On Feeling Broody When You Have A Baby… Are you feeling broody even though you have a baby? At the end of last week there was a strange feeling hanging over me. It whispered quietly from the corners of the room, gently tapped at my shoulders and ruffled through my hair. I couldn’t quite identify…
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On borrowed time in the baby room
Read moreMums are obsessed with time, aren’t we? All those conversations about ages and stages, the count down and up to birthdays and milestones, the constant surprise that you now have a child who is that old. But if you think about it, it’s easy to see why – every minute of pregnancy, even from pre-conception,…
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For sale – house buying and selling with a toddler in tow
Read moreFor sale: one small child, located halfway down the tree-lined streets of toddlerdom. New build, sunny facing aspect. Potential for imminent upwards expansion. Energy rating; uses lots of it, but does need constant refuelling. Special features – the ability to turn a tidy house upside down in an instant. Asking price? OIRO two good nights’…
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The 5.30am workout for parents
Read moreWhat 5.30 am looks like… I read an article the other day about a US entrepreneur who credits the secret of her success to getting up early every day to be in the gym for 5.30am. Since doing so, she’s completed three triathalons and is now on track for solo world domination. Since becoming a…
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Top toys for Christmas 2013
Read moreWhat are the top toys for Christmas 2013? And what’s the number one best-selling toy of the year going to be? Wait, I hear you say. Christmas, seriously? But it’s only just started being summer! In true form to the topsy turvy weather we’ve been having this year, it seemed oddly fitting that I was…
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Five random things my toddler is obsessed with
Read moreWhen I was pregnant, I envisaged all the toys our baby would have. Wooden, organic, ergonomic and tastefully painted, they’d all be from Sweden or somewhere similarly stylish. Then I had the baby and we quickly realised that what babies are actually fond of is anything brightly coloured and made of plastic. Especially if it…
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A night in with Bombay Sapphire gin and Wimbledon
Read moreI’m a member of the Collective Bias Social Fabric Community. This post about Wimbledon and our night in with Bombay Sapphire gin cocktails has been compensated as part of a social shopper insights study for Collective Bias and its client. Gin, set and match with Bombay Sapphire…