The beautiful, funny & unsightly truths about raising 3 year old twins & an 8 year old singleton… with one on the way!
Looking for childcare was a complex enough subject before Covid-19 but now, amidst social distancing and a gradually easing lockdown, childcare options are vastly complicated. There are however, tools available to make it easier. My son used to go to a nursery and switched almost a year ago to a pre-school, for a number of […]
So I’m a few weeks late posting this, due a technical glitch but, I wrote this on his birthday! My beautiful baby Bear, I can’t believe you are THREE already! How can you be three years old so soon? It’s your 3rd birthday but it feels like such a short time ago that I woke […]
One thing I’ve learnt as a parent, is that it’s much harder to keep things nice when you have children. We’ve all been to the home of a child-free person, whose immaculate minimalistic home resembles nothing short of a show home. You enjoy the calm aesthetic as you admire their space, but you go home […]
When you are living a busy family life, juggling parenting, work, blogging, housework, sports, days out and everything else that comes along, it’s sometimes hard to find husband and wife time. Take your minds out of the gutter… I’m not talking about what you do when the children are in bed! I mean finding the […]
At the weekend, Bunny performed at her second gymnastics competition. She does a yearly competition against members of her own club, but this was only her second competition against other clubs. We travelled down to Dorset for the competition and managed to combine it with a trip to see family and friends, which was really […]
I had thought, that with a name like Emma, Storm Emma would be a force to be reckoned with. Sadly, I was left feeling a little disappointed by the storm I share my name with. We had five solid days of snow. BRILLIANT. I love the snow. It didn’t settle in Cheltenham though, until the […]
I give you my heart, my beautiful, funny, clever, amazing children. There are many moments in motherhood, that overwhelm me with such an abundance of love for my children, that I just want to be able to express it. I can’t of course. Nobody can write that much love. However, during one of those moments […]
Recently, we had parents evening at school and I was eager to see how my three girls were doing. Tiny and Fluffy are now in year one of primary school and last year were put on a MyPlan. MyPlan is basically an action plan for children who are a little bit behind their […]
Bunny is now in Year 6 at school, which means that the time has come to choose a secondary school. Bunny’s first choice of school, is a Grammar school, where two of her friends go. However, we were told to go online on July 1st to book her in for the Grammar test, only to […]
According to a survey by Aspire Money, UK parents spend an average of £493 a year on their child’s main hobby. Girls are more expensive than boys, costing on average 23% more. Reportedly, one in three parents feel under pressure to buy their child the latest kit for their hobby and parents under 35 spend 26% more. […]