When Boo was a baby and we were trying to get her to drink from a sippy cup, it was an absolute nightmare. I found 17 different types of sippy cups in my cupboard when we moved to the farm. I was not going through that this time. We have provided G with a sippy…
So my maternity leave ended five months ago but, for a number of reasons, I haven’t returned to work. I have been thinking lately though about how, apart from the leaving your baby aspect, it can be easier going back to work. Here are my top five reasons. 1.You get a lunch break. For me,…
I am a few days late writing this. The last 12 months have flown by. Baby G has been with us for a whole year. Twelve months, 365 days. I wrote on Facebook that he has lit up our lives and he really has. From such a tiny little baby, he has blossomed into a…
I’ve wanted another dog for ages. I knew that if anything ever happened to Rosie, I would find it very hard to replace her (she is irreplaceable) so I thought I would like a puppy while she is still with us. My dream was to open a box on Christmas morning and have a beautiful…
Babies can be so hard to buy for. If your children have grown up or you haven’t had any, it can be even worse as you can often forget what children are into at a particular age. With us, you can never go far wrong with farm-inspired gifts and, while sheep, cows and tractors might…
If you were a recovering alcoholic, the last place you would accept an invite for would be a pub, right? So when I was asked to go to the Spring Summer 2016 Preview at Cosatto HQ in Bolton recently, I had to say no. Only joking. As if I would say no to an afternoon…
Last year I wrote a blog post about how to keep your children away from the Christmas tree. It was full of ‘foolproof’ ways and aversion tactics so your little darlings played with Christmas toy decorations rather than the real things. Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha. The post was written when I had one child. The careful, dainty little…
If you follow my blog and social media channels regularly, you will know my often chequered relationship with prams and pushchairs. My last experience with an umbrella-fold pushchair was when Boo was one (four years ago now) and I am not going to lie, I was sceptical. If you read my post about My…
I heard on the news that, here in the UK, our internet browsing history is going to be kept on file for years. I am not really bothered about the details surrounding this. I have nothing to hide and yes, I suppose it is an infringement on my privacy but if MI5 and the…
Living on a farm, we know more than most people about keeping babies and children warm in the winter months. Babies especially can get really cold sat in a pram or pushchair but even Boo, running around gets cold so we need warm layers, thick waterproofs and good footwear. They have to look stylish too…
