S is on Summer Holidays from nursery at the moment, and we’re both a bit poorly – so we’ve been doing some activities at home. We’ve made lots of different doughs before using cornflour and different liquids. This time, I used baby lotion. I have a cupboard upstairs full of Read more…
The lovely people at Aveeno sent S and I a couple of their products to try out. This was super exciting for me, because I’ve seen how awesome Aveeno is. When I was pregnant, I had the mother of all nasty rashes on my sides and belly. Here’s a photo of Read more…
S goes to nursery, so thankfully I don’t have a 6-week holiday to worry about entertaining her (she has way more fun at nursery than at home). The nursery does close for 2 weeks in August though, which terrifies me. I don’t want it to become two weeks of the Read more…
I rarely eat breakfast. I could blame it on being too busy as the single mother of a toddler, but the truth is I’ve never been very good at actually sitting down and eating in the mornings. Historically, I’ve tended to skip breakfast and opt instead for scavenging about the Read more…
Last week we were house sitting for a friend on the other side of town. Realising I couldn’t possibly bring all of S’s toys across town with us for a week, I decided instead to stop at a book shop on our way and treat S to a new book. Read more…
We live in a flat, and don’t have a garden. Therefore, S doesn’t get to play with water very much except in the shower or at nursery. This week though, we are house sitting for someone who has a garden, and bought us a paddling pool before she went on Read more…
Regular readers of this blog will know I don’t have the best track record with men. Since having S, I’ve had a go at dating but never really got too far with it. I go through stages where I want to meet someone, and then I go through stages where Read more…
Anyone who follows this blog will know I have pretty much always had a problem with my weight. Even in skinnier times, my brain has always had a problem with the way I looked. I have tried weird and wonderful diets, all manner of supplements and pills, caffeine, shakes, you name Read more…
Finding a solicitor can be a scary business. They seem to deal in areas of which we have no knowledge, talk in language we don’t quite understand. They quote this statute and that section, and we tend to feel a little confused by it all. Well, I do any way. Read more…
I bought The Wrong Knickers at BritMums Live last month. To be honest, I bought it solely because I’d seen Bryony Gordon speaking, and had liked what she had to say. I had no clue what it was about. As it turns out, the book is pretty much as if she Read more…
This post is not a review so much as an omg look what I got sent to review, isn’t it awesome. It’s pretty much me just showing off something gorgeous that I feel very lucky to have. Emily Wright went to my school, but was a couple of years ahead of Read more…
The thing about looking for a job is… well, it’s only exciting for the first five minutes, isn’t it. You think “ooh, maybe I’ll be an astronaut”, find a copy of the local classified ads, start looking at the jobs… and realise nobody is advertising a position as head moon Read more…
Tracy Emin once called Billy Childish “Stuck” – and he went on to form the Stuckist movement. I would join the Stuckists, but I fear right now I am a little too stuck, even for them. I came back from Brit Mums Live feeling quite inspired, but then got bogged Read more…
Last weekend, S and I were happily wandering around town, minding our own business, when a lady walking past handed us a flyer and told me there was a Story Time starting at Waterstones in half an hour. We went along to see what it was all about… imagine our Read more…
I wrote a post a while back about how everyone’s definition of success is different. For some, it’s the fancy pants job with the corner office and the latest new car. For others it’s opting out of society entirely. For me… I’m still not sure exactly what it is. Parenting-wise, I Read more…
As you may have heard, I attended Brit Mums Live over the weekend. For those who don’t know, it’s a massive convention of parent bloggers where there are presentations and panel discussions on various topics, as well as lots of brands, competitions etc. There has been a lot of talk Read more…