In my family, roast dinners are a thing of the past when it comes to Christmas lunch. The last few years have been fresh seafood, salads, fresh bread and a BBQ and I love it. It is too hot on Christmas Day to be standing in the kitchen cooking! Two...

The quickest way for a parent to get a child's attention is to sit down and look comfortable. [...]

November is upon us and a couple of months back I set myself a challenge along with some of the other mums over at Mumblers. In the States, November is National Novel Writing Month, or "NaNaWriMo", and people participate from all over the world. The...

Further to my previous post about my Christmas jitters and lack of organisational skills, I am joining Bad Mummy in writing about my "Making Christmas" adventures this year. I am in no way crafty, arty or creative in terms of decorating so I will be...

"Working mothers are guinea pigs in a scientific experiment to show that sleep is not necessary to human life." [...]