Ooh Valentine's Day - maybe we'll book a romantic night away in a hotel. Scrap that - no babysitter, no money. But I'll buy him a card and a present. Well, a card anyway. Those are nice cards! I'll get one each for the kids as well. Oh wait, there's €3.99 each. Maybe I'll just make cards for the ...
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A Ten Years Married Post Where Nothing Changes (in a good way)
This time ten years ago, Facebook was just a baby, Twitter didn't exist, and a new show called X-Factor was appearing on our TV screens for the first time. In Ireland, we were sucking up the smoking ban, we were queuing overnight to buy houses from plans, and Niall Horan was just eleven years old. Undoubtedly, a lot has changed ...
Inspiring Stuff at The Princess Parlour
I'm working hard to teach my daughters that they can be anything they want when they grow up - astronauts ("really?"), footballers ("no way mum, I thought only boys could be footballers") or business-owners (because they've both decided that's what they want to be - as opposed to my job in an office which they say ...
Reasons to drink pretend champagne
I wasn't going to write anything about this week, but I'm sitting here drinking champagne (the not-champagne type), and that seems like a reason to write it down (or maybe it's the bubbles talking) As work-life balance goes, this week has been rather one-sided. Work has been busy and difficult. The life side of life, on ...
So, is the Easter Bunny a thing?
It's Easter Bunny time again. Or not, as the case may be. I've asked around, as I do every year, confused mammy that I am: Does the Easter Bunny come to your house? And the answers, though varied, usually have a similar theme: We didn't have it when we were kids but my kids seem to have heard about it ...
A six year old’s take on all things Motherish for Mother’s Day
Honestly
V-day
Of all the celebration days during the year, Valentine's Day is arguably one of the most commercialized; one of the more makey-uppy ones. Although not as makey-uppy as yesterday's "Get a Different Name Day" which coincided with "Madly in Love with Me Day" (what, you mean you missed both of those?). At least Valentine's Day ...