“It wasn’t a little tantrum. She cried so much she made herself sick. Twice”
As expected hubby and I have colds. P1 is sniffly although remarkably behaved today. P2 is still suffering too! Today I was reminded of why I hate bathing P2. Ever since she was born she’s hated baths....
View Article“I’d absolutely love to see P2s face on the telly or in a magazine”
What a wet day it has been! I miss the sun especially on school runs. This morning I typically forgot that it was “own clothes day” at school, P1 was dressed in full uniform. I felt so guilty, guilty...
View Article“I’m definitely feeling a lot calmer about Christmas”
I’m definitely feeling a lot calmer about Christmas. Yesterday, I traipsed my friend and P2 around Lakeside Shopping Centre to do my Christmas shopping. It was such a lovely day and really great to...
View Article“How do you wean from a dummy at a young age?!”
I’m a mum that has never had a baby that hasn’t had a dummy. I didn’t choose to use them, it just happened! P1s dummy journey started when we took her home from hospital. When her stomach problems...
View ArticleAnn Summers Queenie Plunge Bra, Brazilian Lingerie and Eyemask Review
Tis’ the season to be jolly naughty… Fa la la la lah!!!! As a mother my main focus at Christmas is making sure I’ve remembered everything P1 has asked for, thinking of presents for family members and...
View Article“we’ve received a letter from the school today inviting us to a meeting with...
We dug deep into our pockets and signed P1 up to drama lessons with Perform nearly a month ago now. She now goes every Tuesday after school and gets quite excited about it. Today, they had their...
View Article“It’s 1996. I’m starring as Mary”
It’s 1996. I’m starring as Mary along side my class mate who is Joseph for the afternoon. I’m wearing a long blue dress that I keep tripping on. Joseph has dropped baby Jesus and the audience of...
View ArticleBlog Awards UK 2014
I love my blog. It’s given me a new focus in life. Something to rant on, to laugh on, to cry on and to jot down every inch of my life for memories to look at when I’m old and wrinkly. I’ve had so many...
View ArticleFurniture Choice Create Your Own Christmas Card Competition
I’ve said it over and over again that P1 is rather arty. So am I, that’s why we have a ginormous art box. So it was really exciting when Furniture Choice contacted me about their Create Your Own...
View ArticleFisher-Price Happy Sounds Home and Trike & Wagon Review
We had major excitement from P2 when she woke up from her afternoon nap to find two new enticing toys sitting in the lounge. It was extremely hard to capture a photo of the Fisher-Price Little People...
View Article“Her finger dipped in the water and she jumped”
I hate bath times. They are seriously stressful. I’ve ranted about it before. Today, I had a little break through. I filled her “bath tub” (I’m not depriving her, we only have a shower) with warm water...
View ArticleChristmas Part 1
Yesterday, we celebrated Christmas with my family. Unfortunately, hubby and P2 didn’t make it, but P1 and I had a truly wonderful day and were very spoilt. I’ve been having a toy sort out but to be...
View ArticleChristmas Part 2
Yesterday, we had our Christmas family gathering round the MiLs. Hubby’s Grandparents, Uncle, Auntie & Cousins/OHs were all there ready for games, quizzes and food. My MiL is always really good at...
View ArticleChristmas Eve – (To Princess 1 – 5 Years)
To Princess 1, Happy birthday!!! I can’t believe you are five years old. It’s just crazy. You’ve been on earth for half a decade. You arrived to us after 19 hours of premature labour at 10:27am on...
View ArticleChristmas Day 2013
This is the first year in my whole entire life that I haven’t been with my Mum, Nan and Grandad on Christmas! After the mad unwrapping session with the girls this morning I think it really hit me. So...
View ArticleBoxing Day 2013
Boxing Day is traditionally the day following Christmas Day, when servants and tradesmen would receive gifts, known as a “Christmas box”, from their bosses or employers. Today, Boxing Day is the bank...
View Article“Life is really slow at the moment”
Life has been really slow since Christmas. Blogging has become more difficult since getting my new camera. I used to post spontaneously and whenever something came to my mind but I really want to add...
View Article“Separation anxiety”
Our littlest lady is experiencing major withdrawal symptoms from her big sister today. It started this morning. My hubby got up with P2 and snuggled her into bed with us. It was 9am so a major lay in...
View ArticleEnd of 2013 Resolution Reflection
I set 13 goals for 2013. Then half way through the year I reflected on my progress. Now… Well now 2013 is to an end and my golly it’s been a rough year. They say 13 is an unlucky number and for me...
View ArticleGoals & Resolutions For 2014
I’m so relieved that 2013 is nearly over. The start of it wasn’t too bad; we welcomed P2 into our lives, had a pretty awesome weekend away with hubby’s family, went away for the weekend as our own...
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