If you don’t know what my title is referencing, then you’re missing a treat – go and watch the Friends boxsets immediately! But you don’t need to have been watching sitcoms in the 90s to know it’s summer! In between all the Sandwich-making Photo-taking Hair-tearing “PLEASE share!”-ing Paddling pool-ing “Still no school!”-ing Day-tripping Fizz-sipping “Mummy’s […]
Day 9 of self-isolation. I don’t know what day of the week it is, I can’t remember if I’ve had a shower and my Fitbit thinks I’m… Read More My son has just turned 10, and since then I’ve been on a weird high, like I’ve got some sort of promotion or something. I… Read More Love them or […]
Day 9 of self-isolation. I don’t know what day of the week it is, I can’t remember if I’ve had a shower and my Fitbit thinks I’m… My son has just turned 10, and since then I’ve been on a weird high, like I’ve got some sort of promotion or something. I… Love them or hate them, you feel […]
When my son opened his birthday present, his face looked like we’d just shot our dog. We don’t even have a dog. He undid the wrapping, took it out, looked at it, then put it back down, turning his head aside with such a look of sorrow that you’d think we’d cancelled Christmas. Normally, I […]
Then: my mum holding my baby. Now: my mum stimulating my baby’s visual recognition skills “Messy play” – or “mucking around with his Weetabix”? While the basic tenets of parenting remain the same through the ages, the phrases I come out with sometimes make my mum look at me like I’m bonkers. But think about […]
Today, August 20th, has been crowned the most stressful of the school holidays. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Follow my tips and tricks for a stress-free day and defy the odds! These declarations do make me laugh a little. How anyone can single out a date to be the most stressful with […]
You know how it is. You’ve been married a number of years, and you’re in – well, a rutis probably a bit strong, but, say, a state of pleasant and ever so slight boredom. It’s not that you don’t love your dear heart just as much as ever, but what with young children and jobs […]
Mary Berry would weep. I bake so seldom (once a year, per kid) that I have to buy all new ingredients each time in case of weevils. But I say to her – please make a programme for the poor souls among us who simply can’t do it: the half-baked, if you will. A Great […]
It’s best to let rip, because kids pick up on suppressed rage (unlike my husband). I read this brilliant article today in the supermarket… Read More Supermum. Best Mum Ever. Fantastic Mum. Who, me? Read More Presents. The only thing that stands between your children and a shit Christmas. And it’s all up to you. […]
Renting Skiwear = Better Kit, Better for the Planet – and It’s Covid-safe Too EcoSki offers sterile, premium skiwear to rent If you’re hoping to… Read More Wall-to-wall catering, a roaring fire, comfy sofas – the perfect way to relax after hitting the slopes on a family ski holiday. Read More Snowy fun for all the family […]
#172344134 / gettyimages.com Humans are a kindly breed, generally. They rarely say what they think to your face, above all if it’s about your children. But through years of experience, I have decoded a few popular phrases uttered in the direction of your offspring. Is it a boy or a girl? Where are its eyes? […]
When you can’t keep the naughty cupboard a secret, is it time to just give it up altogether? I don’t like chocolate…I LOVE IT! Yet, wherever I hide it, the children find it, like little demon mice scampering all over my pathetic attempts to conceal sugary goodness from them. I remember a time when I […]
No one should have to diet alone. But is a virtual fitness pal the answer? I’ve got a new best friend. Always there for me, day and night. Never judges or tempts me with a night in with some prosecco. I’ve seen her around before but I’ve only really got to know her this year […]
It had to happen. Six years, three kids, a gazillion Lego pieces. Sooner or later, one of those bits was going to go up someone’s nose. I’m only surprised it took so long. So, what do you do, if hooking it out with your little finger ain’t happening? How do you get a bit of […]