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About crummymummy1

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

5 ways birthdays are better when you’re a mum

I don’t mean their birthday, I mean your birthday. Surely I can't be alone in thinking birthdays are better when [...]

By |August 10th, 2018|Parenting|10 Comments

10 fun ways to exercise as a family #ad

They say a family that eats together, stays together. Well I’d argue that a family that exercises together, stays together [...]

By |August 8th, 2018|Parenting|10 Comments

Win tickets to a magical interactive fairy trail!

Love fairies or know someone who does? Can you get to Brighton next Sunday? Then read on! We’ve teamed up [...]

By |August 6th, 2018|Competitions, Parenting|3 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Do you believe in fairies? My six-year-old does, hence the latest addition to our allotment and #MySundayPhoto this week: a [...]

By |August 5th, 2018|Parenting|10 Comments

What REALLY happened at Monstrous Children’s Festival

‘Furious parents demand refunds’ and ‘a complete shambles’. Those are just some of the headlines following Monstrous Children’s Festival, a [...]

By |August 3rd, 2018|Parenting, Reviews|2 Comments

The truth about breastfeeding in public

Tuts, comments and disapproving stares. That’s the reason many new mums decide to stop breastfeeding in the first six months [...]

By |August 1st, 2018|Breast feeding, Parenting|20 Comments

Does giving my baby a tablet make me a bad mum?

Does giving my baby a tablet make me a bad mum? I don't mean the medicinal kind of tablet, I [...]

By |July 30th, 2018|Parenting|13 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Finally it's rained! It's been more than a month since we had any rainfall where we live but at last [...]

By |July 29th, 2018|Allotment, Parenting|7 Comments

My top 5 work at home mum essentials

As a freelance journalist and work at home mum people often ask me how I do it. The truth is [...]

By |July 27th, 2018|Parenting|4 Comments

10 reasons I’m loving Hoburne Park in Dorset

‘Own a piece of the south coast’. That’s the slogan used by Hoburne Holidays at their flag ship holiday park, [...]

By |July 25th, 2018|Parenting, Reviews, Travel|1 Comment

5 of the best family friendly ski resorts in France

Thinking ahead to your next holiday? Can’t bear the thought of your next getaway being next summer? Then a skiing [...]

By |July 23rd, 2018|Parenting, Reviews, Travel|2 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

When was the last time you went in an outdoor swimming pool in the UK? I couldn't remember either, until [...]

By |July 22nd, 2018|Parenting|5 Comments

10 things I hate most about being a mum

What do you hate most about being a mum? If the answer’s nothing then I’m sorry but I don’t believe [...]

By |July 20th, 2018|Parenting|9 Comments

8 things I’ve learnt in 8 years of marriage

Eight years. That's how long Misery Guts and I have been married for this week - and with the exception [...]

By |July 18th, 2018|Parenting|15 Comments

5 easy ways to make money fast

Need to make a bit of extra money fast? Or simply fancy bolstering your bank account with minimum effort? Then [...]

By |July 17th, 2018|Parenting|0 Comments