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Happy Christmas! By the time you read this the presents will probably have been ripped open and Santa's head will [...]
An open letter to Santa
After starting the week with a rant about why I don’t want to see anyone this Christmas followed by annoying [...]
Things they don’t tell you about Christmas with kids
This time last year I wrote a post about why Christmas is better with kids. From mince pie making to [...]
Why I don’t want to see anyone this Christmas
I know, I know. Christmas is a time of sharing, of spending time with family and friends and being grateful [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Believe it or not this is the best picture I managed to get of BB in her school nativity play this [...]
10 types of school play parent
It’s that time of year again, when parents up and down the land find themselves jostling for space in over-heated [...]
‘She projectile vomited all over the donkey’
I was going to call this post ‘When school plays go wrong’, then I thought I might as well tell [...]
To the man who refused to give me his seat
They say chivalry is dead, and it turns out it is. Regular readers will know our school run is a [...]
The cheat’s guide to helping with times tables
I don’t know about you, but I love a good hack. Anything that saves time - and energy – like [...]
#MySundayPhoto
I've got a new favourite Christmas recipe. It's not for Christmas cake and it's not for mince pies: it's for [...]
Pregnancy cravings & what they REALLY mean
We all know pregnancy changes your body, but what I didn’t appreciate was how much it would change my diet. [...]
Christmas meltdowns only people with toddlers understand
Talk about the nightmare before Christmas. There’s still two weeks to go and with a toddler in the house I [...]
12 reasons to visit LaplandUK
‘It's true’. That’s the strapline of LaplandUK, one of the country’s leading Christmas themed experiences – and one of the [...]
#MySundayPhoto
Guess what - we've been to Lapland! I don't mean Lapland, Finland, I mean Lapland, Berkshire, aka Lapland UK. If [...]
7 reasons to visit Sicily
I don’t know about you, but I need a holiday. I don’t mean a festive snuggle-in-front-of-the-fire and put your feet up [...]
