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About crummymummy1

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

#Poweredbyplants: 5 ways to get kids to eat more veg

Apparently only 22% of children know that broccoli grows on a plant. In a totally unscientific test I asked BB [...]

By |February 15th, 2016|Parenting|34 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

This is BB and Little B playing with my old dolls house. My mum and dad refurbished it for BB [...]

By |February 14th, 2016|Family life|14 Comments

Getting a GP appointment is a lot like buying concert tickets

Today I'm coming to you from my bed. I've caught Little B’s ‘non-specific’ virus, which ironically turns out to be [...]

By |February 12th, 2016|Family life|42 Comments

5 healthy snacks for kids & Little Dish prize giveaway!

Ever since BB started school I feel like I’m laying on a constant buffet from 3pm until bedtime. She constantly [...]

By |February 10th, 2016|Health, Reviews|109 Comments

The REAL difference between being a mum & being a dad

Obviously there’s a difference between being a mum and being a dad. Like the small matter of growing a baby [...]

By |February 8th, 2016|Parenting|74 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

This room at the Royal Alexander Children’s Hospital in Brighton really sums up our week. Little B has had a [...]

By |February 7th, 2016|Family life|14 Comments

When family fun goes wrong

I suppose it was only a matter of time. It’s been a year since we finally got our own allotment [...]

By |February 5th, 2016|Family life|51 Comments

5 photos I will never post on social media

I was going through the camera roll on my phone the other day to delete pictures and make room for more when [...]

By |February 2nd, 2016|Family life|111 Comments

Top tips for exercise after pregnancy

I recently wrote a post on 5 ways running will change your life and how running quite literally keeps me [...]

By |February 1st, 2016|Parenting|17 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

I know you're all probably sick to death of hearing about my appearance on ITV's This Morning this week but [...]

By |January 31st, 2016|Blogging|14 Comments

What they don’t tell you about live TV

The big news in the Crummy Mummy household this week is that I was asked to appear on ITV’s This [...]

By |January 29th, 2016|Uncategorised|73 Comments

Our 3rd blog birthday competition winners!

Thank you so much to everyone who entered the competition to win £150 worth of prizes to celebrate our 3rd [...]

By |January 28th, 2016|Competitions|0 Comments

Would you wear pyjamas on the school run?

Would you wear pyjamas on the school run? I appeared on ITV's This Morning debating the issue after a head teacher wrote to [...]

By |January 27th, 2016|Parenting|97 Comments

Things I keep in my knicker drawer

If you want to put something somewhere safe, where do you put it? BB keeps everything she holds of value, [...]

By |January 25th, 2016|Family life|31 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

Regulars followers will know I love running, and my usual route is along the seafront in Brighton. I always run in [...]

By |January 24th, 2016|Blogging|6 Comments