Would you dress siblings in matching outfits?
Twinning. I’m referring, of course, to the practise of dressing siblings of different ages in matching outfits. Before Littlest B was born in February I always turned my nose up at the idea – why on earth would you dress two children of different ages [...]
10 reasons I hate crafting
Crafting. The mere mention of the word is enough to bring me out in a cold sweat. I don’t know about you but in the run up to Easter my Instagram feed was full of Pinterest-perfect images of lovingly created bunnies and made-from-scratch chicks, and [...]
#MySundayPhoto
So we've survived the first week of the Easter holidays. Just. (It turns out there are lots of things they fail to tell you about school holidays). This is the first time I've had all three at home on my own during the school holidays after Littlest [...]
What REALLY happens inside innocent’s Fruit Towers #ad
Ever wondered where those little knitted hats on top of innocent smoothies actually come from? Or whether seven crushed strawberries and half a mashed banana really go into their strawberry and banana smoothie? I don’t know about you but I’m inclined to be a tad [...]
10 reasons to visit Thomas Land
If you’re two and totally obsessed with Thomas the Tank Engine the chances are life doesn’t get much better than a trip to Thomas Land. But if you're knackered parents living on a permanent budget at the opposite end of the country the chances are a trip to Thomas Land isn't something to be [...]
5 ways parenting is easier in summer
‘Parenting’ and ‘easy’ are two words most parents would probably agree don’t belong in the same sentence. While there’s nothing easy about parenting, I do think parenting gets easier when it’s warmer. We’ve been enjoying summer time temperatures in our neck of the woods and [...]
5 reasons to take kids on a cruise
They say there’s no such thing as a holiday when you have kids. I beg to differ. There is such a thing as a holiday when you have kids: it’s either a good one or a bad one. It all depends on the type of [...]
5 good things about broken nights
No I haven’t finally gone stark raving mad with sleep deprivation. It occurred to me, as I paced the living room carpet at 3am with Littlest B the other night, that there are actually some good things about broken nights. There aren’t many good things, [...]
5 ways to rock being a working mum
Four months. That’s how long it takes the average new mum to get their confidence back when they return to work after maternity leave according to a study. What with the weird things pregnancy does to you, like the strange way it changes your face, [...]
Things I wish I’d known about my lady bits
This post should probably come with a warning: it’s not for the faint hearted. Or the squeamish. A bit like funny things they don’t tell you about childbirth, after three babies I’ve learnt there are things they just don’t tell you about lady bits and [...]
Breastfeeding friendly wedding guest outfits
Three weddings, at three different venues, requiring three very different outfits. That’s what we’ve got coming up this summer: one at a London cathedral, one at an Italian vineyard and one by the sea in Brighton. Usually I’d jump at the prospect of a shopping spree to buy outfits for [...]
Why I’m proud to breastfeed in the pub
Brace yourselves. This is going to be a ranty one. Did you hear about the man who lambasted a mum on Facebook for breastfeeding her newborn baby in a pub on Mother’s Day while drinking a white wine spritzer? Shock horror: mum drinks wine! On [...]
More reasons Mother’s Day is a bad idea
Last year I wrote a post about 5 reasons Mother's Day is a bad idea. This year, one more baby and a lot less sleep later, I've got 5 more reasons Mother's Day is a bad idea. What with desperate dads, over excited kids and the realisation that the day [...]
Why I’m telling my kids about terrorism
When something bad happens, how much information is too much information when it comes to kids? Should you try and hide it and pretend it didn’t happen? Should you lie? Should you be upfront and give them all the details? Or should you give them [...]
Why I’ve written off my 30s
I’ve got a secret. I’ve written off my 30s. I'm 36 - more than halfway through the decade - and I've completely written off the next four years. It might not be a very PC thing to say, but when it comes to my career that's what [...]
