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 [...]
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 [...]
I swear he’s more awake than he lets on, and he swears he isn’t
This is a short rant about sleep (or lack of). Last night I was up no less than six times [...]
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 [...]
Ella’s Kitchen finger food review: let weaning commence!
Just when you’ve settled nicely into a routine, it’s time to change it again and get used to a new [...]
Taking out a pension and making a will: eeek eeek eeek…
Getting a pension and making a will. Those are top on my list of life admin which I’ve been vowing [...]
Why you should vote tomorrow according to my 13-year-old cousin
Statistics say young people don’t care about politics. I say: watch this. This is my 13-year-old cousin, who has not [...]
There was absolutely no sign of the necessary big pants: where was Kate’s VPL?
Didn’t Kate look amazing when she left hospital less than 10 hours after giving birth? I too left hospital around 10 hours [...]
New nuclear, blended or klingon: what type of family are you?
The idea of the nuclear family – mum, dad and two point something kids living together – is being stretched [...]
Our big allotment challenge! (with a little help from Aldi)
After 14 months on the waiting list we finally have an allotment (pictured). I was surprised at how quickly it [...]
‘There’s SEAWEED in my Bolognese!’
It wasn’t seaweed, it was spinach (pictured), which was swiftly extracted by a shrieking BB and left on the side of [...]
Post baby running update: six months after the birth
It’s almost six months since I’ve been back pounding the pavements following the birth of Little B, so I thought [...]
Never let the truth get in the way of a good story
Apparently two thirds of parents don’t have enough time to read to their kids, and a third say they suffer [...]
Who’d have thought the best bit about a holiday could be a break from pumping milk?
It turns out we couldn’t have picked a better week to have our first holiday of the year – a [...]
