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I just spent £20 on going to the toilet (ish)
Why do kids have to go to the loo so much – we can NEVER do anything else! I spent the holiday in the loo. Well actually, I didn’t, but it felt like it. What I actually did was spend time trying to...
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Washing socks: Sock Pixie, give my socks back and let the unicorns freeze!
Give my socks back and let those pesky unicors freeze, purlease….. Right, this is a bit of a ranting post, so be warned…even though washing socks is a fairly innocuous subject… However, this rant has...
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iPhone in the toilet: I just invented the iPoo!
iPhone in the toilet: What have YOU dropped down the loo as a parent? Enter the iPoo…. Well that probably got your attention. You are undoubtedly wondering what on earth an iPoo actually is; and it...
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Getting ready for school: why bother being organised at all!
Welcome to my blog…pull up a chair, have a biscuit and enjoy (I hope)… Getting ready for school; did we miss anything? As the kids have been in it for nearly 6 weeks; our house is now pretty much full...
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Why is mum crying, Daddy?
I have a confession to make – I am a bit of a softie. Unfortunately, “why is Mum crying?” is not as rare a sentence as perhaps it should be in our household. And by that, I mean I once cried at a...
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Proud Parents: It’s the funniest things sometimes…
There are lots of things that make me one of the many proud parents out there. Things like: How well they have taken to reading How Stuntboy always helps people who are upset How I usually only have to...
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8 things that make me sound like my mum…
My mum; am I turning into her I promised myself I wasn’t going to turn into my mum. Not because there is anything wrong with my mum, you understand; she’s lovely. It’s just I wanted to be me as a mum,...
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Having a hysterectomy: A womb with a view
Having a hysterectomy; won’t be needing these now… I debated as to whether to publish this. Then I decided that perhaps plumbing is something people don’t talk about, and maybe it would help if more...
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Making memories: Standing on the stairs…
Making memories: Listening on the Stairs Last night, my husband and I had one of those making memories moments…. One of the ones where you look at each other, and realise that everything is worthwhile,...
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Going into hospital: Beauty and the Beast
This is clearly not me, or my hair, or my nails… Right so today I am going into hospital. So what did I do this week? I got my hair and nails done…go figure. Makes perfect sense doesn’t it – having a...
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Single parent dating: How to talk to your kids
Nowadays, many children are involved with step-families as their parents decide to re-build their lives with new partners. If you’ve been dating someone for a while and are ready to take things to the...
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Sleep deprivation: 7 reasons I’m remembering what it was like…
Sleep deprivation – I can’t remember these days anymore… *sniff* How soon we forget what sleep deprivation is like… I have such a blurred idea of the first few months of life for both of my two. And it...
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It’s all bickering, and no chocolate cake…*sniff*
Bickering; Can’t I just have chocolate cake? Rant alert I am afraid. If you don’t like em, go make a cup or tea. Bickering, I hate it, so…. …I am getting rather annoyed with my kids. Yeah, I know. I am...
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Getting thin: 10 reasons that I would be thin if….
I would be think if… I have never been good at getting thin…I would be thin if… …calories that were sneaked while the kids weren’t watching didn’t count as no-on can see you eat them …cakes were...
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Baby budgeting: Do I HAVE to be a grown up?
Baby budgeting: Must I be a grown up? Me time Hubby time Finance Being able to go out Being able to eat without someone starting to cry as soon as you lift your fork…. Everything goes a bit leftfield...
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Goodbye fair jeans…I knew you well…!
Zip it up, love! Before I had kids, I wore jeans ALL THE TIME. Jeans and a T-shirt. Jeans and chunky jumpers. Jeans and vest tops. Jeans and pretty much everything. In fact, I don’t think I ever wore...
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There is a rainbow in my heart
I was having a crap day. IT ability had left the building, my limited skills at Photoshop were annoying the hell out of me, and I hadn’t done anywhere near as much of the crap that needed doing. Then...
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Behind every successful mum is a Chatterbox…
We aimed for gold – and got it! This morning we had the proverbial bun fight to get kids in after school clubs. How do they work in your school? In mine; we queue on a particular day, wait until...
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Not even my kids can make me like ski-ing
How not to snowplow - don’t cross those skis! We came back from ski-ing with the kids this weekend. And I STILL don’t like it. I tried it, I even skied with the kids, though when I say “with them” that...
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A handy memory aid?
Please tell me I am not alone in doing this… It can’t just be me, I am not the only mum whose head is too full of crap to remember everything. This was my hand this morning…. It’s the only way I can...
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