I honestly don’t know how I would have survived without wipes for the last six years. For every nappy explosion, paint disaster, runny nose, rotting fruit picker-upper, they’ve been there. If I had to cite only one parenting essential, that would be it – no contest. That’s why I was thrilled to hear my go-to brand, Huggies, […]
Tag: motherhood
Essentials – the kids’ tech
In our determination to combat the flow of princesses and pink which has proved unrelenting since our oldest daughter got her own mind (annoying when that happens) we’ve embraced everything that’s – well, not that. All in the interests of healthy balance, of course. My ears perked up, then, when we were sent this kit […]
Wanna be in my gang?
Instagram isn’t everything. But it’s fun and addictive, full of mums like you and mums you can only dream of being like. Take a look at my fond categorising and tell me . . which are you? Rebels with and without a cause They care passionately about things that matter. You’re jealous of the way […]
Suncream
Ah, summer. Halcyon days of never-ending light, children running wild through meadows blooming with wildflowers and picnics on cosy chequered blankets in the park. The reality? Long evenings / delayed bedtimes / hay fever / nettle stings / sandwich fatigue / military planning may also factor. And the putting the cream on. Don’t get me […]
Gro clock
Hidden amongst all the paraphernalia that makes up a little girl’s bedroom – the doggy money box, the carefully framed and stickered Polaroids, the twirly hanging paper things from pre-school, the ballet kit from the five minutes she loved ballet – is a mechanical clock that for about a month was our saviour. Everyone’s heard […]
