To my daughter, AKA The Second Child… I’m sorry I skipped the puréed sweet potato stage and went straight to chopped up chicken kievs for tea. I’m sorry that 80% of your wardrobe is hand-me-downs. And that most of them are blue, so people in the park think you’re a boy. I’m sorry I didn’t […]
Family: 17 New Year’s Resolutions A Grown Mum Probably Shouldn’t Need To Make
I’ll be honest. Having passed the 30 mark, got married and had kids, I sort of assumed I’d be automatically enrolled into the Grown-Up Club. And that grown-up type things (think neatly-folded piles of ironing and an alphabetically-organised DVD collection) would just sort of, well, happen. Unfortunately that didn’t turn out to be the case. […]
Family: 13 Things That Will Happen When You Return To Work After Maternity Leave
{Pssst – fancy voting for a newbie in the MADs and BiBs? I’d love you forever! Badges on the right 🙂 >} Going back to work after being on maternity leave for a while? Here are 13 things you can pretty much count on… 1. One or more of your children will get ill. Really […]
Family: 6 New Baby Gifts It’s Probably Time To Stop Buying
When I had my first baby I realised pretty quickly that every new baby gift I’d ever bought for friends was useless. Save yourself the time and money – don’t buy any of these. Ever. 1. Proper outfits. I’m talking real clothes in teeny weeny sizes like ‘new baby’ or 0-3 months. Just don’t even. […]
Family: Shhhhh… I did the Facebook book exchange and I’m not sorry
I’m just going to come out and say it. I did the ’36 book exchange’ thing on Facebook. I know it’s bad. I know I should be ashamed of myself. I know I am basically a moron and I have done The Worst Thing Ever. But shall I tell you what else I know? We […]
Family: 8 home truths I’d go back and tell myself as a new mum
Three years ago today I sat on my sofa with a beautiful, healthy, 4-week-old baby, at the start of my much-anticipated year of maternity leave. And I hated it. Every. Second.
Family: Rainy day kids’ activity: colour and send a postcard
The Boy has just discovered the postbox. It started when his cousin sent him an Easter card via snail mail – he’s so used to bringing me the post when it comes through the letterbox that he was over the moon (as only a 2-year-old can be) to be told that one of the letters […]