The thing about being a single parent is, it’s pretty hard work. When I was pregnant, I had a somewhat turbulent relationship with S’s father. We split up and got back together a million times, and S’s birth was not exactly a bunch of laughs. I spent most of my Read more…
At the beginning of May I embarked on a four week Drop a Dress Size challenge with Girls Love Fit. The first week was really tough… Really tough. I used to eat pretty badly but I had convinced myself that the occasional salad I’d been stuffing down between bags of crisps meant I Read more…
S was really quite excited to be sent a copy of the new Go Jetters Magazine for review. S loves to watch Go Jetters on TV; they’re great for teaching about geography and famous landmarks, something the magazine also helps with. In this edition, you can cut out shapes to Read more…
I am that person who looks up the day before a birthday and thinks “oh poop, I’d better get to a shop…” I forgetting birthdays was an Olympic sport, I would have a gold medal. This year I managed to send my niece a birthday card that arrived on the Read more…
We love being Parragon Book Buddies, and this month S was really excited to see two fantastic Disney titles come through the door. To celebrate Disney Book Week and the release of more than 20 Disney hardback books, we were sent Jungle Book and Frozen. As you can see, S was Read more…
When I was about 6, my nan bought the family a VCR for Christmas. It came with three children’s videos, the best of which was It’s Flashbeagle, Charlie Brown. We watched that video to death; even after my dad had mastered the art of recrding movies and cartoons from the TV Read more…
Are you happy right now? When I was younger, I always thought I would be “rescued” from my life by a knight in shining armour. I was forever disappointed that the boyfriends I ended up with were just human like me, and couldn’t fix me. I thought I would finally Read more…
I pre-ordered a copy of Brett Moran’s first book, Wake the F#ck Up after hearing from a friend that it was a fantastic book, and seeing Brett’s Facebook posts. It seemed like it might be my sort of book. Brett Moran was a crackhead, getting into debt, joyriding and Read more…
Our morning routine used to be your average, run of the mill rush to get up and out of the door on time. Snooze the alarm, get showered and dressed in a rush, stress over breakfast taking too long, pleading with S to just-put-the-damn-coat-on. Then last year I read Hal Read more…
I am an introvert. I didn’t realise there was such a thing – or that I was one – until fairly recently. When I figured it out, suddenly everything fell into place. I’m sharing this because I feel like learning these things about ourselves can help us in many different Read more…
Being a single parent, I don’t get out much in the evenings. But when I was asked if I’d like to go to Salisbury Playhouse to see Singin’ In The Rain I knew I needed to find a babysitter! I’ve overheard so many conversations in shops lately about this performance; everyone Read more…
S was very excited to be sent the My First Baby Annabell Rose set. She does have some dollies, but this one came with a change of clothes, shoes and her own little rattle. That was very exciting for S, who loves to put new outfits on her dolls and teddies! Read more…
As part of Brit Mums Book Club I was sent a copy of The Pursuit of Happiness: and Why it’s Making us Anxious by Ruth Whippman. I’ll be honest: I found this book really hard to read. In it Whippman has moved to California and decides to investigate “the Read more…
S was absolutely delighted this weekend when a copy of the brand new Clangers magazine dropped onto our door mat. She loves watching the Clangers and is forever trying to educate me as to which character is which and what is going on in the show – apparently it’s a Read more…
I was sent a copy of Missing, Presumed for review by Mumsnet. When it arrived, it came with a miniature bottle of Southern Comfort, which was nice! My first thought when I saw this book was oh crikey, it’s a massive book and I have to read it all within a week! I Read more…
From 2016 onwards, toy manufacturer Schleich is dividing its themed play world Wild Life into four habitats: Safari, Ice & Ocean, Jungle and Forest. The Safari and Ice & Ocean play worlds in particular will be expanded with plenty of new products in 2016. I’ve heard a lot about Schleich Read more…