Ever since I can remember my mum has had a `thing’ about tidying up, my toys would all be placed neatly in a toy box, and if anything stood still long enough it would get hoovered or polished!! Unfortunately the clean freak streak has not been passed down to my sister and I, much to … Read more
Well, it is 9 days since I put 18 eggs into our incubator, we have candled the eggs and have 8 little wrigglers! So from 18 eggs that have been through the Royal Mail system I am very happy, so are the children. We did have a slight problem, I had put the eggs in … Read more
No, it’s not me, in fact it isn’t anyone, much to the children’s disappointment, the chickens that is, not mum!Two years ago we had a very broody hen, so we decided to try and hatch some eggs, however for one reason and another, none of them hatched and our poor chicken became quite poorly, so … Read more
I seem to have been pregnant or breastfeeding almost continuously for the past fourteen years, meaning that I very rarely have an alcoholic drink, now don’t get me wrong, this is not an issue, but occasionally it would be nice to have a drink that isn’t a soft drink.I have never really been a big … Read more
Here are the top five things that we will miss about the Lottie Biggs series: – The casual and infectious use of the word ‘ridonkulous’ – Gareth Stingcombe and his manly thighs – Winnie, the wisest chinchilla in all of Wales – Justin Timberlake knickers – LOTTIE BIGGS Lottie Biggs is (not) Tragic is the … Read more
You will already know that I LOVE to carry my little one around in a sling, I find it so much easier and it enables me to have both hands free to get on with things. At the moment I have been using the Baby Bjorn, but I must admit, he is getting rather chunky … Read more
It was announced last week that the Government are intending to ban parents from taking their children out of school for family holidays, during term time. I will put my hand up and admit I take my children out of school for family holidays, and really do not see a problem with it, we only … Read more
1. Why did you choose boob over bottle? I never gave it much thought, I just assumed that I would breastfeed, when I was pregnant with Xene I was in the middle of my nurse training, midwifery placement. I attended a breastfeeding workshop with my mentor and I decided that breastfeeding was what I was … Read more
The wonderful people at Natural and Clean sent me some of their fantastic products to review. The first product we tried was the Whoops a-daisy. It is an absorbent rapid response for all body spillages, now as you can imagine in a house of eight, body spillages will happen, from a potty training toddler, to a … Read more