#MySundayPhoto
Ever since BB was born in 2011 April and May has become one of my favourite times of the year. For the purpose of this post I'm going to waiver her anonymity and reveal that her real name is Bluebell, and each year we dump [...]
Pretend to Bee fancy dress review & discount code
Fancy dress. Yet another thing no-one warns you about when you become a parent is the number of fancy dress costumes you’ll have to produce, often at short notice. World Book Day, Red Nose Day, Farm Day, let’s-dress-up-for-the-hell-of-it day - the list goes on. It [...]
5 baby items I use for me!
One of the first things I realised when I became pregnant was that the baby market is swamped with items you really don’t need. Over-engineered toys, pointless equipment and products that simply don’t work. Four years down the line I’ve also discovered there are some amazing [...]
Is your partner making you fat?
I’ve come to the conclusion that mine is. After stepping on the scales for the first time in yonks I’ve made the horrifying discovery that I’ve put on a stone in weight since this time last year. A stone! And it’s all Misery Guts’s fault. [...]
10 signs you’re turning into a Mombie
Have you ever stayed up late even though you’re knackered just so you can have an hour or two child-free? According to a meme I saw on Facebook recently that means you’re a Mombie, otherwise known as a ‘sleep deprived mum who feeds on caffeine [...]
#MySundayPhoto
It's a big day in our house today - Misery Guts is running the Brighton marathon. For many of the runners the day will mark the end of a journey, the end of months of training culminating in them finishing the 26.2 mile race, but for [...]
Would you let a stranger breastfeed your baby?
Have you heard the story about the mum who let five strangers breastfeed her baby? She was taken into hospital and put on strong medication so she couldn’t feed her 10-month-old son herself, and the baby wouldn’t take a bottle or formula. So she put a shout [...]
Cloudbabies Zippy Suit winner!
Rafflecopter has worked its magic and randomly selected the winner of our latest competition to win this gorgeous Baba Blue Cloudbabies Zippy Suit. The all-in-one goes to Michaela Hannah who entered by visiting our Facebook page and also by following me on Twitter. I hope you like [...]
How to make your own she shed (with a little help from Charlie Dimmock!)
Have you ever dreamed of having your own little space to call your own, somewhere you can retreat to away from domestic goings on, noise and sticky fingers? Apparently she sheds are the new man caves and they’re popping up all over the country, created [...]
Things they fail to tell you about school holidays
After two weeks off over Easter the kids go back to school and nursery this week. I can’t wait. Having been unable to take any time off over the school holidays apart from the Easter weekend itself I’m so glad they’re over. Every single toy [...]
#MySundayPhoto
It turns out there's a lot more you can do with a shed than using it to store tools. Since the rest of the family lost interest in our allotment and I adopted it as my bolthole I've been gradually turning the shed into my [...]
10 of the best breakthrough parenting moments
I’m about to share one of those really boring parenting moments nobody else cares about, but bear with me. This week I managed to cut all of Little B’s finger and toe nails in one go in under two minutes, with no chasing, twisting or squirming involved. [...]
5 reasons shared parental leave will never work
It’s been a year since shared parental leave came into force in England, Scotland and Wales and apparently just one in every 100 dads – that’s 1% - has taken advantage of the opportunity. I can’t say I’m surprised. This time last year I wrote a blog [...]
5 reasons class teddy bears are a BAD idea
It was only a matter of time. BB has come home from school armed with the class teddy bear and a daunting looking diary, in which we’re supposed to record his stay at our house with words and pictures. Thankfully Benji’s visit coincided with the Easter holidays, meaning [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Things are really starting to take off on the allotment. After family fun went wrong and I gave up trying to cajole the others to come with me the allotment has become my bolthole, and I've been slowly chipping away at it by myself. This weekend I [...]
