What Kind of Parent Am I?
Personal Labels Over the years I have taken a number of personality and behavioural surveys and profiles. You too may have done some of these at work or as part of a team building exercise or perhaps on a lazy afternoon when flicking through an old Cosmo magazine. Here are some of my results: Myers Briggs: ISFJ DISC: C and
The Top Seven Things Not to Say to a Pregnant Woman
Public Service Announcement It seems that any remnant of tact, delicacy and good sense leaves people when they are faced with someone in the family way. Below are the top seven things not to say a pregnant woman. And yes, all of these things were said to me when I had a bun in the oven, or said to friends
Peppa Pig – Addiction, Alliteration and World Domination
Guilty Admission If you had mentioned Peppa Pig to me three years ago, I wouldn’t know what you were talking about. But now, this British children’s cartoon series, with its five-minute episodes centred on the eponymous four-year-old talking pig, Peppa, are a dominant presence in our home. These days, I cannot imagine daily life without Peppa Pig on TV. What
Everything We Do Is Wrong
W-Sitting My four year old, Dylan, was quietly playing with some toys on the floor and I relished a few peaceful moments before the baby was due to wake… until I realised from what I was reading on my phone that Dylan was sitting wrong. Yes – you read it correctly. Sitting wrong. Courtesy of my social media feed I
The Baby Mysteries
Wonderfully Horrible Our baby daughter, Eloise, turns one on Sunday. The past year has been tiring, wacky, joyous, boring, momentous, difficult and amazing. Being mama to Eloise has been horribly wonderful and wonderfully horrible. Because babies are easy… except when they are not. This inherent contrariness makes parenting a baby so fantastic and so awful at the same time.
What I Did Not Believe Until I Became A Parent
Unpleasant Side Effects When I found out I was pregnant I was overjoyed. But it does come with some unpleasant side effects. And I am not talking about morning sickness, back pain, heartburn or swollen ankles. It comes with the side effects of people rubbing your belly (I am not a genie people!). It comes with mothers telling you
