends about their frustrations at never being able to find those extra wide spaces that...
Deliciously Ella is my new food obsession. I discovered her blog a couple of months ago and loved her tasty but healthy recipes. Her gluten-free, refined-sugar-free, plant-based vegan recipes have been read by millions of people across the world, and her amazing new book is a bestseller in both the UK...
There are loads of family-friendly things to do this Mother’s Day in and around Cardiff. Here are eight family-friendly events happening on Saturday and Sunday that are suitable for all ages. Let me know if there’s anything else happening locally you think I should add....
Our review of the new Dino Tales app Like a lot of children their age, my three love dinosaurs. Five-year-old Little Miss E is learning all about them in school and can’t wait to tell me at pick-up all manner of facts about dinosaurs. Three-year-old Little Man O is always wearing...
Being a vegetarian, I use a lot of red lentils when I cook. Don’t laugh – I know it makes me sound like a hippy-dippy cliché! They’re actually really easy to cook with and I think they taste great too. I always chuck a handful in when I’m making pasta...
Just to clarify, I’m not saying a book is the only way to tell your child that you love them. Of course you should tell them as often as you like, in whatever ways you like. However, these gorgeous books are bursting full of beautiful emotion and sometimes authors...
I have three children aged five and under. I have no child-free time between the hours of at least 8am and 6pm Monday to Friday and sometimes at the weekend, too. Therefore, when I need to go to the toilet, I almost always have an audience. It’s a good job I don’t...
In honour of St David’s Day, I thought I would share my recipe for leek and potato soup. I love soup – I batch-make it regularly, meaning I’ve always got at least three different flavours in the freezer, but leek and potato has to be my all-time favourite. I’ve been making...
One of my good friends had her first baby about five years before any of the rest of us had children. There were many things I didn’t understand about her life, as her priorities changed but mine didn’t. She talked about weaning and nappies and sleep patterns. I tried to...