Are you a ‘lists’ person? Like to jot down stuff (shopping/ things to do etc etc) in point form? Or just prefer reading with bullet points? Then this will suit you just fine!
I thought my labour was tough. Then when we brought Little Man home, and I realised the massive responsibility of looking after and raising a little human, I was overwhelmed. Breastfeeding was difficult. The sleepless nights were a daze. The Terrible twos are named so…
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In the spirit of Thanksgiving, I decided to pen a rather soppy post to my son – Little Man as you’ll might know him – to thank him for so many things. For bringing so much joy and happiness to our lives, for teaching me…
After a day that started at the crack of dawn (or if you’re a mum of a newborn, at 4.30 am possibly), then got busier and crazier with the school-run and toddler groups and tantrums and after-school classes, and then ended in bedtime drama, you…
I’ve spoken about Little Man’s tearful drop-offs when he started nursery almost two years ago. As with most children, the settling-in period was tough. Very tough. For him and for me. To see those tears every morning as I tried to smile and walk away,…
Once your toddler progresses to a pre-schooler, it begins. No, not the tantrums – (those begin at the brink of turning two) – but the equally-dreaded school run. It’s something you will have to face every morning and every afternoon for the next decade or…
Mumguilt. We ALL have it, feel it, hate it but learn to live with it. Because no matter how hard we try or how much we do, it just never seems enough. If we are SAHMums, we feel guilty about not being able…
I’m loving the #itsok challenge that Jennie from the parenting blog Rice Cakes and Raisins has started. It’s a mission to make us fellow mums feel a bit better about ourselves, our parenting skills (or lack thereof) and to reassure each and every exhausted mum out…
Keeping a 2-4 year old from getting bored is a Herculean task. No matter how many toys or games or puzzles, no matter whether you’ve gone to the park or for swimming or soft play, there will come a point in the day when you…
Regular readers of my blog must have noticed something different about this post. Well, not so much the post itself but the look of the post. Of the page on the screen in front of you. I’ve got a lovely new logo and I’m pretty kicked…
