After spending last week at my desk watching the leaves blow off the trees outside our house (did I mention I jacked in my job and went freelance? No?? There’s a post on that to come…), I spent this morning sifting through the kids’ wardrobes, sorting all their summer gear into piles and digging out […]
Family: 8 Things Worth Buying Before Your Toddler Starts Preschool
The Boy is starting at a new preschool this September. It’s just across the road – at the primary school he’ll *hopefully* start at the following year – so the idea is that by sending him for a couple of days a week over the next year, we’ll ease him in to the whole thing […]
Family: The Boden Sale Is On And I Want To Buy Everything
Oh dear. Boden is having a mid-season sale. Anyone who knows me well, or who read my last post about Boden’s Florasaurus dinosaur dress, will know I have a bit of a thing for the British clothing brand’s bright, bold and slightly batty prints for kids. It’s why the only ad I’ve got on this […]
Family: Why My Daughter Is Wearing A Blue Snowsuit
1. It’s cold. 2. It’s a nice snowsuit. 3. The end*. * A response to the mum in the park who asked why my daughter was wearing a blue snowsuit, rather than a pink one. To whom I spent a couple of confused minutes apologetically explaining that it used to be her older brother’s […]
Family: An Ode To Boden’s Dinosaur Dress For Girls
I’m a little bit in love with this dress. It’s taken a while for the big-name brands to embrace the whole dinosaurs-for-girls thing, but they’ve finally cottoned on (duh) and started introducing more options that were previously only available in the boys’ section. Top of my wish-list is Boden’s Florasaurus smock dress, above. It’s been […]