School went back today after half term break. Thank God. It spells the return of my sanity and the chance to get my voice back. And to recover from the trauma of the previous week’s mess. Winter school breaks are always the hardest because when you live in England, entertainment …
Yesterday Luca told me I was ‘crackers’ because I was singing to him at the hairdresser. So I asked him if all his friends’ Mums were crackers too and he said “er no, just you”. I thought this was pretty funny and probably quite accurate but he said it without …
I have a massive problem with excess. Always have. I’m really bad at doing anything in moderation, mainly eating certain foods, but it does stretch to other areas of my life. Having children for instance, I just always have to go that little bit overboard. Everyone knows about my recent …
You know those days when your kids just fire question after question at you? The days when you’re tired, out of answers, you just don’t know, or you just don’t give a shit? The ones where you get really childish and for the sake of answering you just make something …
In June when I decided to start a blog, I wrote my first few posts without telling anyone about it. Because I’m self-conscious of my writing. I uploaded them to Twitter where I only know a handful of the people who follow me in the flesh, and it was comfortable. …
We’ve just had a weekend away on our own in the New Forest in Hampshire. It’s only a couple of hours from London so we left on Friday evening despite the hideous traffic. We set the sat nav (we call ours Betty, she sounds like a Betty) and off we …
I have what I’d class as a rather disturbing addiction to Nutella. Its chocolatey goodness, high fat content and lack of any nutrition fall right into my favourite sort of food group. I currently have 390 photos on Instagram. A vast number of those are cake and chocolate themed .. …
A long, long time ago, before I had children, nothing irritated me more than having to move off the footpath for a Mum with a newborn baby in its smart car sized pram with a nappy bag large enough to hold a small aircraft hanging off the side. I mean …
“Mum, Charlie’s really annoying. We should give him to another family”
“Really, you don’t think that’s a bit harsh?”
“Well then we should sell him”.
Something happened to our family upon the birth of our fourth child, Jude. For starters we didn’t plan him. I make no secret of this and the fact my husband, Rob, had a vasectomy nine months before Jude was born is further proof. I didn’t want any more, we already …
Earlier this year I decided to take up running. I’ve always wanted to be a runner but could never be arsed to actually do it. Because basically I’m a lazy shit with no willpower. I have had more gym memberships in my life than I can count. I’ve tried every …
October 15th is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. This is a cause very close to my heart and I’d like to share my story. In 2002 I found out I was pregnant with my first child. My husband Rob and I were so thrilled and excited to be starting …