After a quiet cycle ride with my eldest turned horribly wrong and his chain buckled and broke (he was fine), Theo the ever resourceful and imaginative one decided to use the wheels, together with that of another old bike to make a go kart! Like this?Read more… Recommended by Coombe Mill: Tails from the Farmers [...]
Last week and this week have been tough. The pressure of feeling unsupported by Cahms coupled with Emily’s fragile state of mind has been hard, really hard. Too many times she’s told me she wanted to be dead. Too many times she’s cut her arms and her legs. Then on Wednesday this week everything changed. [...]
The summer holidays are coming to an end. Are you still alive? Are your nerve ends frayed beyond repair? Want to indulge in some group therapy? You’ve come to the right place. What better way to celebrate the launch of the spanking new Seen & Heard on the School Run blog than with a lovely [...]
I would love for you all to welcome my lovely friend Lucy to the blogging world with her brand new blog Little Super Sparks. It’s also her birthday today, so maybe you could wish her a happy birthday too! Like this?Read more… Recommended by Mama OWL – My Life & Kids
At the start of the Summer we were lucky enough to be sent a fantastic Bernard the Bee Trunki suitcase from Simply Hike – online camping equipment store to review. Like this?Read more… Recommended by Mama OWL – My Life & Kids
L has all her uniform hanging neatly in her wardrobe, shoes polished & various co-ordinating hairbands arranged (and re-arranged on an almost daily basis) on her bedside table. But H..well, we’ve had a bit of a problem. I can confidently say that he has tried on every potential pair of trousers in every single shop [...]
When I was younger, I used to browse through my Mum’s Freemans catalogue and pick out which male model would be my husband, which kids would be our children and which fancy kitchen appliances we’d have. I still enjoy browsing through catalogues and marking pages down when I see something I like but, to be [...]
So the teenager did amazingly well in his GCSE’s and I am a very proud mum at the moment, but it seems like a very long time ago since he finished for the summer. Both as a parent and as a teacher, I do think that the gap between the end of GCSE’s and the [...]
August was Roger Hargreaves month on Mini Bookworms. We featured a month long linky giving readers the chance to add links to their own Roger Hargreaves posts and set up Pinterest boards for Mr Men and Little Miss related photos. Helen from Kiddy Charts introduced us to her Little Miss Chatterbox, Emma from A Matter of Choice shared a [...]
1) Select a frame which suits your face shape and personality. Sure, you want to come across as quirky and fun, but at all costs, avoid an ‘Elton John’ inspired selection. Comparisons to the camp, wigged up, ageing pop star are inevitable, regardless of how cute you may be beneath them. Like this?Read more… Recommended [...]
… We were going solely to visit a large corner of Paulton’s Park that is now famously home to Peppa Pig. Peppa Pig World was on the to-do list from the moment we saw the advert at the start of the Peppa Pig DVD. It opened in April 2011. I humbly suggest the owners of [...]
For my 8th birthday, I was asked by my parents what present I would like, and to this day I remember my answer. Without a second thought I knew what I wanted to wake up to when my birthday dawned: Christmas. Unfortunately my birthday is in March, however that didn’t stop my parents dutifully bringing [...]
On the Tube today I sat opposite a young couple, their hands clasped, and heads bent together, taking it on turns to admire the glittering ring on the third finger of her left hand.When your newly engaged it feels as though you have a neon band strapped around your ring finger and you want to [...]
I’ve just seen a new programme that’s starting tomorrow evening at 9pm on BBC2. It follows the midwives on the Central Delivery Unit at Saint Mary’s Hospital in Manchester – one of the busiest labour wards in the country and one of my options for delivery. These midwives have to work out how best to [...]
I was told twice this week that I needed to improve my diet and nutrition. Just had lunch. Really, I don’t know what they’re talking about. Like this?Read more… Recommended by Special Needs Jungle
However the conversation of my baby staying in hospital for 48 hours to be “monitored” for drug withdrawal has upset me beyond belief. I know it’s for the best and precaution but what have I don’t to my poor unborn baby. All because I was weak and couldn’t cope with being a Mammy the first [...]
From the heavy belly stages of trimester three which included burping uncontrollably in work meetings, passing wind with any form of movement at the gym, through to the labour, bringing the little master home and not to mention grappling with breastfeeding and growth spurts. It was my journey. Our journey. And we’re still on it. [...]
Have you ever had those times, regardless of any obstacles, when things just seem to work out? When you’re talking about someone and they call at that exact moment? When you walk under a street light and it suddenly goes out? When you think of something completely random and your partner says EXACTLY what you [...]
When our baby was still “the Bump” we were obsessed with finding her the right name: nothing too cutesy as she might be Prime Minister one day (Angel Thexton, Prime Minister). Nothing that would date (think ‘Ethel’). Nothing utterly mad (‘Trixie-Biscuit’). And then there was the other problem, the one nobody likes to mention… the [...]
So today is my 5 year wedding anniversary. I can’t quite believe it’s been that long to be honest and so much has happened! I thought about doing a little tribute to my Other Half but then realised it would most definitely be over the top and soppy so instead I thought I’d do a [...]
