Walking the Kids
There’s nothing I love more than when the kids are specks in the distance. I mean this in the nicest possible way – and…
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How To Get A Bit Of Lego Out Of Your Kid’s Nose
It had to happen. Six years, three kids, a gazillion Lego pieces. Sooner or later, one of those bits was going to go up…
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Fake Tanning For Mummies
So, the fake tan season seems to have thrust itself upon us, all of a sudden. Another step in the endless drudgery of trying…
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Birthdays: Before and After Kids
Everything changes when you have kids. And never is this more obvious than on your birthday. Before kids, birthdays were an excuse to indulge,…
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The Mummy Accident Form
Our kids come home with an accident form for the slightest scrape, but what about us? The injuries I’ve sustained while mumming would fill…
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Date Trip
Can’t fit in date night? Got a long journey coming up? Why not combine the two and make it a Date Trip? Date TripWe’re always…
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Inventing Flopjack
The baby was asleep, the biggie was happily engaged – it was the perfect moment to make the flapjack that my middle son had…
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The Mummy Tightrope
Most of the time, I’m a Mumbot – a mummy on autopilot. The business of parenting kids is so, well, busy, that I just…
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Love Is…Always Weeing Last
This Valentinestide, I was tagged in My Petit Canard’s beautiful “Love Is…” post by the lovely Mummy Swan @Theswan_project. So, here we go: Love Is… …Cleaning up chunks. …
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Bum-Activated Sky+, Or The Dream Family Sofa
Imagine a sofa with bum-activated Sky+, retina-scan TV remotes and baby wipe dispenser arms. Imagine, therefore, the ultimate family sofa. Bum-activated Sky+ The only…
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