Things they don’t tell you about Christmas with kids
This time last year I wrote a post about why Christmas is better with kids. From mince pie making to kids’ chocolate, I do think Christmas takes on a whole new meaning – and lots of fun – once you become a parent. But. As [...]
Why I don’t want to see anyone this Christmas
I know, I know. Christmas is a time of sharing, of spending time with family and friends and being grateful for everything you have. But the fact is I don’t want to see anyone this Christmas. I don’t want to see family and I don’t [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Believe it or not this is the best picture I managed to get of BB in her school nativity play this week (the theme was checked shirts for a stable hoedown - don't ask). It's possibly the worst nativity play photo in the world, exacerbated by the [...]
10 types of school play parent
It’s that time of year again, when parents up and down the land find themselves jostling for space in over-heated halls in a bid to see their little angel bang a triangle or fluff their lines. After the projectile vomit debacle I’m pleased to report [...]
‘She projectile vomited all over the donkey’
I was going to call this post ‘When school plays go wrong’, then I thought I might as well tell it like it is. That’s right people, just minutes before her drama club Christmas show was due to start BB projectile vomited all over the [...]
To the man who refused to give me his seat
They say chivalry is dead, and it turns out it is. Regular readers will know our school run is a bit of a mission: it’s four miles each way and is only partially on a bus route, with the non-bus route bit up a hill [...]
The cheat’s guide to helping with times tables
I don’t know about you, but I love a good hack. Anything that saves time - and energy – like cleaning hacks for lazy mums and slow cooker Christmas fudge - gets my vote. This term BB has started learning her times tables at school, [...]
#MySundayPhoto
I've got a new favourite Christmas recipe. It's not for Christmas cake and it's not for mince pies: it's for festive chocolate fudge. The reason it's my favourite is it couldn't be simpler - it involves just two ingredients plus some Christmas sprinkles, no cooking [...]
Pregnancy cravings & what they REALLY mean
We all know pregnancy changes your body, but what I didn’t appreciate was how much it would change my diet. Things I used to eat everyday – like avocadoes – make my stomach turn whereas things it would never occur to me to buy if [...]
Christmas meltdowns only people with toddlers understand
Talk about the nightmare before Christmas. There’s still two weeks to go and with a toddler in the house I don’t think my nerves can take it. We’ve had so many tantrums as a direct result of the fact it’s almost Christmas I’ve lost count. [...]
12 reasons to visit LaplandUK
‘It's true’. That’s the strapline of LaplandUK, one of the country’s leading Christmas themed experiences – and one of the most expensive. Tucked away in Whitmoor Forest in Ascot, Berkshire, tickets go on sale as early as June and cost as much £120 each for a [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Guess what - we've been to Lapland! I don't mean Lapland, Finland, I mean Lapland, Berkshire, aka Lapland UK. If you haven't come across Lapland UK before it's renowned as one of the country's leading Christmas experiences - with a price tag to match. We [...]
7 reasons to visit Sicily
I don’t know about you, but I need a holiday. I don’t mean a festive snuggle-in-front-of-the-fire and put your feet up holiday, I mean a hot one, where you fly and flop and feel the heat of the sun on your face. I’ve been watching Gino [...]
My breastfeeding hopes…and fears
It’s official: the third trimester has arrived! With 10 weeks to go until baby number three is due to make their appearance the countdown is on and I’m starting to think about the practical side of things, like breastfeeding. Regular readers will know I breastfed both [...]
10 reasons it’s ok to use TV as a babysitter
Apparently a quarter of all parents of young children in the UK use TV as a babysitter. Anyone who comes to our house during the daytime will know the TV is pretty much guaranteed to be on, perma-tuned to the likes of CBeebies and Tiny Pop. [...]
