“Please excuse the mess, but we actually live here”. This is what I say now when people pop over to my messy house – actually it’s just my house. It’s always messy. And finally, finally, I’ve accepted that. So, I’ve stopped cleaning up for other people – and it’s seriously the most liberating thing I’ve […]
It’s good to remember simpler days, but let’s be grateful for the heath and happiness-improving advances we now have the benefit of, too! While icy scales, chilly stethescopes and splinter-ridden playpens are hopefully a thing of the past, a mother’s love, caring health professionals and joyful chubby cheeks are as familiar as ever. Here are some wonderful […]
“Soft as a baby’s bottom” is how the saying goes and it’s true that your baby’s skin will never be as delightfully squishy as in those early weeks of life!
Before I had my children, I remember observing families with lots of boys and imagining how tough it must be. All that testosterone and noise. The wrestling and boisterous behaviour. Not to mention all those boy smells in the house. Then I grew older and had three boys of my own, as well as my daughter, the tomboy princess. […]