Sometimes I look at the state of the toilet in my kids bathroom and I wonder “how the hell did they even do that? Is it physically possible?” Boys are disgusting. Mine are only aged 6, 4 and 2 and already my house has taken on the scent of a …
Rob and I have just spent four days away together, WITH NO CHILDREN. Let me say that again, WITH NO CHILDREN. Because we live overseas and have no family nearby, these opportunities only come around when my Mum comes to London to visit. She always offers to mind the kids …
We’ve just spent a week at the Lake District. I’d love to report that it was a fun-filled, stress-free and relaxing seven days away but I’d be a big fat liar if I did. It’s about a four and a half hour drive from our place in London. So add …
We survived another Easter holiday. We chose to stay in England this year because quite frankly the whole airport and flight thing with so many kids is enough to tip me over the edge. We have done an enormous amount of travel in the time we’ve lived in the UK …
I am a shouty Mum. I really hate writing that because it’s one of the things I don’t like about myself. I like to think I’m quite self-aware, I’m pretty clear about my character flaws and shouting at my kids is one of them. Parenting does that to you, it …
Every once in a while I am reminded that my kids are getting older and that I am no longer the centre of their world and can do no wrong. This ‘once in a while’ has been becoming more and more frequent and I’m not sure I like it. Last …
Hands up if you’ve ever spat the dummy and screamed at your family “I’m sick of being everyone’s slave. Tomorrow I’m not cooking for anyone and you can sort yourselves out”? I do that every weekend. Usually about 11am on a saturday. However in my case it goes something more …
Because I have a hundred children we have an enormous car. That and because we live in London where you always park on the street and often need to fit into a parking spot only inches bigger than your car, you need a car with parking sensors. I do anyway. …
Twelve things I did in 2012 that made it awesome. 1. I lived in London during the Olympics. The whole reason we moved here was because Rob was working on the Olympic Village so to see all his hard work come to fruition was truly amazing and I am so …