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Journey with Poop

This was written for the June 2021 issue of ‘Alice and the Mums’ magazine. With our issues ongoing, I wanted … More

accidents, bowel health, child development, constipation, health, laxatives, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumlife, NHS, parenthood, Parenting, potty training, preschooler, toddler, ToddlerLife, toilet training

Eye Checks in Under 5’s

A little twitch. A blink here and there. A cheeky squint. Was Harry struggling with his eyesight or just an … More

Behaviour, behavioural habits, child development, child health, eye checks, health, isolation, lockdown, lockdown2021, mumblogger, mumlife, NHS, Parenting, parentingworries, screen time

You Win Some…

Another day in lockdown… another twelve hours to kill with a preschooler. Another twelve hours of trying to entice him … More

Activities, child development, COVID-19, EYFS, Full-time Mother, home schooling, learning at home, lockdown2021, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumfail, mumlife, Parenting, parentingworries, Preschool, SAHM

Sweet Freedom and Self Care

This week marked the first week back at preschool for little man since December 17th. And the first week where … More

Coffee, Exercise, fitness, Freedom, Full-time Mother, geriatric mum, gratitude, Kegels, lockdown, lockdown2021, mindfulness, MumChallenges, mumlife, over-40 mum, Parenting, Preschool, self reflection, self-care, selfcare, Stress Incontinence

Prepping Lunches – Slow Cooker Style

Monday mornings can be hard to adjust to. I have two things on side though: as a stay-at-home mum, I’ve … More

Coffee, Family, fitness, health, Healthylunches, lunch prepping, motherhood, mumlife, Noom, Noom Nation, Noom nerd, NoomUK, Protein, self-care, slow cooker, weightloss

Top tips for cutting a toddler’s hair

Well. That’s scarred us both for life. He’s left with some 80’s style tramlines and I’m part tempted to hit … More

amateur, coronavirus, COVID-19, Familylife, haircut, lockdown, lockdown2021, mumblogger, MumChallenges, mumlife, Parenting, profession, professional, thelockdownlist, toddler, toddler haircut, toddler life, Toddlers

Mealtime battles

I feel like every night, the dinner I’ve been longing for since my 2:30pm snack, is marred by a myriad … More

dinner time, Family, family dinners, feeding my family, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumlife, Noom, parenthood, Parenting, table manners, toddler, ToddlerLife

Is It Time To Get Up?

The Gro Clock is blue. Mummy stayed up till nearly 11 finishing a book after a Zoom call – both … More

Coffee, Family, motherhood, MumChallenges, mumlife, parenthood, Parenting, sleep, ToddlerLife, wake-up

Surviving the Jabs

In a week of newsworthy vaccinations, our were not headline winning, but it’s still a big deal for a 3.5 … More

child development, health, healthy children, immunisation, keeping safe, motherhood, mumlife, Parenting, toddler, toddler jabs, vaccination

Day 10 – Lockdown Daily-Wins Diary

The upside of losing naps Having naps snatched away from us was brutal and unforgiving. Admittedly I did damn well … More

COVID-19, Family, Freedom, gratitude, happiness, lockdown2020, motherhood, mumblogger, mumlife, naptime, Parenting, positivity, self-care, sleep, toddler, ToddlerLife

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