It’s not right, but it’s ok.
“…when someone I knew all but stole the name of my blog and started their own with it I was shocked that I was so angry.”
Tag: parent blogger
Why the responses to #metoo didn’t shock me as much as intended.
Unless you’ve been living under a rock you will be aware of the cases against Harvey Weinstein, a heralded film and tv producer, stacking up on both sides of the Atlantic. Sports stars are being arrested for sexual assault left, right and centre and now […]
Things I wish I had a partner for.
I normally hate the word partner. It makes me want to vomit in my mouth for some reason. It's what you introduce your 'other half' as when it's a contentious issue that you're not married and you don't want to answer any questions about why […]
I have a 6 year old!
It's Charlotte's 6th birthday today, which for some reason has me feeling incredibly old! I have a 6 year old daughter who is going into year 1. Who's loosing teeth to make room for grown up ones. Who's choosing her own outfits and, to be […]
If I could give my best friend 11 pieces of advice before her baby is born.
My best friend is pregnant. But excitingly not for much longer as D-Day for this baby is arriving very quickly! I’m sure she won’t mind me saying that her pregnancy has been pretty horrendous, suffering with hyperemesis gravidarum, or HG for short. This is a […]
10 things that make me happy
With all the horrible things going on in the world sometimes you just need to be thankfully for what you have. Read on for my 10 things that make me happy…
How to organise your teacher’s end of year gift.
Earlier on this term I found myself volunteering to be ‘Chief Present Organiser’ for Charlotte’s class teacher and teaching assistants. This task made me realise I knew very little about Charlotte’s class full stop. How many children were in it, what their names were, […]
The Perfect Juggler’s Guide to Tax Credits
Whilst the sun has been shining outside I am stuck at my computer, trying to get my head around the annual conundrum that is tax credits. The groan heard around the country when that A4 envelope thuds through the letter box must be audible […]
An alternative Mother’s Day
Happy Mother’s Day everyone, or Mothering Sunday if you’re the traditional type! I hope you’ve all managed to get a lie in (what that means with the clocks going forward I don’t actually know), some version of breakfast in bed and have been presented with […]
The yin and yang of meal planning.
This morning I had the luxury of dropping Charlotte off at school and having a day free. This must be what those mums feel like! Normally I run home, hop in the car and pelt it to work but I have another couple of days […]