Here are 21 things that really, really, really irritate me about parenting, from *that* phrase through to *those* annoying things… (Not these guys!) If parenting has given me many gifts, including two healthy children and a group of mum friends who love wine as much as I do, hashtag blessed, then it’s also gifted me…
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One book a month: Conversations with Friends and Crazy Rich Asians
Read moreThis month, it’s a fiction special and I’ve actually read two books *gasp* – Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney and Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan Oh, and can we agree not to mention the fact we are half-way through May and nearly into June, and this is a post about books I read…
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My child is starting school and I’m excited / terrified
Read moreSo it’s official, we have the primary school place which means my child is starting school (did you get the school place you wanted? Hope so). It’s a big event, getting the school place, isn’t it? It’s the culmination of all those visits and research and thought and worry and waiting – and then suddenly…
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The 7 rules of the sleep deprivation society (for Meghan, Harry and all new parents)
Read moreHere are the seven rules of the sleep deprivation society (for Meghan, Harry and all new parents) From always putting cereal in the fridge through to forgetting your own name, here are the seven rules of the sleep deprivation society – a term mentioned yesterday by future monarch and current king of the bad dad…
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Five ways to add colour to your family home
Read moreHere are five ways to add colour to your family home…this is a sponsored post in association with Crown Paint’s Breatheasy range How do you add colour to your family home? As someone who used to mainly wear black and wanted a minimalist, monochrome bedroom, I’m now a total colour convert. I love having colour…
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How a loft conversion with VELUX transformed our family home
Read moreAD – this post is sponsored by VELUX. Are you thinking about a loft conversion? Here are some loft conversion tips, and how having our attic space extended transformed our family home. We are five years into our house renovation and one of the best things we’ve done is have our loft converted. It transformed…
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10 children’s TV programmes adults secretly love
Read moreHere are ten children’s TV programmes adults secretly love…which are your favourites? It’s the holidays! So in all probability, your children will be watching a bit of TV – it’s fiiiiiiine – and you’ll be spending a lot of time shouting ‘Can you turn the volume DOWN?’ On repeat. There are lots of TV programmes…