I’m so excited to bring you this interview with Imran Nathoo. I’ve been following him on social media for some time now, since he rose to fame on BBC television series MasterChef, where he reached the quarter-finals in 2017 and finished in the top 10. We’ve chatted over social media...
It might be 7 January and 2019 a week old already but for me today feels like the start of the new year. That’s because all three of my children are back at school and I’m properly back at my desk after a lovely Christmas break. Being self-employed and working...
Paid collaboration with CJCH Solicitors Cardiff Mummy Says is delighted to be working with CJCH Solicitors on an ongoing series of articles exploring legal matters relating to families. The series has already covered how to appeal a school admissions decision if your child didn’t get into your first-choice school; why...
*Paid collaboration with Bassetts Vitamins After the chaos of the summer holidays I thought the new school term would bring a sense of normality. But a month in and we’re still finding our new routine. The last few weeks have been a blur of helping my youngest settle into full-time...
My daughter’s homework this week is to paint a picture using the Victorian water colour techniques they had been learning about at school. They were asked to do a portrait of someone who is important to them – a family member, a hero or a friend. “I’m going to paint...
Those of you who’ve been reading Cardiff Mummy since the beginning will know what an emotional mess I was when my daughter, my eldest child, started full-time school back in September 2014. I had my children in just over four years, and the days when I had my little gang...
Fill out school trip permission slip for child 3 and return with payment. RSVP to three birthday party invites. Buy cards and presents for said parties. Book family dentist appointment. Pick up child 1’s prescription. Write thank you cards for gifts received for child 3’s recent birthday. Print out photos...
We have a special visitor this half term. The teddy from Littlest’s playgroup is with us for the week. The whole week! You know, the bear (or in our case a dog) which gets given to the child who has achieved well that week. The bear which you have to...
When the man I now call Cardiff Daddy and I celebrated our first Christmas living together, we didn’t have a lot of money. We bought the cheapest fake tree we could; a pile of cheap decorations; and a little blue and white fairy to put on the top of the...
Ever since our trip to Bluestone Kingdom of the Elves we have been embracing all things Christmassy in our house. I don’t care that it’s only November; it won’t always be this magical so I am making the most of it while I can. One of our favourite things to...
It was a cup of milk that tipped me over the edge. I know they say there’s no use crying over spilled milk, but I couldn’t help it. My three-year-old had accidentally knocked a cup of the stuff over as he sat at the table eating his tea. He was...