It's a Mummy's Life - Perfect parents are very dull

Saucer Eyes

March 6, 2014 By itsamummyslife Leave a Comment

Tilly is going through that wonderful phase that 4 year olds do, when everything is terribly important and things get said with complete earnestness that results in big wide saucer eyes. It's utterly charming and him indoors and I have to stop ourselves smiling when she's trying to make a very important point. Last night we had the discussion about World Book Day. (I'm just about holding back my urge to go off on one about this excuse for yet more mass consumerism but only just. I will just … [Continue reading]

Dear Mr Kellogg; A Question From My Daughter

March 3, 2014 By itsamummyslife Leave a Comment

Dear Mr Kellogg Eliza and I are having a bowl of All Bran Bran Flakes as a small snack as I've just got home from work and am hungry, she is also hungry, having informed me she felt 'empty'. I confidently poured her a big bowl (she likes it very much) and then decided to read the ingredients as I am prone to do lately. One of the ingredients is sugar. Eliza asked me this: "Why is it called All Bran when it has sugar in it? That means it's not all bran is it Mummy?" "That's … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: conversations with eliza, Feeding children

What I Know About Jumble Sales

February 23, 2014 By itsamummyslife 2 Comments

It's not a lot. So if you're looking for a top 10 list of what to do and how to get a bargain probably not what you're after. Although if you are genuinely looking for a 'how to shop a jumble sale' then you are beyond any reasonable help I could … [Continue reading]

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Not Perfect

February 7, 2014 By itsamummyslife 3 Comments

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There are some times when I wish this blog was anonymous. I'm not sure why it's not to be honest, I guess when I started writing it I thought it wouldn't need to be. I never thought anyone would actually read it and if they did I didn't think they'd … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: mummy life, Work life balance

7 Things Dry January Taught Me

February 2, 2014 By itsamummyslife Leave a Comment

Dry January is officially over. I confess that I haven't been completely purist about it. There was the trip to Dubai with Jonathan mid-month, he may well have sent me home on the first flight if I had refused a glass of wine, and besides I didn't do … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: mummy life, Running & fitness

Distraction

January 25, 2014 By itsamummyslife 1 Comment

It's taken me 6 years and a huge amount of self loathing and recrimination but I think I might finally have grasped the art of distraction that parenting experts tell you about. They make it sound so easy. "Child wants to play with the razor blades … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: conversations with the girls, Parenting

Random conversations at bedtime

January 9, 2014 By itsamummyslife Leave a Comment

Every now and then I just want to remember something the girls have said. This is one such time. I cycled up the hill this evening in the freezing cold, with hands like blocks of ice after having left my gloves at home this morning. I was on the … [Continue reading]

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Goodbye Mabel

January 2, 2014 By itsamummyslife 4 Comments

I rescued Mabel from Battersea Dogs and Cats Home about 11 years ago, maybe a bit longer. Somewhere in the roof are the documents, long since put in a 'safe place'. I went to choose her on my own, there were a few cats in the little cages, some … [Continue reading]

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Father Christmas Is Watching You!

December 23, 2013 By itsamummyslife Leave a Comment

Father Christmas is a very busy chap at this time of year, not only that but he's supremely blessed with the gift of multiple sight. How else can he watch all the children in the lead up to Christmas? Unfortunately the ONS won't give me an estimate … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Christmas, conversations with the girls

‘Tis the Season To Buy Stuff You Don’t Need AKA Christmas

December 8, 2013 By itsamummyslife Leave a Comment

It feels as if Christmas is about a day away. It's not of course, but the amount of Christmas consumerism that hits me each and every time I leave my house lately is giving me serious anxiety. I'm panicking about the presents I have yet to buy. I … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Christmas, mummy life, Parenting