Parenting posts
The Christmas holidays finally come to an end this this week. Preschool opens again on Monday after three weeks, to rousing applause and cheers from parents (or at least, myself). Three weeks it has been closed. Three long weeks. I know that some people (aka smug tw*ts, according to my deliciously ranty friend Beta Mummy) will tut and say that […]
I love my kids but damn the Christmas holidays are too long Read More >>
As 2017 rattles to an end, it’s a time for reflection. My reflections are that the year in general was OK; it had its ups and downs but there were no major traumas. We could all probably do with more sleep. It’s also a time to look forward to the coming year (that would be 2018) and make New Year’s
My New Year’s resolutions (by my children) Read More >>
In a way, this has been our first ‘real’ Christmas with the children. It obviously wasn’t our first Christmas as parents (you can read about our Christmases past here) but it was the first Christmas we’ve spent at home, the first I’ve had to cook Christmas dinner, and the first when they have both been able to really appreciate it and
13 things I’ve discovered about Christmas with young kids Read More >>
Entering my fifth Christmas as a parent, I thought I’d take a look back and see how Christmas has changed. I hope you enjoy this trip down memory lane; if not, you can merely admire the photography which is basically a progression of my kids getting bigger and us getting fatter. Merry Christmas! Before 2012 I barely remember. I bet
Christmas reflections: Five years of Christmas as a parent Read More >>
In case you hadn’t realised, Christmas is just around the corner. Go back five years and I probably wouldn’t even have had the tree up by now, let alone be panicking about having presents wrapped. Actually they’d still be at the Amazon depot waiting for me to pull my finger out and order them. So yes, I know it’s coming
Not feeling festive? Ten reasons to embrace your inner Bah-Humbug Read More >>
Social media is currently buzzing at the moment with talk of this slightly out-there job advert for a Potty Trainer. (I swear this is real, although the job ad is gone now…). At first, I admit, I was a little saddened at the thought of a three year old being looked after by a housekeeper who was not qualified to
Dear parents who want to pay someone £50 per hour to potty train their child… Read More >>
Well, knock me sideways with a kipper (or something ruder, but Facebook won’t share my post if it has expletives in the preview); these molars are really something aren’t they? Yes, we’ve been through it before; we had the molars with number one. We have suffered for teeth, repeatedly. But I don’t think we (or perhaps, anyone in the world)
Teething at two: Molars are awful (Why has no one fixed this yet?) Read More >>
Being a parent is an extremely demanding role. As jobs go, the pay is pretty shit too, and there are very few holidays. It can be so hard to take much-needed time for yourself. The days of luxury spa treatments and spending hours in the hairdresser’s chair might be over, for a while at least, but you can and you should
Fourteen short breaks for mums Read More >>
The fourth birthday party passed without notable incident. After spending the whole of the previous day in Ikea, getting home very late with two remarkably not-asleep children and spending the remainder of our limited evening putting up flat pack furniture, it was a miracle really. Having neglected to purchase one before hand, luckily we managed to source a last minute
The doll’s house and the fourth birthday party Read More >>
Last year some time, a new trampolining park opened up near us. At the time it didn’t register as my smallest was too young, and I’d pretty much forgotten about its existence until some friends mentioned that they were going. I figured the kids would probably love it, and so we joined them. The first time we went, I stayed
PMST: I thought my pelvic floor was awesome, and then I went trampolining Read More >>
