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The boy turns 4: chocolate nuggets and a rogue turd

Recently my little bundle of attitude celebrated his fourth birthday. After opening his presents in 0.02 seconds we visited family and decided to have a McDonalds lunch(#NotAnAd) and a nice long walk along the beach. We had planned to go...Read More

Review: Christmas at Bedgebury

Yesterday was December 1st and all of a sudden the radio was blaring Christmas songs, lights appeared along every street and of course we put our Christmas decorations up - so we were feeling a little bit festive despite the...Read More

30 quick, cheap & easy Elf on the Shelf ideas

I'm throwing myself head-first into starting the Elf on the Shelf/Elf for Christmas thing this year - it's not something I've done before so I'm slightly clueless. I've seen people on social media do elaborate and sometimes expensive things -...Read More

Review: Dinotropolis – dinosaur adventure park at Bluewater, Kent

Dinosaurs and soft play - what more could a four year old want? We were invited to check out a new dinosaur adventure park recently in Bluewater shopping centre in Kent and we were intrigued - it sounded different. Dinotropolis...Read More

Review: Stick Man

**We were gifted tickets for Stick Man in exchange for this review. As always all opinions are honest and my own** After a long weekend working it was back to normal this morning; Monday's are a no preschool day so...Read More

Family fun at The Historic Dockyard, Chatham

I'm not ashamed to say I'm a complete history nerd and so when we were offered the opportunity to check out The Historic Dockyard in Chatham, Kent we had to go along - I've been a couple of times but...Read More

Review: Childcare.co.uk – the easy way to find local childcare

**This is a collaborative post** With the boy's fourth birthday rapidly approaching of course I find myself reminiscing about how far we've come - from those early colic/PND days to now we've done a lot of learning and growing as...Read More

Review: an Elf for Christmas

**We were gifted Pickles the Elf and goodies in exchange for this review. As always all opinions are honest and my own.** Okay so I appreciate it's October - but how many of us parental-types start thinking about Christmas around...Read More

Meet Bootie: an imaginary friend?

Last month we went on holiday for a week in sunny Cornwall; we had oodles of fun and we all had the holiday blues after we came home. A few days after we came home the boy told us he'd...Read More

Clingy at 3: another phase?

The boy is exactly 3½ and we've had a bit of a bumpy ride recently - after cracking potty training we seem to have hit a regression of sorts and it's really strange. (more…)

Review: Wicked Uncle

We have reached a point now where the boy has friends(bless him) and so we find ourselves invited to birthday parties - and so most Friday nights I find myself on a last-minute dash to a local superstore to find...Read More

Review: James & the Birthday balloon

We love reading and we've been on the look out recently for new books to enjoy together. (more…)

Potty training: tips, tricks & advice

Off the back of our recent potty training success I wanted to dedicate a post to potty training and ways to make it as stress-free and easy as possible. Every child is different, I've mentioned this before and I bang...Read More

Why does my toddler lie?

The boy is somewhere around 3 years and 3 months old and it seems we've reached another of those annoying but apparently necessary toddler stages this week. (more…)

Going Potty: He did it!

Last week a momentous event happened. At 3 years and 2 months old the little man told me one morning before preschool that he was a big boy and wanted to wear pants. (more…)

I’m not good at resting. Or listening.

Rest. I'd forgotten the meaning of the word to be honest. My AS diagnosis before Christmas has massively changed my mindset - I should be looking after myself, taking it easy and working within my limits. Unfortunately this isn't the...Read More

The day a plastic clock changed my life

You know those parents that gloat that their children have slept through the night since three days old? Or the smug ones who implemented a routine very early on and tell you how their children sleep all night. I was...Read More

Review: Adventure Avenue – Burgess Hill

We were super excited to be invited to check out Adventure Avenue in Burgess Hill along with the very lovely Mummy in a Tutu and Whinge Whinge Wine and of course our little ones ahead of the grand opening. (more…)

#SmearForSmear 2018 – my story

Cervical screening/smear/pap smear testing is one of those things as a woman we all dread. I'm going all out TMI in this post - because all women have the same bits, and these bits make us beautiful and grow babies...Read More

Christmas on the Isle of Wight

For the first time in years I went away for Christmas this year - my mother in law lives in Ryde and so we went and stayed with her for a week. I've spoken before about the seaside - it's...Read More

Pass the Prosecco Please is 1!

A year ago today I became a blogger! And what a year it's been. This blog may just look like a bunch of (often badly written) articles on various different things, but it's grown into a huge part of my...Read More

Santa’s Grotto – Polhill Garden Centre Sevenoaks Christmas 2017

Every year I seem to end up visiting Santa multiple times and this year is no exception - we had visited Polhill last year with some mummy and baby friends and we decided to do the same this year and...Read More

Santa’s Grotto – Notcutts Maidstone Christmas 2017

Last Sunday we decided to go and check out Notcutts, our local garden centre which always has an amazing Christmas section. (more…)

Do you ever get used to lack of sleep?

Sleep. One word that brings so much misery, to expectant parents, new parents and existing parents everywhere. (more…)

A harmless conversation outside preschool

I dropped the boy at preschool this morning and did my usual anxious thing of standing as far as possible from the other parents and trying to avoid eye contact with anyone at all. It's a huge trigger for me,...Read More