Recently a few people have asked me what I feel is the most difficult age. Now all I can comment on is my view so far. We are yet to reach the teenage years, so I am fully prepared to change my point of view when the time comes. So far for me, without a […]
Eyelash Extensions: Aftercare and Useful Tips
This is a Guest Post by a member of the Lash Design Team Another year, another interminable yet somehow squeamishly enjoyable Academy Awards telecast. I’d like to take this opportunity to point out the injustice one suffers as a non-pay TV subscribing viewer. There’s no red carpet brouhaha, no anodyne Richard Wilkins commentary- just a […]
Introducing a new baby to the family
When I had my second baby this was something I was incredibly anxious about. I agonised over this for much of my second pregnancy and felt I needed to try and think about this from my daughters’ perspective. Until that moment she had not had to share me, not had to compete for my attention. […]
Managing your weight
Is your weight an issue for you? Personally I am not into scales as such, I prefer to go by how I look and feel and how clothes fit. I wouldn’t say I have ever been 100% comfortable in my own skin, and since starting my parenting journey 9 years ago that has been a […]
The system
Having four children means I have a strict system for…well…pretty much everything. I don’t mean that I am a strict parent, just that I feel I have to be organised and have particular ways of doing things. Some people with only one child operate like this, so my view is I should be forgiven for […]
How to keep going when you are running on empty
Mummies often run on empty. I feel as if I run on empty most of the time. Lots of things contribute to this, but as none of this will last forever I don’t tend to worry too much about it. I know that lots of people can get really down about how sleep deprived they […]
Those extraordinary ‘ordinary’ moments
Today has been one of those days when I am bubbling inside. Bubbling inside with overwhelming pride. The kind of pride when you can’t contain the corners of your mouth from pulling upwards into a big fat grin that stretches from one ear to the other. Today was parents evening for the big kids. Now, I […]
Making little lives magical
One of the things I love most about being a mummy is creating magical moments for the children. I love the look on their faces when something happens that they are not expecting. How many times have you answered a child’s question with the response “it’s magic” ? I have to make the most of […]