We had a little family mini-break to Yorkshire last week through a company called Gorgeous Cottages, and I noticed something while we were there. When you go away on holiday in the UK – whether that’s to a caravan, a campsite or a cottage – something magical happens. Boring, everyday stuff that you do at […]
Archives for April 2016
Travel: 6 Reasons We Love Higher Scarcliffe Cottage In Yorkshire
We’re just back from a mid-week break in Skipton, north Yorkshire, and – right at this moment – we’re not sure we ever want to holiday anywhere else again. Now, I realise that’s a pretty bold statement (and I’m sure we’ll change our tune soon enough), but the self-catering cottage really did deliver on all […]
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 […]
Family: We’re A Year Off Starting School, So Why Am I Worried?
It feels like everyone around me is talking about school admissions at the moment. The Boy is still a year off – it’ll be this time next year when we’re anxiously awaiting the news of whether he got in to our number-one choice or not. But I’m already worried. Before you say it, yes, I […]
Family: The A-Z of Modern Motherhood (A Poem For New Mums)
A is for alcohol – remember that stuff? You’re now a lightweight, so one glass is enough. B is for birth plans that don’t manifest, And ridiculous battles over bottle or breast. C is for Calpol – you’ll raid all the shelves, For teething and fevers and everything else. D is for dignity, rapidly lost, […]
Travel: 9 Tips For Going Away As A Group With Children
We have a group of friends we try to go on holiday with every year. There are four families between us, and this year we totalled 16 – that’s 8 adults and 8 children – so we needed a UK holiday cottage with plenty of bedrooms and lots of space. As we were only going […]
Family: Peppa Pig Live Review, And How Not To Lose Your Kid In The Foyer
I have a love/hate relationship with Peppa Pig. On the one hand, my kids love it. The youngest prods me with the remote control most mornings demanding ‘Peppaaa’. And it’s one of the few shows that she and The Boy – at 1-and-a-half and three-and-a-bit – are equally happy to watch, so it keeps them […]
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 […]