Sleep, one of the most crucial things for our well being, but so often not that easy to come by! I’ve not ‘slept through the night’ for 6yrs; i.e. since I first had kids. But to be honest I wasn’t the best sleeper before that either. The big hairy northern one is a snorer; […]
I know that shopping for Mums, Dads, Grandparents or Photographers is difficult, so I reckon you’re going to love this idea; Photos on canvas. I love having photos of the family around; I think it reminds us of happy times when we are exhausted and it stops me from panicking that I’ve forgotten about […]
Does it help you when you are shattered to know that there are days or big periods of time when I struggle too? Does that make you feel better about it, and normalise it? Or does it make it seem hopeless? Practially speaking, the only reason I can write the tips I write, and the […]
What do Thomson Family holidays, the Guiness Book of Records and Whipsnade zoo have in common? And how come did we end up in A&E in Luton with Little Dimples? Well we got invited to a blogging event at Whipsnade Zoo hosted by Thomsons and Guinness Book of World Records during half-term. The timing was […]
It’s just going to be a little chat between me and Helen from Actually Mummy and Dapper Danny Smith from Radio Verulam; what could go wrong? First thing to go wrong was Little Dimples projectile vomiting across the kitchen. Hence massive clean up required and then crossing of fingers that my neighbour would still like […]
I’ve written a lot about how to get more energy and deal with exhaustion. But I thought it might be an idea to write my favourite top 10 tips for dragging myself back from the brink in double quick time. I’d recommend bookmarking it for ‘times of trouble’ or just before the holiday season when […]
So a few weeks ago someone made a very pointed comment about not liking a children’s farm that I like because it’s so ‘yummy mummy’. Clearly I was being accused of being a ‘yummy mummy’ and not in a good way. To be honest, I was kind of ‘why would you bother to let me […]
I don’t do many product reviews, but when BlogMatch offered me this little scooter from John Crane I fell in love. There are 3 reasons I love it: 1) It’s wooden and wooden toys just look a hell of a lot nicer when you are looking at a room full of toys 2) It’s […]
Guess What?!!!!!!! I’ve been jumping up and down for the last couple of weeks because I’ve reached the finals in TWO, yes that’s the TWO main parent blogging competitions this year. Thank you to everyone who nominated me! The first is the ‘BiBs’ or Brilliance in Blogging run by Britmums. I’m up for the ‘Inspire’ […]
I’m back to doing what is most popular on my blog: writing about sex! In particular how to fit sex into a busy life as a parent. I kept a little quiet for a while as I was in Woman’s magazine a few weeks ago, and it was REALLY embellished. So I kept my head […]