Misc archive

To lurkers and non-lurkers alike… how long have you been reading my blog, roughly? Just being extraordinarily nosy :)

I know I’ve been a right miserable bugger lately and I promise that this will pass soon and I will be back to my normal … oh wait, no, that’s right, I’ve always been a miserable bugger :p So what’s my moan about today? I just need to ramble on about how demotivated I am… read full entry »

Cook, clean, nurse the baby, sleep, code, clean, cook, herd the toddler, more cleaning, more nursing. Am I allowed to talk about how monotonous my life is right now or is that breaking one of the unwritten parenting rules? I’m either sat at my computer or behind a pan on the cooker top. I need… read full entry »

Having recently talked about how Lego is my exception to the “no plastic” rule I am thrilled to be offer my readers a chance to win a free family ticket to LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre in Manchester. The LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre, based at The Trafford Centre in Manchester, has a variety of attractions including a LEGO®… read full entry »

I’ve been a bit out of sorts this week. It’s why I’ve not blogged and why I’ve still not sorted this month’s meal plan (and this is grating my nerves because I’ve been having the “what shall we have for tea” conversation with myself every evening; I’m lost without my meal plan). But anyway, here’s… read full entry »

Remember my post on the Breastfeeding: Stories to Inspire and Inform book? Of course you do, you all read every single word of every post here! :D Well, the lady who put the book together is very kindly letting me give away a copy of her book. Entering is simple… comment on this blog post… read full entry »

After I had Isabel I had my shoulder-length hair chopped off. I think it’s a new mum right of passage or something. I loved it. Loved the fact that it took minutes to dry, that I only needed a teensy blob of shampoo, it didn’t get in my eyes etc. Karl wasn’t so taken but,… read full entry »

Do you remember Amelie? My sofa, that is… Turns out she’s not as comfy as she looks when you’re stuck on her nursing 24/7 (oh, newborns…) Still, being sofa-bound means I’ve been able to (literally) one-handedly launch Jem On WordPress. I wanted to do a full, ‘official’ launch, but as making a big deal out… read full entry »

Sunshine, cuddles, laughter (“cow poo!”), unsupervised paint creativity (multi-coloured toddler), shared ice cream, good food, gardening, splashing in the puddle bath (paddling pool), and a voluntary bed time at 6:45 that took less than 15 minutes. I especially liked that last part.

Isabel drew Daddy: Pretty good likeness for Karl, as I am sure you’ll agree.