This 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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Why I’m still talking about parenting (and a change of direction)
Read moreSeven and a half years ago now, I started this blog to talk about my pregnancy. Because, obviously I was the very first person to have a baby (and here’s my first ever post!). I wrote about childbirth, the confusion and joy of the early baby days and what happened next, and then later on,…
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It’s tough being two, and more of my current parenting mantras
Read moreIt’s tough being two…life with a toddler The well-trodden path of parenting is paved with phrases and mantras, from the well-intentioned ones you tell your friends and other mums (‘It won’t hurt that much!’) to the ones that other people tell you (usually, ‘Cherish every moment!’ from old ladies on the bus while all of…
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Save the Children this Christmas Jumper Day
Read moreIt’s nearly Christmas (well, it’s officially December) which means it’s really nearly Christmas Jumper Day. Get your slightly ridiculous and suitably Christmassy knits at the ready; Save the Children’s festive fundraiser is taking place on 16th December. All you have to do is wear your jumper and donate just £2 – or more – to…
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Five children’s summer holiday essentials
Read moreWe are recently back from our holiday (which seems like a million years away, in the way that it always does. I keep meaning to write about it but life keeps getting in the way). But here’s a couple of the really useful things we took away with us:
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Things You’ll Know If You’re A Mum Of Girls
Read moreHere Are All The Things You’ll Know If You’re A Mum Of Girls Are you a mum of girls? Then read this to see if it sounds familiar. Mum of girls? Here’s all the things you’ll absolutely, definitely know, for sure: They love pink EVERYTHING! They don’t like running around or getting dirty! Everything they…
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A very late Britmums Live 2014 post
Read moreI’m going to blogging conference BritMums Live tomorrow. It’ll be my fourth mum-blogging conference; the the first one I went to was Cybermummy, as a PR with my client at the time. My first as a blogger proper was BritMums two years ago, with my teeny-tiny five-month-old in a carrier. This year I’m taking the new baby…
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