What NOT to do when hosting Christmas for the first time
We're taking the plunge: this year we’re hosting Christmas dinner for the first time since becoming a family. They say you should leave Christmas dinner to your parents for as long as possible, and there’s a lot to be said for that, but with BB and Little [...]
What they don’t tell you about reception year
With the Christmas holidays underway I’ve been reflecting on BB’s first full term at school. It’s fair to say it’s been a steep learning curve, for me and for her. First there was all the things I needed to learn about having a child at [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Christmas is well underway in our house. The decorations are out, the tree is up and our wooden nativity scene is once again installed on top of a bookcase. The figures are from the Christmas market in Trier, Germany, near where I used to live [...]
Why I’m glad I’m not a normal mum
Apparently constantly being in a rush, looking tired and spending the entire time thinking about food and what to cook are the key signs of motherhood. These little gems have been highlighted in a study which reveals the top 20 signs of being a mum, [...]
A guilt-free Christmas yule log!
I’ve found it! A guilt-free Christmas yule log! Admittedly it isn’t made of chocolate and you can’t eat it – I’m talking about an actual log (and I don’t mean of the ‘present’ sort the toddler left hidden behind the toy box to be found [...]
How important is home?
They say home is the single most important place in a child’s life, but what does home actually mean? I’ve been tagged by the lovely Morgan Prince at Morgan’s Milieu to write a post about what home means to me. It’s a jolly good question and [...]
What your Christmas cards say about you
We’ve had a steady flow of Christmas cards landing on our mat over the last week or so. Little B is loving the increase in mail and runs into the hall as soon as he hears the letter box flip to collect whatever has been [...]
#MySundayPhoto
This photo sums up how fast Little B is growing up. He's been obsessed with my sunglasses and has been putting them on by himself all week. He's also started brushing his own hair, putting dirty clothes in the laundry basket and trying to put [...]
What to buy the person who has everything
When it comes to buying presents I’m a great one for seeing something ages before an event, making a mental note that it would make a great present for so-and-so, and then forgetting all about it and racking my brains knowing I had something in [...]
Easy peasy mince pies
There’s nothing like making your own mince pies to get you into the Christmas spirit. The mincemeat bubbles over the side of the pastry and slightly burns into sticky deliciousness you just don’t get with shop bought ones. With this in mind I suggested to BB [...]
Is it possible to babyproof a marriage?
Is it possible to babyproof a marriage? I ask because this week I read an article about a mum who schedules a ‘life AGM’ with her other half between Christmas and new year every year. They leave the children with grandparents and go for a [...]
The pros & cons of being a stay & work at home mum
We made it. After a year of working from home with Little B by my side he is now at nursery three mornings a week, which means I have three whole mornings to work completely child free. It’s bliss. Looking back on the last year [...]
How to save money on kids’ clothes
We’ve been on a big money-saving drive in our house lately. Not because we’re saving up for anything in particular (the chance would be a fine thing) but what with Little B now at nursery life is, well, expensive! I did a fairly good job of [...]
#MySundayPhoto
It's been a snuggle down with a scone sort of a weekend in our neck of the woods. My brother rented a cottage on the border of Sussex and Kent for his birthday so we escaped the howling wind and decamped there on Saturday afternoon. My mum produced [...]
The one where I spent the night in an Enchanted Park
Ok it was the evening, not a night (a night sounded better). This week I had one of the most surreal experiences I think I’ve ever had when we were invited to visit an enchanted park by the people who transformed Buckingham Palace during the [...]
