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About crummymummy1

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

#MySundaySnapshot

There was only one contender for #MySundaySnapshot this week: new shoes the colour of marigolds for Marigold! I'm not sure [...]

By |June 23rd, 2019|Parenting|7 Comments

4 reasons why travelling with your parents is actually a great idea

When was the last time you went on holiday with your parents? Last year? Ten years ago? When you were [...]

By |June 21st, 2019|Family life, Parenting|1 Comment

Caring for my soon-to-be 40 skin with Wooden Spoon sun cream

“Nature gives you the face you have at 20; it is up to you to merit the face you have [...]

By |June 19th, 2019|Parenting, Reviews|3 Comments

Why I won’t be using the hashtag #freebie

They say nothing in life is free. Except it is, according to the latest guidelines from the Advertising Standards Authority, [...]

By |June 17th, 2019|Blogging|16 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

As it's Father's Day I thought it appropriate for #MySundaySnapshot this week to feature the man himself. I took Misery [...]

By |June 16th, 2019|Parenting|7 Comments

10 things nobody tells you when your child starts school

So the countdown is on: the middle one starts school in September and we're in the midst of form-filling and [...]

By |June 14th, 2019|Parenting|12 Comments

Why I wish I’d been given a push present – & don’t mind admitting it!

So push presents have hit the headlines - again - after the Duchess of Sussex was spotted sporting a new [...]

By |June 12th, 2019|Parenting|6 Comments

Mummy concierge services: bonkers or brilliant?

Did you know you can have your holiday villa baby proofed before you even get there? Or buggies you've shortlisted [...]

By |June 11th, 2019|Parenting|2 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

#MySundaySnapshot this week is a throwback to half term when we had the luxury of a garden for a whole [...]

By |June 9th, 2019|Parenting, Uncategorised|11 Comments

WIN a Sambucol family vitamin bundle worth £50!

Fancy winning a family vitamin bundle with something for all ages to keep you - and them - in tip [...]

By |June 7th, 2019|Competitions, Parenting, Reviews|11 Comments

When Daddy ran 150 miles across the Sahara Desert: what happened next

This is a story about type 1 diabetes, a 150-mile foot race across the Sahara Desert and an unlikely cover [...]

By |June 5th, 2019|Parenting|20 Comments

5 top tips for the perfect DIY baby photoshoot

Almost £200. That's the average cost of a newborn baby photoshoot in the UK if the latest research is to [...]

By |June 3rd, 2019|Parenting|1 Comment

#MySundaySnapshot

Despite chicken pox strike two and three hitting our house at the start of half term we're ending the week [...]

By |June 2nd, 2019|Parenting|9 Comments

5 simple space saving ideas for small kitchens

Did you know that the average UK kitchen isn’t much bigger than it was in the 1930s, the decade when [...]

By |May 29th, 2019|Family life, Lifestyle, Parenting|14 Comments

#MySundaySnapshot

There was only one contender for #MySundaySnapshot this week: have you ever seen such a mess?! I literally only turned [...]

By |May 26th, 2019|Parenting|7 Comments