The Girls are not very happy that they have to go to school every morning. They cry that it is hard work and that they would rather be at home watching TV all day. Like me. They seem to think I sit around drinking coffee and eating cake all day until I have to go and collect them again at the end of the school day. "What does Mummy do all day?" they asked. So I thought I would write a blow-by-blow description of the things that I did whilst … [Read more...]
Lumie Bodyclock Iris bringing light- and aromatherapy to your bedroom
Lumie Bodyclock Iris bringing light- and aromatherapy to your bedroom. With the clock change has come the feeling that winter has arrived. There are fewer leaves on the ground than on the trees and the 6.30am alarm clock has started to bite. For as long as we have had a home together, DH and I have had Lumie lights by our bedsides: they made early morning commute wake-ups easier, they gently lit the 3am Feed with my darling girls, they have … [Read more...]
When Bad Things Happen in Good Bikinis #WillAidMonth
I recently read a book entitled When Bad Things Happen In Good Bikinis which, from the title had all the hallmarks of an easy women's fiction read, after it was recommended by a friend on Facebook. On the day I downloaded it I heard the author on Radio 4 Woman's Hour talking about it, so by the time I read the first lines I knew that it was neither laugh-out-loud, nor a page-turner that you would pick up in the airport departure lounge. And … [Read more...]
Too Much
I was too young to be so old. I was too sensitive to be a Prefect. I was too different to be her friend. I wasn't different enough. I was too young for him to want to be with me. I was too sensible to be her room mate. I was too sad for them to want to spend time with me. I was too sad for too long to get the degree they wanted me to. I was too sad to get the position I applied for. I had too many holes in my CV to get … [Read more...]
SPAR Home to Award Winning Wines
Growing up SPAR was the preserve of the corner shop: purveyor of sweets and treats when I was a teen, seller of late night Super Noodles when I was at Uni and the ideal place to stop in a pick up a bottle of spirits when heading out to a party whilst I was young, single and living it large in the City. I did not know that SPAR were also wine connoisseurs, experts, aficionados, indeed Spar is home to Award Winning Wines. They showed me the … [Read more...]
I didn’t know you were pregnant.
Baby Loss Awareness Week was an emotional rollercoaster. To see #waveoflight candles fill my social media feed was desperately sad, poignant, lovely, distressing, comforting, and difficult. So much sadness. So much potential never realised. So many loved souls, wanted babies, who are carried in hearts and not arms. It's hard to bear, that level of sadness. I was so terribly terribly sad for every person, every would-be mother, father, parent, for … [Read more...]
How to make a child-friendly Pumpkin nightlight
In the run up to Halloween- the main event during half-term, I've been pinning dozens of Pumpkin-related ideas over on Pinterest. I have always been taken with all the pumkpin-styled glass votives that are around, but was a bit nervous about using them with a) a good handful of pre-schoolers and b) a live flame, especially after the terrible injuries that Claudia Winkelman's daughter last Halloween. So, I created the child-friendly Pumpkin … [Read more...]
