From the moment your children are born, your perspective is forever altered. Protecting the tiny and fragile life in your arms becomes your number one priority. All the things that used to cause you stress and anxiety suddenly seem much more manageable, or even trivial. Throughout the years since, you’ve conquered every challenge that came your way with aplomb. But now, in the wake of the ...
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Why you should encourage your children to try new things
Do you worry that your children aren’t branching out and trying new things? It wouldn’t be surprising. In a world dominated by a switched-on culture, children and adults alike are opting for a life of screen time over anything else. But, if you’ve had enough of your kids opting to stay in rather than go out, and you’re wondering if you should do something about it – the answer is, yes, you ...
Me-time ideas for busy mums
I'll let you in on a secret, guys. Sometimes, when there's too much to do and too little time, I let things slide. You know, instead of cooking a nutritious meal I'll boil some pasta and throw on pasta sauce straight from the jar instead of making one using fresh tomatoes that happily grew on the vines of sunny Italy. I use more dry shampoo than I care to admit and when friends pop around ...
Reasons my kids make me want to tear my hair out
Kids are one of the greatest gifts in life but let's be honest, their antics can drive us up the wall and make us rock in a corner sometimes. Amy certainly makes me want to tear my hair out on occasion and as much as I try to convince everyone about my angelic ways, I swear my own dad has considered a hair transplant more than once during my teenage years. The good news, however, is that we're ...
Which celebrity mum are you?
I don't know about you, but I'm a massive fan of those little personality tests on Facebook or at the back of magazines. I'm not sure how accurate they really are (obviously 100%, if it's a flattering result!), but to me they're good fun and a perfect way to pass some spare time while you're waiting for your Candy Crush lives to refill (ahem!). In the run up to Mother's Day (it's Sunday, March 6 ...
Amy tells you all about mummy
I've seen this meme do its rounds on Facebook and chatted to my friend Andrea about it and was we both thought it was a great ideas and I'm a massive sucker for interviews (I always used to play reporter in my grandparents garden and I've even interviewed Amy for the blog twice), I thought I'd sit down with Amy and ask her a couple of questions about me. I know, a risky undertaking when your ...
