So, blogs and lofts. I can’t believe it’s been a year – oh time, you old trickster – but the MAD Blog Awards are open again and this year I would love a nomination in the best pre-school blog category (I was beyond thrilled to be a finalist for best pregnancy blog last year and get…
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The Politics Of Paw Patrol – I Have Some Questions
The Politics Of Paw Patrol But First – Who’s A Fan Of The Pups? The politics of Paw Patrol…i have SO MANY QUESTIONS. But first, Paw Patrol! Who’s seen it? Who’s not seen it? Paw Patrol is one of *those* inexplicably popular kids TV programmes with a theme tune so catchy it digs a hole…
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21 irritating things that inevitably happen during naptime
How do I love thee, naptime? Let me count the ways…
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Mum karma, and the mother of all paybacks
There’s nothing quite like becoming a mum to make you gradually realise that the way you treated your own mum when you were a small child might not have always been, shall we say, brilliant.
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Call me, baby – five ways my mobile makes me a much better mum
Can your mobile make you a better mum? I was thinking about this last week when mine was out of action for a couple of days after I smashed the screen into a million tiny pieces. ‘How did you do it?’ the guy in the shop asked. ‘Erm…I got it out to take a photo…
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All the things there’s never enough of
It seems like there’s never enough of anything at the moment. Does anyone (everyone?) with small children feel like this? Ever? All the time? Even…sometimes? Things there never seem to be enough of:
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Five quick beauty pick-me-ups
What are your favourite quick beauty pick-me-ups? It’s fair to say the pre-baby beauty routine takes a back seat when you have children. Both spare time and spare hands become very limited (mine did, much to my dismay). Some things I am still evangelical about doing, like using hot cloth cleansers even when I’m exhausted and having…