Yup, I am opting for an elective caesarean and nope I am not ashamed about it, here’s why! I’m not really a horror birth story kind of girl, but you’ll need a little background info to get my reasoning here so here’s the abridged version of my first pregnancy, which was no walk in […] Read more…
Tips For Studying with a Toddler
I am in the process of getting my degree online with the OU and it takes up a lot of time, especially as I am trying to do it in 4 years, the rate of a full-time student. With work, the school run, blogging, volunteering, studying, taking care of the house and parenting sometimes these […] Read more…
Why I Won’t Make My Kids Share Everything
Yes, sharing is important and you can bet I will be instilling it in my kids. However, I don’t believe that everything has to be shared. I have things that are very precious to me that I don’t let anyone else have or use or wear and the same goes for certain books I own […] Read more…
Tricks to Deal With Stubborn Children
Stubborn children are both a blessing and a curse, unfortunately for my parents, I am still just as stubborn now as I was then However, contrary to popular belief I think it is mostly a good thing, it helps me not compromise on my beliefs, it makes me stand up for what I believe in […] Read more…
5 Ways to Spend New Years With the Kids
Let’s be honest, when you have kids, new years isn’t quite the party it used to be and a lot of us stay in As our little guy gets older though, I like the idea of ringing in the New Year together and this doesn’t mean we can’t stay up and have fun with it and […] Read more…
10 Fun, Budget Date Night Ideas
When you have kids, date night usually goes out the window! But now the little guy is a bit bigger, Date night is back on the menu. It’s important to share meaningful time together and have fun in a relationship and you should take time out of the hustle and bustle of life to connect […] Read more…
Justifying, Using The Benefits of Swimming
I have to say, I have always enjoyed swimming and as a kid, I was basically a fish, swimming 6 times a week for a club and loved it. Fast forward to today and I hadn’t swum for years for various reasons or another and when I broke my ankle I needed some kind of exercise […] Read more…
Back-to-School Walking Safety
Getting to school safely is important and for us, this means walking (sometimes involuntarily running!) Yay, we made it through the first half of the term, we’ve settled into our new school and honestly the little guy is loving it. I’m still not driving (yes, yes I know!) so we’ve moved on from finding ways […] Read more…
Run Reigate 10k Recap + Review
Family bonding, sporting icons, a great finish and lots of food at the Run Reigate 10K Name: Run Reigate Where: Reigate, Surrey Distance: Yes, it’s shockingly 10k Sponsors: Jellyfish, Intersport, and others. Terrain: Undulating, Road My Time: 55:27 (Official) It was a new experience for me this year because I usually run the Run Reigate […] Read more…
Busy Mums Unite: Interview With ‘The Geeky Mama’
Being a mum (at least to me) means being busy all the time. Whether it be cleaning, cooking, playtime or running around after them trying to stop them from killing themselves, we tend to do it all. Now trying to add anything else to that mix can sometimes seem impossible and I love nothing more […] Read more…