I’m a full-time mum to a 2 and 3 year old who are bright, happy, cheeky, loud, monster-like terrors. They love singing, dancing and the demo button on the keyboard. But their favourite thing to do is to eat.

Letter to Squeak. Part 1…

21st March 2017 1

It often doesn’t seem fair to be the second child. With the first, everything is about them. Attention, decisions, time management, milestones and so forth. With the second, you just kind of have to fit […]

Bits, Bobs and Snot

19th February 2017 0

Snot. Gross: So far this year, we have had a precious 2-week period of no runny noses. It was bliss. I even washed the sofa covers etc and loved being able to pick up my […]

A letter to Bubble. Part 1…

21st November 2016 3

You started school 3 weeks ago. It was a shock to our system and a reality check that we are heading into the next ‘phase’ of your life. When did you get so old? Who […]

Sometimes I suck at this parenting lark

14th September 2016 0

A few days ago I had a parenting low. I told Bubble to “Bugger off!”, and not in a joking way. It been a long morning where nothing in particular was going majorly wrong but […]

A Perfect Day

11th September 2016 0

Yesterday was a perfect day. Why does it feel wrong to be able to say that? Why can’t we have perfect days without feeling guilty? I can’t remember the last time we had a perfect […]

Full-Time Mum to a 2 and 3 Year Old

6th September 2016 0

I’m a full-time mum to a 2 and 3 year old who are bright, happy, cheeky, loud, monster-like terrors. They both love climbing, even if they are cursed with their mother’s short legs. And they […]