Another year, another birthday party, another time I’ve spent ages prepping for a party only to forget that in the hurricane that is 20 kids, there will be zero time to even take a breath, and all those good intentions…
Butterfly conservation with B&Q
We’ve had some exciting guests staying with us for the last few weeks as part of B&Q‘s new partnership with wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation. The aim of this collaboration is to encourage people to plan butterfly and pollinator-friendly plants in…
The last weeks of four
It’s just four weeks until the twins turn five, and on that very day they’ll also head off for their first day at school. These are the sort of weeks that have wings. Wings that mean they soar past you with a…
Hello freckles
One of my absolute favourite things about Spring? We get outside, and almost immediately Fonz’s nose gets a sprinkling of the most gorgeous freckles. His skin is so fair that even the most subtle of freckles, which these are, jump…
Twins at four
Usually I find the twins’ birthdays bittersweet. Of course I love to celebrate another year passing, but it’s always tinged with a sadness that time is flying past too quickly, that it’s racing away from me. For some reason this…
Twin myths: who’s in charge?
It’s a question I get asked a lot about my twins: “Who’s the boss?” I can honestly say that when it comes to my two, there isn’t one. More often than not, it’ll be Ez directing play (she has…
{Monday Movie} Mini ballerina
Ez started ballet classes this term (her Christmas present) and has loved every single second. I worried about how she’d react to going to a class where I’m not in the room with her, but on the first day she…
{Monday Movie} A snow day craft session
The weather got the better of us this weekend. I’d been looking forward to trips out but hardy as we are, even we couldn’t face going out in the heavy, wet, snow, so we had to make do with indoor…
Potette Plus travel potty review
The Potette Plus travel potty system is something I want to shout about simply because I think it’s fantastic – not because I’ve been asked to write a review. I would recommend it without reservation to anyone about to start potty training,…
The things they don’t tell you about building work
Your children will be more excited about seeing the builders every morning than seeing you. You will gain about half a stone through eating convenience foods and takeaways. Your standards of ‘clean’ will reduce dramatically, although you will experience manic…
The twins lend a hand with flatpack
Somehow, between Ben and I, we managed to get the huge Ikea Expedit shelving unit upstairs into the room that’s now my office. We broke it into a few parts to do it, and had some willing helpers when we…