I don’t really want Christmas this year. Not in the same way that the last 4 Christmases have been their own tiny version of hell (I can’t believe this is our 5th Christmas without Freddie any more than I can believe it 3rd Christmas with Bene) but in a glum way, a dissatisfied with what […]
The things you do. Or I do, in this case.
I wrote a few months ago about how I was leaving our businesses behind to work on my own income stream. I know you’ve seen evidence of it and I’m sorry if it can be annoying at times. I’m doing my best to make it manageable and I’m very grateful to people who reliably comment […]
Editorial: protecting children from flu.
I want to preface this by saying we are a vaccinating family: that is something I have thought long and hard about and I’m absolutely happy with my decision. I stopped engaging in conversations about whether or not I should be a vaccination mum a long time ago. All my children are up to date […]
How to be a gymnastics mum.
The other week I wrote a bit about the serious side of being a gymnastics mum and about how loving our sportswomen daughters, supporting them and encouraging them is our role. And then this post on being a rugby mum (which I already am and which I suspect I have many more years of!) by […]
Can the sofa get your sporty motivation back?
Apparently it can. My Netflix challenge this month was to find a way to make couple time, which is… in the run up to Xmas with 5 kids, a toy shop and a rugby and gymnastics club to take an active part in running… something of a challenge. We have, however, managed to work our […]
Christmas Craft #1: Family Fun Wish Labels
I’m optimistically going to try and do at least 20 crafts for Christmas over the next month. Quite how, I have no idea, but I think I need a goal to make myself work at. All of us are feeling like our family time has gone horribly wrong over the last few months and we […]
Peaceful Afternoon: Make with Mother Challenge.
I can’t really believe it is 10 days since I blogged (Yeah, I started this a few days ago). Silence is always a worry, huh? We are mired under in Christmas at work, busy, stressed children and tired, ill, grumpy everything. There is lots I should write and record. And lots I just feel I […]
The moany one.
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about this blog and what it is still okay to say on it. I was thinking today about voice and lost mojo and keeping up appearances and stiff upper lips and not going on about stuff and being brave and life goes on ish and how, because the girls […]
Another little evacuee.
A couple of years ago Amelie managed to sneak in on an evacuee day only a couple of weeks after joining school. Today Josie, otherwise known as Ivy Wilson, visited Stibbington to do the same day. From spam sandwiches (she woosed out and went for jam) to an air raid and having to write with […]
Sponsored Video: making tattoo art from Toca Boca.
I know what you are thinking…. ‘Merry? really?’ And okay. Yes. I thought that too. When I was sent the offer to run this video, I thought, “I don’t know, I’m not so into the whole pretend tattoo thing on kids, so maybe not.” But I watch the video – because I’m nosey – and […]
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