That Friday night feeling – family style
Friday night has always been my favourite part of the weekend. I think it stems back to childhood. That moment when the bell rang at the end of the day and you knew there was no more school until Monday...
How does anyone manage to keep on top of the housework when they have young children?
Today, after picking Little Miss E and Little Man O up from school and pre-school,...
Six Nations when your kids are half Welsh and half English
UPDATE: 11/03/2016 I wrote this post in February 2015 at the start of the Six Nations. It...
Books we love – 7 picture books about pirates
My children love pirates. They love dressing up as pirates, playing at being pirates, playing...
3 things that have actually helped my insomnia
I’ve had insomnia for as long as I can remember. Since childhood. I get some...
This week we’re eating… roasted vegetable lasagne
Roasted vegetable lasagne has a bad reputation these days. It’s the token vegetarian choice in...
My most embarrassing breastfeeding-in-public moments
Having breastfed all three of my children, there have been countless times when I’ve fed...
9 types of people who have lost the art of conversation
I thought long and hard about whether to post this latest blog as I was...
This week we’re eating… butternut squash risotto
Oh, I love butternut squash. It’s so good roasted in a little olive oil, with a...
Did you know you could do this with a baby’s vest?
At the risk of sounding like one of those horrendously smug mummies (I’m not, I...
Baileys hot chocolate – my new obsession
I mentioned last week that I was having a really bad day. Everything was getting...