Did you see this list of emotions people experience but can’t explain? I loved it. I thought of some others that I’d put on my own personal list – less philosophical, more prosaic: Ijustcant: The annoyance you feel when you pass a pair of shoes on the stairs, knowing they’ve been there for two days and nobody has … Continue reading “Emotions You Can’t Explain – The Domestic Edition”
I’m in super-organisational-mode. It’s day three of summer holidays, and I’ve already washed the school uniforms. This is far better than Easter, when I found them at the bottom of the laundry basket the night before the kids were due back to school. I’ve washed lunch boxes, and I fully intend to put them in the … Continue reading “Bright Star Kids – Personalised Labels and Backpack Review”
A very nice thing about blogging is being offered products to review. The hard part is deciding whether to say yes or not, but when Claire Povey asked if I’d like to try one of her hand-made beach bags, one click through to her website was enough to convince me to send back a resounding “Yes … Continue reading “I love povey – interview and review”
“I usually collapse in my pyjamas by 8.30pm… I flake out on front of the TV, watching soaps…taking off my make-up and putting Sudocrem on my spots.” This week’s interview is with Lucy Kennedy; TV presenter on The 7 o’ Clock Show and mother of two. She talks about childcare, trying to do everything, working … Continue reading “Office Mum stories – Lucy Kennedy”
We are being very brave this summer; we’re getting on an actual airplane with all three kids. We’ve never tried it with three before, and we may never try again either, depending on how it goes. But in a bid to see something further away than a ferry journey allows, we’re getting on a plane. Among … Continue reading “Bubble Bum Booster Seat – Review and Giveaway”
If you’re looking for a weekend break in a city with easy to follow street signs, smooth, well-kept pavements, graffiti-free buildings, a simple subway ticketing system, and taxi drivers that stay well within the speed limit, then I’d suggest that you give Lisbon a miss. But if you don’t mind things on the rustic side, … Continue reading “Lisbon Calling”
Down you come, bump, bump, bump, step by step, laughing hysterically each time you crash into me. Then back up the stairs to do it again. I make a slight move towards leaving my half-way-down-step, and am told “No mummy! You stay!” Then down you come again, stair by stair. Crash. Burst of laughter. I … Continue reading “The light at the end of the (toddler) tunnel”
“Women have been conditioned to feel that it’s up to them to keep all balls in the air which in reality is just not feasible (not to mention unfair)” This week’s interview is with bestselling author Melissa Hill, who lives in South Dublin with her husband and four-year-old daughter. After an early career in banking, … Continue reading “Office Mum stories – Melissa Hill”
“That’s where I got my passport photos mum, isn’t it?” said Emmie who is five, as we walked past our local Fuji photo shop last Friday. “Yep, that’s right – we’ll have to make sure we all bring our passports when we go on holidays next week, won’t we!” I replied. “Do you have a … Continue reading “Out of the office (by the skin of my teeth)”
Five wristbands, secured, we were checked through the gateway, towards the GPO. The elderly lady behind us didn’t have a wristband, but it didn’t matter. The woman on security told her so – the lady’s years of experience were enough she said. One Dub to another. Hearts warmed. Then right up to the fence, a … Continue reading “And it hardly rained at all”
