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Review: Mumbucks – Every Mum should have some!

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      Once upon a time there lived a mum with three children. She worked all day long, cleaning and cooking and washing. She was very sad one evening as she wanted to watch the new season of her favourite television programme but couldn’t because she had to clean up the mess that the children had made with their toys. While she despaired and wiped the sweat off her brow and the tear in her eye at having stood on yet another Lego piece, something magically appeared through her letter box – Mumbucks. And then she lived happily ever after… With …

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Who will ‘Love’ my children?

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My daughter 9 loves school but come 3.15 and she is ready to come home. My son 5, probably does not like school as much as his sister and is perhaps ready to come home at 12. 🙂 So, do I agree with the proposals of Paul Kirby and Mr Gove, to have extended school hours from 8.30 – 6.00? No, definitely not! I am a stay at home Mum by choice. I like being there for my children. I like doing the school run with them. I Love to see their smiling faces when I go to pick them …

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How I Feel About Being a Mum

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Do you often wonder what it would be like not being a Mum? I often wonder how different my life would be.  But at the end of it – I always realise one thing…. Read my poem below to find out. 🙂 I love being a Mum. Don’t get me wrong – But sometimes, just sometimes These thoughts come along… What if I wasn’t, how would it be? To live a life – carefree No midnight waking, No bathroom calls, No school runs, no lunch box No uniforms or falls. No after-school clubs, No weekend dance, I could jet off …

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Should I teach my child to be a fighter, a coward or a telltale?

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I am fiercely protective of my children. So, when my little boy came home and said that one little boy in his class is always pushing him – the first thing that came to mind was to tell him to point him out and then go and scare the living daylights out of him so he doesn’t do it again. My daughter who is elder than him took the words out of my mouth and told him to point out the child to her and she would have a ‘word’ with him. But, being civilized, I know that it is …

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My Darling Girls – Love, Mummy

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Today 11th October is International Day of the Girl. I thought it was apt to write a letter to my two girls, to let them know how much I love them…. My Darling Girls, I still remember the day I held you in my arms for the first time. When you nuzzled into me – I fell instantly in love each time! I knew that I would love you for a lifetime, be there to protect you, guide you if you needed me and always be there to support you. I hope in time we can also become the best …

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Dove Self-Esteem Project – Empowering our girls.

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Today is International Day of the Girl and I think it is fitting that we promise to empower our girls and build on their self-esteem. The following press release revealed that  – 47% of 11-14 year old girls are opting out of everyday activities such as swimming and speaking up in class because they don’t like how they look*. The findings are revealed by the Dove Self-Esteem Project (DSEP) on the eve on International Day of the Girl and come as the DSEP announces a partnership with Girlguiding that aims to boost low self-esteem through a body confidence workshop and …

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Why I have renewed my promise to read my children a bedtime story…

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In my rushing around to complete household chores at night and trying hard to get back to my computer to blog –  I realise I have been missing out on something very important  – reading them a bedtime story. I do read to them especially when it is a new book that has been delivered to the house but I have to admit I have not been doing the bedtime bit. I tuck them up but no story. It always seems so rushed. Today since we were sent a new book to review, I decided to keep it for bedtime. …

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