There was a traumatic shopping afternoon, several years ago, that made me swear that I would never, ever again set foot in the Oxford Street area on a weekend any significant number of weeks ahead of Christmas. So what were we doing there last Sunday, queueing up outside Hamleys before it had even opened?
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Inheritance
Read moreWhich of your traits have your children inherited? Apparently handedness may actually be genetic, scientists announced recently. I was interested to read this, as when Eliza first started properly gripping things, she would always use her left one. And as a left-hander, I was delighted. It’s not so much that I was desperate for her…
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On making time for yourself as a new mum
Read moreHow do you find time for yourself as a new mum? This is surely the million dollar question. I’m not talking about going on a luxurious spa break or weekend yoga retreat, or even that tired advertising cliche of busy mums and ‘me time.’ I’m just talking about taking a few snatched seconds to sit…
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Five energy saving tips
Read moreSponsored post…It’s autumn, so that means cold weather, constantly having the heating on and really high electricity bills, right? Not necessarily. Here are some money-saving tips…
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Saving time, preserving memories and keeping you sane; how technology can help you as a parent
Read moreEliza and I enrolled for a morning at Google School this week, as we went along to an event held for mum – and dad – bloggers designed to show how you can use technology to simplify and enhance your day-to-day life. The Google offices are as quirky and cool as you’d expect (grass carpets,…
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London in autumn for children
Read moreI have a love / hate relationship with autumn. One one hand it’s nearly Christmas, and it’s the season for Uggs and red wine. On the other hand, it’s cold and there are far too many opportunities for getting my hair wet. This year though, I’m actually quite happy about it. Although it’s Eliza’s second autumn, as…
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A Fisher Price playfest at The Baby Show
Read moreLast Friday Eliza and I headed over to Olympia for a very different sort of midday meal; the Fisher Price blogger lunch at the London Baby Show.