It occurred to me recently, as I watched my daughter run around the room causing a large amount of curious chaos, that she’s very much not a baby any more. The signs have been there for a while so it shouldn’t really have been a shock. And looking at her now, that stage seems so…
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It’s beginning to look a lot like…November
Read moreThere 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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The tiny joys of parenting small children
Read moreParenting. It can be relentless, exhausting, monotonous and mind-numbing, can’t it? But it’s also amazing, awesome, joyful, surprising and rewarding. Getting used to parenting can take a lot of adjustment though. When success previously meant winning new business, being promoted or finally finding that pair of sold-out shoes you saw in Elle magazine, it can…
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