The Elf on the Dusty Shelf

It's that time of the year again, that time that has every parent on high alert. December 1 marks official Elf Season, the time when all of the Elves on the Shelves are freed from their polar caves and released into the world to spy on their chosen family. I'm miffed as to what these …

Mother’s Day. Or so you think…

It's Mother's Day tomorrow. Or is it? Is it next week? No one knows. No one knows because Mum wants you to sort it out for yourself. The shops will confuse you because they've been getting ready for this for ages because you probably don't want to miss the one day you show mum how much …

My Grubby Loves

I've tried to get my children to be clean, to be hygienic, I really have. But despite my best efforts, my little loves insist on being filthy little creatures. Filthy! Tonight my youngest left the bathroom, looked at his unwashed hands and declared, "I don't have germs." And that was it. I remind them every …

Mummy Lifting

I feel like my journey as a Mother has been lived out at a time of phenomenal change, and I put most of that down to the huge influence and involvement social media has in our lives. A common theme on social media of late has been "mum shaming". A term thrown about that means what …

Growing Beans

If you ever have to create a science experiment for children I suggest growing beans. They're incredibly fast growing, like super fast, so the results are great. The same goes for growing humans, if you want to see one grow quickly, get yourself a baby and then blink. One minute they're just a nuggety lump …

Gigs to Giggles and Back Again

I've always loved live music, there's nothing quite like it in my opinion. In my late teens and early twenties I'd frequent live gigs and paid out huge amounts of money for tickets I couldn't really afford to see bands I loved, I liked, and some I'd never heard of. It's a time of my life …

Hugh

Intuition (noun)- a thing that one knows or considers likely from instinctive feeling rather than conscious reasoning. Synonyms- hunch, feeling, feeling in one's bones (shut up!), gut feeling, inkling, suspicion.  Gut Feeling At my final ultrasound before Hugh was born, my husband was late for our appointment. I wasn't too worried as I had always spent …