I bumped into a mum-acquaintance yesterday and she spent 20 minutes talking about her daughter. Apart from not even asking how I am (I've been in hospital with a really nasty ear infection but it's slowly getting better, thanks for asking) or how the kids are, she spent her time talking about another child and … Continue reading What we should be teaching our daughters
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The full title of this blog should be, What it's really like to have twins ... without a nanny. Twins are the new must-have celebrity accessory (JLo and Mariah started the craze, followed by Beyonce and Amal, not to mention Madonna's latest additions to her brood) but what's it really like to have double trouble? … Continue reading What it’s really like to have twins …
When I tentatively admitted my blogging ambitions to two friends early in the new year, they each separately (this wasn't a mass sharing session) admitted to their own aspirations for the new year. And they weren't of the get fit variety, but were both long-nurtured dreams of doing something that makes them very happy but that … Continue reading Forever 21
In my quest to write a blog, I signed up to 14 days of tutorials from WordPress, which finished yesterday. I have just finished reading Day 2 (I'm doing sooo well!), which was about Titles and Taglines, and although I haven't hit the spot yet, it has got me thinking. When the kids were little and … Continue reading It’s just a phase …
Okay, so I made a start and huge thanks to those who read it (that's what friends are for!) ... how many will return for more I wonder? Now I just have to keep going. So, I've referred to the teenager (let's call her 'K') but I also have 10 year old twins. Who are … Continue reading The second post …
Where to begin? At the beginning, I guess! So new year, New Year's resolution. I started a blog back in 2014 and although I enjoyed writing it, I wasn't happy with the name (Purple Sparkly Mummy - not really me) and after I had completed the #100happydays challenge didn't know what else to write about. … Continue reading Where to begin?
Family life - it's just a phase 