I realised a couple of weeks ago that I’m well and truly stuck in a cooking rut. Despite the fact we own more recipe books than your average branch of Waterstones, I only ever seem to cook the same few dishes on repeat: lasagne, chilli con carne (made from the same packet of mince, obvs) […]
Life: The Day I Stopped Feeling Guilty And Everybody Won
On Friday afternoon, something odd happened. I had a bit of an epiphany. I was knee-deep in piles of dirty washing (Friday is both my day off and the morning my eldest is at preschool, so it’s my chance to catch up on All Things Housework to save doing it all weekend), I needed to […]
Life: 5 Ways Going To BritMums Live Is A Bit Like Going To School
In a couple of weeks, I’ll be going along to <a href="http://www propecia dosage.britmumslive.com/”>BritMums Live 2016 – an all-day blogging conference that ends with the Brilliance In Blogging Awards, in which There We Go is a finalist for Fresh Voice (eeeek!). As I panic over what the hell to wear, who on earth I’m going […]
Life: Why I’ll Never Be A Proper Blogger (A Ballad For Bloggers)
It’s been a weird few weeks. Since being nominated for a couple of blogging awards (which is obviously both amazing and astonishing in equal measure), I’ve been thrown head-first into the world of Being A Proper Blogger, having mainly been making it up as I went along until now. It’s fair to say it’s been […]
Life: I’m Shortlisted In The MAD Blog Awards And I Need Your Help
Yesterday we drove home from a week in Yorkshire after staying in what was probably the most beautiful holiday cottage I’ve ever stepped foot in (more to come on that once I’ve uploaded all 859,567 photos). The four of us were therefore already suffering from a bad case of the post-holiday blues, and within 20 […]
Life: What I’m Really Thinking – The Mum-Runner
Mum-runner noun 1. a female who, keen to fit into a particular dress by summer, embarks on a run for the first time since producing children OK – let’s do this. If everyone on Facebook can run, so can I. I totally look like a runner in this gear, anyway. I think I feel more […]