Parenting posts
I don’t mean to brag (well, maybe just a bit) but as of September this year I have two children in full-time, six hour a day education. For that six hours, I am a stay-at-home mum, minus the kids. So just a stay-at-home, really. Only I don’t have to just stay at home; I can go and do whatever I […]
A day in the life of a SAHM (with kids at school) Read More >>
In a few months it will be four years since I pressed ‘publish’ on my very first, entirely cringe-worthy blog post. Back then I had a whole load of topics that I couldn’t wait to write about – obviously in a way that no one had ever done before (yes, I think we all really think that at some point;
Where do I go from here? The blog of a Stay-at-Home mum minus the kids Read More >>
Almost four years ago now, I started blogging for a bit of fun. It was akin to therapy really. A year or so later, I accidentally fell into the world of freelance writing and blogging as an actual way to make real money. Ridiculous, really, and only the kind of thing you can do accidentally when you have a year
Women in biz (or something less wanky): The daily routine of a self employed mum Read More >>
My youngest, my baby, started school today. Despite the (very big) part of me which has been waiting for this moment for six weeks (/four years) I would be lying if I said I haven’t been worrying about it ever so slightly. I may have been here before but it’s very different; his sister was so, so ready for school.
Is he ready? Am I ready?: My youngest starts school Read More >>
We’ve just returned from our summer holiday. Rather than jetting off somewhere exotic, we made our second trip to a holiday park in Somerset. We decided to revisit as it’s close to a gloriously sandy beach which we didn’t quite get to make use of during the drizzly Easter holidays, and the children just loved the whole thing; even the
Enjoying kids’ holiday entertainment: A guide for parents Read More >>
This is a collaborative post We have recently done quite a few long car journeys with our kids, and it can be really hard work; the whinging, the repeated requests for loo stops and snacks and the knowledge that you probably have to do it all again in reverse in a few days… Well it can make you reconsider a
Top tips for surviving long car journeys with small kids Read More >>
This weekend, we bought my daughter a 4-CD Disney compilation. She’s currently on her 16th consecutive listening of a song from Hannah Montana so I’ve snuck downstairs where I can’t hear it before I feel compelled to poke my eardrums out. Faced with a dishwasher that needs emptying and a playroom that needs tidying, I thought I’d instead make a
Summer holiday diary: Day 12, running low on snacks and sanity Read More >>
And so, just like that, the school year comes to a close. One whole school year done and dusted and on to the next one. Come September, my smallest child will also be starting school… After six weeks of holidays first, of course. I’m not crying, you’re crying. It’s slightly less of a Big Thing the second time around; not
13 things I’ve learned about reception in our first year at primary school Read More >>
This is a collaborative post. All words are mine. There is nothing like a relaxing holiday, and holidays with children are indeed nothing like a relaxing holiday. It’s just like being at home with them, but more expensive and with none of your stuff. And probably crap wifi. And overtiredness. And too much sugar. The last truly relaxing holiday I
Holidays with children: 10 reasons to love a UK staycation Read More >>
And so it came to pass that my youngest; the tiny, puking, screaming little baby who inspired me through sleep deprivation-based torture to start this blog, turned four years old. Four! That’s the average life span of a gerbil. He’ll be starting school in September. I’d say the time has passed too quickly but I am actually quite ready for
Pimty Tare my dudes: A fourth birthday Read More >>
