Rainy Days & Toddlers

18th Apr 2012

So the weather lately has been a bit mixed to say the least and we are seeing some good old fashioned April showers. If toddlers in general are anything like mine, they love spending time outside, so what kind of [...]

Think Before You Buy

17th Apr 2012

If you are anything like me, once the initial excitement of finding out that you are expecting a baby has died down, you do go into a frenzy of excitement about buying baby things. Even if you’re not a hardened [...]

The playgroup puzzle

13th Apr 2012

My little girl turned two at the end of last year and during the months leading up to it, lots of people asked me if I would be sending her to playgroup or nursery the term following her second birthday.  [...]

The School Run

12th Apr 2012

The school run – its only a 10 minute walk for us. We have to leave the house by 8.30 to get her into  school gates at 8.40. Its the most stressful manoeuvre a parent can muster. I shall tell [...]

Mummy Friends

11th Apr 2012

“Friends are like family we choose for ourselves” is a quote I’ve always loved. For me, my friends are the people I love with all my heart, people who know me and love me regardless of my faults and who [...]

Saving Money or Not

10th Apr 2012

When I first looked into using cloth nappies, I initially was interested in them because I’d always known that I wanted to use them.  I didn’t have a clue where to begin – but cloth had always been part of [...]

The Playground Mafia

4th Apr 2012

The Mafia exists in every school playground, its just some mums (and dads) are better at ignoring it than others. Me, I see it from every corner on the walk to school. The first group are found on the road [...]