Will you be at CyberMummy 2011?
I was really keen to go to the first ever CyberMummy conference this year, so just imagine how gutted I was when I realised I would be in a plane over the Atlantic at the time. It sounds like next year...
View ArticleWe're Cot Jumping for Children in Need!
The kids have gone all out and done some superb BBC-themed cot jumping to raise money for Children in Need. Please watch the video, share it, tweet it, Like it, etc, and above all please give generously!
View ArticleThe Ghosts of Christmas Past
In preparation for the British Mummy Bloggers Christmas Party next week, we've all been asked to write a blog about our Christmas memories. I must admit, I'm finding this one a little difficult....
View ArticleMy Top 5 Famous Dinner Party Guests
Before I get down to the serious business of blogging about my Year in Review or my resolutions to move my Christmas Tummy about 8 inches upwards to where my bust should be, I thought I'd take a crack...
View ArticleHow to cheer up Daddy's Little Boy
Danger Boy has been feeling really unwell for 4 days now - nothing you can put your finger on, just extreme fatigue, and a fever that comes and goes. The worst part by far is that he is just so...
View ArticleThe Wee Bead Room: A Tale of Toddlers, Friendship, and Quite a Lot of Wee.
This morning I walked to my local cafe in a slightly detached stupor, wondering how I could factor a gin-for-breakfast sort of existence into my family life. Now don't get me wrong, I am not an...
View ArticleCan you guess where my little girl wants to go on holiday?
As you'll know from reading my recent articles on ReallyKidFriendly.com, I have been feeling very fed up indeed with the chilly British weather, and have been dreaming of a warm holiday. I've chatted...
View ArticleLanguage Development a la Gordon Ramsay
I should first warn you, this is going to be incredibly dull to anyone who isn't my mother, or who isn't as fascinated by language development as I am. If you're just after a quick laugh, scroll...
View ArticleThe Gruffalo according to Danger Boy
I just came across this saved AudioBoo on my phone - it's of Danger Boy at age 2 (and a bit) telling the story of The Gruffalo and then laughing like a maniac at his own joke....Listen!
View ArticleI'm busy knitting my own tofu over here.
At 2.5 and nearly 4 years old, my children already know which things go in the compost bin, and which recyclables go in which of our assortment of recycling bins. Mini tecchies that they are, they’ve...
View ArticleMy family holiday in London
It's not every day that you get to treat yourself to a holiday in your own city. I say my own city - what I mean is my adopted city. I moved to London on the last day of April, 2000. I'd never been to...
View ArticleIt's all for nought!!
The kids and I had a busy day today, with lots of little treats and special adventures... we had a peek at the extension that the builders are just finishing off this week, we opened a stack of Mads'...
View ArticleMe, the most highly qualified high school drop-out ever
I never finished school. Ahem. The long and brutally honest version of the story involves me being whisked away in the night from real live monsters to a turbulent world of shelters, hand-to-mouth...
View ArticleDo you blog for Google or for your audience?
Little old me, chatting about why I started blogging, why blogging for Google works well but is incredibly dull, and why blogging about fun, interesting stuff made me super happy at the playground last...
View ArticleA glimpse of the real me!
Oh dear, I've been tagged by Jennifer Howze from Jenography in a "meme" inspired by The Guardian weekend Q&A and feel compelled to respond. For those of you who don't know her, pop over to her...
View ArticleEaster Mayhem in the ReallyKidFriendly House
I've asked some small and very over-excited people in my house to help with this little vlog about our Easter plans. Apparently the most exciting thing we'll be doing is sleeping in bunk beds - Skipton...
View ArticleThe end of the end. My rear end that is.
totally not mineNot that I'm bragging, but I once had a very fine rear end indeed. It was a head turner, for sure, and almost definitely the reason my husband was hooked, if not the reason he proposed....
View ArticleHow to make Annabel Karmel's Pig Watermelon with sticky fingered toddlers...
When celebrity chef Annabel Karmel challenged me to create a Pig Watermelon with my children, there was simply no way I was ever going to turn her down. After all, I'm creative and pretty skilled with...
View ArticleThe one where I tackle the taboo subject of sex after children [video]
Before you watch this video I have to confess that I am terribly embarassed about putting this on my blog. It's a delicate subject, after all. Ever up for a challenge, though, I thought I would give...
View ArticleA girl's imagination runs wild
Four year old Mads has been having trouble getting to sleep lately. She starts drifting off, then explodes into an over-excited state, fidgeting around, rearranging her room, re-aligning all of the...
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