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Asking bloggers to write for free & how to say no politely

Like many bloggers I regularly receive emails from companies asking me to review their product or service. If it’s a [...]

By |October 2nd, 2015|Blogging|20 Comments

Warnings I would give my kid self

Earlier this month Kirsty who blogs over at Something Crunchy Mummy charged me with the task of coming up with [...]

By |September 25th, 2015|Blogging|20 Comments

10 things you didn’t know about me

I'm scared of the dark and should have sat on the sofa in my pyjamas more whilst on maternity leave. [...]

By |August 17th, 2015|Blogging|10 Comments

Reflections on Britmums Live: Rome wasn’t built in a day

I think it’s fair to say our first Britmums Live was a success. Despite being just a teeny tiny bit [...]

By |June 22nd, 2015|Blogging|2 Comments

My Own Fairy door review & reader offer!

Doesn’t the idea of your very own fairy door complete with its own tiny key sound enchanting? The three year [...]

The fact is it isn’t safe to leave the kids with daddy overnight

Last weekend I spent my first night away from Little B. I went on a longed-for spa break for my mum's birthday, and while [...]

By |June 16th, 2015|Baby, Blogging, Family life, Health, Newborn, Parenting|2 Comments

I cut the rounded ends off a sanitary towel and stuck them in my bra

This is me with homemade breast pads I made out of a sanitary towel. Having unveiled our brand new website [...]

Watching Stephen Mangan give birth actually seemed quite normal

Last week I had one of the most bizarre evenings I think I’ve ever had: I watched the actor Stephen [...]

We’ve had a makeover!

Today I’m coming to you from our brand new sparkling website! After almost two and a half years we’ve waved [...]

The first thing I saw was a bloody hand print

BB’s had one of her nose bleeds. Again. They always happen at night and are usually discovered when one of [...]

By |June 1st, 2015|Baby, Blogging, Family life, Health, Parenting|4 Comments

I’ve declared war on spam

I’ve been having a declutter of the virtual style. The sheer number of unsolicited advertising/newsletter/offer emails and spam that lands in [...]

By |May 27th, 2015|Baby, Blogging, Competitions, Family life, Parenting|0 Comments

Win a year’s supply of Huggies baby wipes!

Fancy winning a year’s supply of Huggies baby wipes, a £500 Asda gift card or a Disney hamper? Then all [...]

BritMums Live 2015: I’m just a teeny tiny bit scared

I’ve gone and done it: I’ve bought my ticket for BritMums Live (we've got a lovely shiny badge on the [...]

By |May 13th, 2015|Baby, Blogging, Family life, Parenting|12 Comments