So your monthly magazine subscription lands on the door mat and you smile and think relaxing thoughts, picturing a scene a bit like this: How lovely it will be to lock yourself away in the bathroom and browse the 266 pages of loveliness, just like you did during your first pregnancy, except it was a […]
Top beauty picks for busy mums
When you are a busy mum on the go you don’t often have time for long drawn out beauty regimes. You need products that can do the job and keep you ticking along. If like me you love to climb into a hot bath of bubbles then pop humble on your list of mummy must […]
The benefits of body scrubbing
A good body scrub is something I love. Now of course in a perfect world you might be lying on a massage table somewhere tropical with a professional performing this for you – the reality might be a little different, but a good body scrub at home can still do wonders. Brightens up dull skin […]
Take a break
Why don’t you take a break someone said to me the other day? I had a little laugh inside… Being a parent can feel a bit like a never ending treadmill sometimes, especially when you are combining that with working as well. When I worked for the local authority I was an eat at my […]
What can children learn from television?
I always find the subject of television and children a little controversial. I’ve heard some parents argue until they are really blue in the face that television is bad for children and creates non-communicative zombies. I have also heard parents at the opposite extreme refer to the television as “the baby sitter” and admit that […]