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About crummymummy1

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

10 signs you’re turning into your mother

It’s happened. Last week, when BB asked a question and my mum and I answered at the same time with [...]

By |January 22nd, 2016|Parenting|135 Comments

Our 3rd blog birthday: WIN £150 worth of prizes!

Exactly three years ago today I wrote my first ever blog post. I was rather pleased with myself because I [...]

By |January 20th, 2016|Blogging|167 Comments

5 simple ways to stick to your goals

Apparently today is Blue Monday, the third Monday in January which the powers that be claim is the most depressing [...]

By |January 18th, 2016|Health|45 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

We used to walk along the beach everyday, but since BB started school the school run takes us in the opposite [...]

By |January 17th, 2016|Family life|15 Comments

3 best creams for stretch marks

They come in all different shapes and sizes and appear when you’re least expecting it. I’m talking about stretch marks [...]

By |January 15th, 2016|Reviews|14 Comments

The REAL difference between baby girls and baby boys

I know they say no two babies are the same, but BB and Little B couldn’t be more different. While [...]

By |January 13th, 2016|Parenting|45 Comments

5 easy ways to eat less sugar

Sugar. It’s everywhere, and it’s the new evil if all the headlines are to be believed. I’d never really given [...]

By |January 11th, 2016|Food, Health, Parenting|56 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

What does the end of a rainbow feel like? That was BB's question when this rainbow formed over the beach [...]

By |January 10th, 2016|Family life|34 Comments

Co-sleeping with a baby: should you or shouldn’t you?

This week, at 14 months old, Little B spent a whole night in his cot for the first time ever. [...]

By |January 8th, 2016|Parenting|8 Comments

5 ways running will change your life

When I first took up running, I couldn’t even run for a minute. I’m not joking: my heart felt like [...]

By |January 6th, 2016|Parenting|30 Comments

How to cope with a grumpy man

Patience Deficit Disorder. That’s what Misery Guts claims to suffer from – totally made up of course. I know I’ve [...]

By |January 4th, 2016|Uncategorised|62 Comments

#MySundayPhoto

We spent the week between Christmas and new year at my mum and dad's house in Dorset, where their village [...]

By |January 3rd, 2016|Family life|6 Comments

2015: the year that was

What a difference a year makes! This time last year Little B was just eight weeks old and BB was [...]

By |January 1st, 2016|Family life|2 Comments

Why I can’t imagine anything worse than eating dinner with the kids

They say that families who eat together stay together, but do they really? We don’t eat dinner together on a [...]

By |December 30th, 2015|Family life, Reviews|12 Comments

5 reasons why Christmas is better with kids

I don't know about you, but since having children I do think Christmas is better with kids around. Admittedly there are drawbacks: [...]

By |December 28th, 2015|Parenting|30 Comments