A little while ago I saw a tweet from a fellow blogger, Charlie at Our Altered Life offering the first chapter of her new book for free. On a whim, I decided to give it a go; it looked like it might be interesting. That first chapter blew me Read more…
S was delighted when this arrived in the post. Not so long ago she received an L.O.L. Lil Sister for review, and she really loves anything that involves an unwrapping of some kind. I took a (rather wobbly) video of her opening her new L.O.L Surprise! doll: There Read more…
Have you heard of the term “growth mindset” yet? Last term S’s school had a parents’ evening talk about this, and even showed a video of Carol Dweck’s amazing Ted Talk about it. Since then I’ve been reading more about the idea of a growth mindset, and was interested to Read more…
For six glorious weeks we’ve been playing in the garden, taking day trips and enjoying the lazy (if not particularly hot) days of summer. Next week, we go back to school – which means uniforms, smart shoes, brushed hair and… checking for nits on a regular basis. Not my favourite Read more…
As a single parent, I’ve mostly handled things by myself. It’s only in the last month or so that I’ve done things like ask a friend for a lift to collect S from school, or ask a friend (the same friend) to take her to school for me in the Read more…
I love to read parenting books – but not the mainstream ones that advocate use of the naughty step or time outs. I don’t do either of those things (you can read about why, here). I am a big fan of gentle parenting and enjoy reading books about a more Read more…
We are excited to be taking part in the book tour for The Snake who Baked a Cake… [amazon_link asins=’1912262045′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’sinmotaho-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’92c6c61a-8b0f-11e7-b1a1-9118d5a42e15′] This is a fun rhyming book about a snake called Jake who bakes a cake. We are big fans of rhyming in this house, so it Read more…
Getaways as a parent can be tricky. Staying in a hotel usually means putting your child to bed, and then sitting less than six feet from them, waiting for them to go to sleep before you dare move… or is that just me?! We were very excited then, to try Read more…
New habits can be really tricky; often we can manage them for a week or so, but then they fall by the wayside. Here are ten simple tips for making your new habit stick: Know yourself It took me a while to realise it, but now I know that for Read more…
Since S was born five years ago, I have had an umbilical hernia and diastasis recti. A quick explanation of those terms: when you’re pregnant your rectus abdominus muscles (the ones that run vertically down the centre of your torso) separate so as to allow space for the baby to Read more…
This evening S and I will be staying in Brighton, courtesy of Brighton Getaways. Regular followers of our escapades will know that we had to cancel a short break earlier this year because S had a bad case of chicken pox – so this will probably be our only trip Read more…
[amazon_link asins=’B06XSH8JJ2′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’sinmotaho-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’192efeeb-81ea-11e7-a7fe-21fbf3d96c1b’] S loves Num Noms; I think most kids her age do. I don’t know if it’s because they’re small and cute, they smell funny, they’re collectible or that sometimes you get a lip balm with them. Either way, she loves them and was beside Read more…
[amazon_link asins=’B072R1RKW2′ template=’ProductAd’ store=’sinmotaho-21′ marketplace=’UK’ link_id=’1f1b7e53-804a-11e7-b388-cffd4e3cc041′] S was delighted to be sent a new LOL Surprise Lil Sister for review. We made a video of her unwrapping it… The whole “blind bag” thing is one of those things that are all the rage these days, and S is Read more…
This time last year, we were preparing for S to begin her reception year at school. Since she was already doing more hours at nursery than she would be at school (albeit over four days) I didn’t think there would be much of an issue with transitioning over to school. Read more…
We’re now two weeks into the six-week summer holidays, and I have to admit: I’m struggling. We both are. S was ill with chicken pox for all of the half term holidays, and after that she seemed to be off school more than she was there for a long while Read more…
As a massive PJ Masks fan, S was delighted to receive a PJ Masks glow in the dark puzzle from Ravensburger for review. This is a 60-piece puzzle with large, easy-to-handle pieces – that glows in the dark! S has really been getting into doing puzzles lately, but she’s Read more…