Life is split into two types of people. Those who look at the pictures on this page and say “Oooh goody! A big basket of ironing for me to get cracking on with,” and those who say “Not a bloody chance, mate. That’s all going straight in the drawer because...
I loved this article on BBC Online today about whether we should be taking parenting advice from films. I’m not going to expand on the article, but what I will say is that Mary Poppins has definitely worked her magic in my house. My children absolutely love it, for a...
I love that so many of the lovely mummies and daddies reading my blog could relate to yesterday’s post 10 simple things I didn’t really appreciate until I had children. With your help, here are some more simple things we take for granted before we become parents. 1. L says, “I really...
1. Going to the toilet without an audience I have three children under the age of five – I probably won’t pee alone for the rest of this decade. If I’m at home, you can guarantee someone will walk in asking for something, or to tell me they missed me....
I was telling my dad about my blog, and how I love that some articles have completely divided opinion. Those of you who are my personal Facebook friends will know that certain articles have provoked much debate and it’s been fascinating to see that even some of my closest friends...
Every parent has been there. Maybe it’s because your little one doesn’t want to come home from the park. Or maybe it’s because you won’t let them put a giant bar of chocolate in the trolley at the supermarket. Or perhaps it’s because you cut their sandwiches into triangles but...
This outfit made me chuckle when my lovely friend Lydia bought it for Little E when she was born at the end of 2009. As a new mum, I’d never heard of Oh Baby London – the company who made it – before, but Lyds said she’d given this gorgeous...
Dear lady in the coffee shop, I was touched when you told my children how lovely they were. What mother doesn’t like it when a kind stranger tells her how gorgeous and charming her offspring are? I think they are too, but then I’m definitely biased. I was happy to...
My little ones love cooking. Yes, it’s messy, and at times a little stressful. In fact, more than once, attempts to cook in my house have ended in tears (and not just from my children!) and the floor needing a good mop. It’s worth it though, as they look so...
“Is it her first pair of school shoes?” the sales lady asks with a knowing smile. I nod, unable to get the words out for fear the tears will flow. She could probably sense I was going to be a crier before we’d even sat down. She must have noticed...