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Gentle Parenting And The Art Of Listening
The key to gentle parenting is treating your child as you would wish to be treated yourself. It is the belief that children deserve respe…
Couch To Camping in 4 Months: Camping Buyer’s Guide
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Some of my happiest childhood memories are of sunny, summer days spent in our family traile…
Smart People Know That Love Is An Action
Last week, on the hottest early may bank holiday since records began, while the rest of the UK was out having fun in the sun, I was shive…
George’s Marvellous Medicine – Theatre Review
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Last night we went to see George’s Marvellous Medicine at the West Yorkshire Playhouse.
My big girl has had a rough …
9 Things My Kids Say That Make My Heart Sing
As a mum, you spend a lot of time listening to your kids! Sometimes they’re singing, sometimes they’re screaming, sometimes they’re makin…
Thirteen Valentines Days Ago, It Was Just You & I
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Thirteen Valentines Days ago, it was just you and I sharing a takeaway in our student halls. I had angsted over buying th…
Childhood Anxiety: The Plan That Went Wrong
As I stare out of the window at the dusk slowly covering the world in a blanket of blackness, my heart feels heavy. Today was going to be…
Starting Nursery: Why I’m Worried (& Why I Shouldn’t Be)
My little girl, Charis, will be starting nursery in January. She’s just turned three and so her free nursery place is available from next…
Today would have been your birthday, Grandma
I visited my Grandma today. Or rather, I visited Grandma’s grave. It’s her birthday – her very first birthday in Heaven.
I don’t suppose…
We’re Not Just Holding Hands Here
We’re not just holding hands here, my little one; this simple act is much more than it appears. Every time I clasp your grubby little han…
66 Things To Do Before You’re Six
Turning six is a big milestone! By the time you’re six, you can run and jump and chatter away about all the things that you love. You’re …
9 Easy-To-Theme Party Games Your Kids Will Love
It’s Jenny’s 6th birthday in a few weeks so I am in full party-planning mode and party games are high on the agenda! Over the next few we…
Happy Christmas: Grandma Is Dead
My Grandma is gone.
She died this week.
It was quite unexpected.
Christmas time is probably the worst time of year to lose someo…
Lucy At Home Does THE CHRISTMAS TAG
Eek! I’m so excited – Lucy from Lucy’s Locket has nominated me to do The Christmas Tag! I loooove Christmas! I love the music and the tra…
I Am A Mummy; I Am So Blessed
When I look at you, my beautiful children, I feel blessed.
When you throw your chubby arms around my neck, I feel blessed.
When your so…
This Should Be A Birthday Photo (But It Isn’t)
This week it was Charis’s second birthday. Yes that’s right – my little baby is 2!
Birthday Planning
As soon as the school summer holid…
We’re Going On A Blackberry Hunt
Today we went blackberry picking.
There’s something about foraging for blackberries that just brings me to life. Maybe it’s being out in…
Premature Announcement Disclosure
Have you ever been the victim of ‘Premature Announcement Disclosure’ or P.A.D. ? It’s a phrase I’ve just invented to describe that infuri…
Reception Class: Is It Really Over?
How giving birth ACCIDENTALLY empowered me
This is the story of the birth of my second daughter…except it’s not really! It’s the story of a delicate, timid mummy who discovered t…