British Boxers Matching Family Christmas Pyjamas 2025! “T’was the night before Christmas, and all through the house”: children were wearing brushed cotton British Boxers tartan pyjamas, and the aesthetic was JUST what Mummy had ordered! Ok, I’m just holding my hands up, I am just one of “those” people. I like Christmas Eve boxes and Elf on the shelf. I buy special Christmas table wear, and personalised baubles for the tree. I’ve bought into fancy advent calendars that cost a […]
The Thursford Christmas Spectacular 2025! The Thursford Christmas Spectacular is something which, even as a wordy nerdy that I am, I find hard to put into sensible, legible paragraphs each year when I write about it. If you haven’t been, you may think “hey, that’s a little strange from someone who writes for a living,” and yes, I agree… It is! I don’t usually find it hard to write articles; I can waffle with great gusto both in person and […]
Halloween Half Term 2025! We had a 2 week half term for the bug kids, while the tiny two had to push through an eighth week and frankly, it was too much. We took the Wednesday of that week off to rest because it was needed and with starting our pumpkin patching the weekend before, it felt like we gifted ourselves a bit more of a break. I love Halloween half term, I always have! This year, we went a […]
Is Not Remembering Your Childhood a Sign of Trauma? Understanding Memory and Its Link to Healing Image source: Getty Images How does a person understand that the trauma of the past has resolved and no longer affects them? The inability to remember events from your childhood or yourself at an early age is a fairly common phenomenon that even relatively young people face. This can cause surprise, anxiety, or even a sense of loss, but it is important to understand […]
My Child, My Holiday, My Rules! Before my first baby was born I couldn’t imagine how life would be with a baby in the mix. You’re pregnant, you can feel this baby moving and yet trying to figure out exactly what life will be like when they arrive? Well, unfathomable isn’t it?! She was due over Christmas and I remember saying “if the baby comes before New Year’s Eve” I think I’ll go out, my Mum will sit for us.” […]
Ebebek – The Baby Store One Stop Shop! The UK high street has been missing the one stop baby shop ever since the likes of Mothercare hit the skids after bad management put it well and truly under. And while shopping on line in most walks of like is actually a little easier and handier, when it comes to baby stuff, I have to say it really just doesn’t cut the mustard. new Mums, be they on baby number one […]
Dearest Posie – You Are Four! Dearest Posie, Now you are four! And you’ve been such a wonderfully brilliant three year old, as you were, two, one and a newborn, that I just know you’re going to ace this next year too! You are bright and wild and fun and full of love. You adore to be hugged and held, and are the most comforting creature we’ve ever met. Empathetic when someone is sad, cheeky to make everyone laugh, wise […]
On-the-go chic: the perfect accessory for busy moms The demands of modern motherhood leave very little room and time for fussing with purses and bags. Picture this: you are juggling a coffee in one hand and holding the hand of your energetic kid as you walk across the grocery store parking lot. Your oversized purse keeps slipping off your shoulder. Then your phone starts to ring, and now you have to fumble through a mess of receipts, snacks and toys […]
Thoughtful Gifting For Christmas! It’s easy to throw money at something, especially when it comes to gifting and making your life easier. Absolutely, sometimes that’s necessary but when it comes to the people we really value and want to make to feel special, it’s often the thought that counts over the money spent. Time given into making and creating someone’s perfect present is valued so highly that I always like to try and go above and beyond in this way […]
Summer Holidays 2024 – Week 1! First week of the summer holidays kicked off with the big two being broken up already for 2 whole weeks before the rest of us. Jimmy spent the first week in school sports camp which he said was one of the best weeks of his life and then in week 2 Florence, after finishing up her Workshop classes, jetted off to Spain with friends from London – it’s alright for some. People keep asking […]
