Parenting posts
Picture the scene. It’s an ordinary day. Big Whingelet has returned from pre-school and I’m doing my best to let the kids amuse themselves whilst trying to cook dinner/put washing away/tell someone why they’re wrong on the internet. They seem to be doing fairly well at it, when suddenly the silence is broken… Mummy he took my toy/food/dirty receipt! Mummy […]
Sharing is caring (but toddlers don’t care) Read More >>
7:52am: I open my eyes and squint at the clock. Shit, it’s almost 8am, how the hell did that even happen? At this point I would usually have been awake for several hours. The small one is asleep next to me, as per the last two – three? – weeks? I can’t remember how long. He’s poorly, teething, just being
Just another Monday morning Read More >>
I live in a cursed house. I swear that half of my blog posts are moaning about illness in some capacity but that’s because a) we are always sick these days, or that’s how it feels and b) being ill really sucks. I make a crappy sick person; even my kids seem to take being poorly in their stride, or
Return of the germs: 5 ways to make sick days fun Read More >>
At the time of writing, the big one is sick, and has been feeling sorry for herself quietly on the sofa for two days now. Two loooooong days*. I’ve just realised that this change to our routine has meant that the library books are overdue, and I can’t find our online pin number. I’ve checked and the library isn’t open for
One for the books: A visit to the library Read More >>
This time last year, I was just starting this blog. I had a six month old baby who had just learned to crawl and a feisty, chatty two year old. As you’d imagine (or can guess from the exasperated tone of my posts) it was hard work; I often felt like I was drowning under the weight of trying to
Two small ones, one year on: How times have changed… Read More >>
When I left the workplace to become a stay-at-home mum, one of my biggest considerations – bigger, even, than the no money I would actually bring home after spunking it all on childcare – was the large gap it would leave on my CV. It might be the 21st century, but apparently it is still not the done thing to
Jobs for the mums: Picking my new career Read More >>
Does your child have a favourite doll which hasn’t been looked after properly? Do they have an Elsa doll with matted hair? A Barbie with fuzzy, frizzy and ruined hair? A My London Girl that has hair uncannily like mine (without the roots) and is desperately in need of a bit of TLC? I bet they do, toddlers are rubbish
A step by step guide to fixing matted doll’s hair Read More >>
This is a post I wasn’t going to write, but I’ve found myself in a bit of a funk. The kids have both been sick (again – what the hell right?) so I’m even more tired than usual and feeling pretty run down. Friends have suggested that looking back over the great things that happened this year is a good
Fare thee well, 2016: My review of the year Read More >>
Farewell 2016. You will forever be remembered as the year when celebrities weren’t safe in their own homes, when Britain made it really expensive to go to Europe and America outdid us by doing a complete derp. Oh, America. For me, 2016 has had its ups (the occasional full night’s sleep, winning an award for this blog) and its downs (that
Ten New Year’s resolutions for mums (and no, dieting isn’t one) Read More >>
We all know where I stand on soft play, but sometimes there is just no better option. Recently, it’s become really cold, really suddenly. I hate it and am finding it difficult to get out and about with the kids in the misery of winter. When we need to get out of the house, there are basically three options if
Soft play tales: Bare bum in the ball pit Read More >>
