“Listen, I was that person who was going to have her baby on Friday night and be propped up at the bar in the pub wearing full make-up and heels on Saturday night. Of course I was going back to work!!!” The weekly interview series is back with Gwen Loughman; a stay at home mother to four ...
My third child is experiencing quite a relaxed toddlerhood, compared to that of my second and especially my first. He has fewer toys, fewer clothes, and hand-me-down everything possible - so a lot of pink. But he's the happiest, most chilled out kid of our bunch, so we must be doing something right - finally.... In ...
As part of lovely Learner Mama's linky, I've put together ten random things I've learned about parenting. They apply to me; they may not apply to everyone. But I wish my pre-mother self had known some of them. Or maybe that would take the fun out of it... 1. Nothing you can buy or do will ...
"Want other mummy, not you!" said the two-year-old, pushing me away when I tried to hug him after work this evening. Oh. Not what I was expecting. Maybe I'd misheard. I tried again - reached out for a hug. "No, you stay there. Want other mummy, not you!" Right so, I hadn't misheard. I tried explaining. "I'm your ...
It was the August bank holiday weekend, and I really wanted to be like those families who head away spontaneously for a night - we've never done that. The budget allowed for this to be a one-night-only event, so options were limited. We considered a self-catering house, but this seemed like a recipe for cooking, tidying and ...
I'm a bit nosy, and have been enjoying the "week in dinners" series on Bumbles of Rice lovely food and parenting blog. This week it's payback time - she's asked the rest of us to confess our own "week in dinners", warts and all (that's not actually a nice image) I'm going to cheat. Our childminder ...