The death toll of the Christchurch Earthquake currently stands at 75. There are people being killed on the streets of Libya as they try to oust their leader. The Manager at Dimples' Nursery lost her fight with Breast Cancer last week, leaving a young son and a hole in our community. When you get news like this, news that affects you deeply, it's hard to know what the right thing to do would be. In the case of the civil unrest in the Middle … [Read more...]
Farewell Maternity Exemption Card
The arrival of the Maternity Exemption Card (MEC) in the mail always felt like a right of passage associated with pregnancy. I almost wanted to note it down along in my journal along with mutterings about scans or what I bought for the baby or how I felt, at least with Threeva. By the time I was pregnant with Dimples, I was a pro with the whole MEC thing. The moment I heard it flop on the hall carpet, I dialled the dentist. You get free dental … [Read more...]
Silent Sunday: 365 days old
Cuddledry are leading a Revolution in the Tommy Awards
If you are a fan of Dragon's Den (and who isn't?) you may already be familiar with Cuddledry, who turned down not one, but two offers for £100,000 in order to continue doing it their way. And they succeeded. An idea that was born one night bathing their children together has turned the lifelong friends into Mumpreneurs. Not only that, but Helen and Polly are also keen to help other mums who want to succeed in business, and indeed Young … [Read more...]
Books are so much more than words on pages.
Just before Christmas, the government announced that it would be withdrawing funding from Bookstart, which aims to inspire a love of books in every child. I think this is a real pity. I appreciate that we are in a recession, and that Mr Cameron and his team are trying to reduce the deficit and so on, but this seems to be a fairly short-sighted strategy. It's not just about books, you see. A love of books also means being able to read and write. … [Read more...]
Love is all around
This time last year I couldn't spend Valentine's Day with my husband because I was in hospital, trying to have a baby. I'm making up for it this year and have gone heart mad. Happy Valentine's Day! … [Read more...]
Baby steps on Silent Sunday
Head over to Mocha Beanie Mummy to see her utterly brilliant knitting skills, and all the other entries for this week's #SilentSunday. … [Read more...]
