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About crummymummy1

I'm a wife, mama of four, freelance journalist, author & blogger. Not necessarily in that order!

5 fun indoor activities kids won’t realise are educational

Struggling to keep kids entertained on the homeschooling front? Dreading another week of trying to engage them in lessons and [...]

By |January 25th, 2021|Parenting|0 Comments

8 things I wish I’d known before starting a mummy blog!

There's a special birthday at Crummy Mummy HQ this week: my fifth baby is eight! When I say fifth baby [...]

By |January 20th, 2021|Blogging, Parenting|10 Comments

7 self-care tips for mums in lockdown

In need of a little self-care now term time is underway and we're *trying* to homeschool and juggle everything else [...]

By |January 13th, 2021|Parenting|22 Comments

10 things they don’t tell you about homeschooling in lockdown

If you're reading this the chances are you've survived another week of homeschooling in lockdown. Or if you're anything like [...]

By |January 11th, 2021|Parenting|9 Comments

5 simple ways I turned my blog into a business

"Content is king, but distribution is queen and she wears the pants." Of all the memes out there about blogging [...]

By |January 6th, 2021|Blogging, Parenting|30 Comments

A short rant about remote learning 2.0

Sooo here we go again. Remote learning 2.0, aka home schooling, as I'm (not affectionately) calling it. If you've got [...]

By |January 4th, 2021|Parenting|0 Comments

10 things to look forward to in 2021!

Hands up who's looking forward to 2021? I don't know about you but I won't be sorry to see the [...]

By |January 1st, 2021|Parenting|10 Comments

Merry Christmas from Crummy Mummy HQ!

It's that time of year again - and what a year it's been! I don't know about you but if [...]

By |December 23rd, 2020|Family life, Parenting|0 Comments

12 fun & creative elf setup ideas for Christmas 2020 #ad

Running out of elf set up ideas to keep them entertained between now and Christmas? Want some fun and creative [...]

By |December 13th, 2020|Parenting, Reviews|2 Comments

How you can lose weight swimming

Want to know how you can lose weight swimming AND reduce stress and improve your sleep and mood in the [...]

By |December 11th, 2020|Health|0 Comments

5 things we’re doing differently this Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas - but not Christmas as we know it. Wherever you are in [...]

By |December 8th, 2020|Parenting|2 Comments

How to make a Lego Batman cake in 10 easy steps

Want to know how to make a Lego Batman cake without breaking the bank, spending hours slaving away in the [...]

By |December 4th, 2020|Food, Parenting, Recipes|9 Comments

Was Meghan right to speak out about miscarriage?

I ask after the Duchess of Sussex revealed in a newspaper column that she lost her second baby to miscarriage [...]

By |November 26th, 2020|Parenting, Pregnancy|10 Comments

10 things I’d totally forgotten about weaning!

If you follow us here and on social media you'll know weaning is in full swing here at Crummy Mummy [...]

By |November 16th, 2020|Parenting, Weaning|8 Comments

6 living room updates you can do in a weekend

If your living room is in need of a bit of TLC but you're short on time - and money [...]

By |November 12th, 2020|Family life, Lifestyle|9 Comments