They begin with those closest to you ,your siblings then goo-ing at other babies in mammy and baby classes, to those fleeting friendships you make in the playground . Onto your first day in creche, preschool, playschool, establishing if you are lucky real friendships from primary ,through secondary , college, work, life. New jobs bring... Continue Reading →
One more kids fashion fix
It's not often I put jeans on herself as she is dress obsessed (wonder where she got that from) but I've had my eyes on these jeans in Penneys for awhile and when I spotted this grey denim shirt today it was an obvious choice to pair with them and again her silver docs.... Continue Reading →
Fashion Friday -One for her, One for him ( & a sneaky 3 for Mammy)
One of my favourite kids designers is the very talented LinzyO who handmakes the prettiest dresses, tutus and Molly dollies. Having A recently asking for another " penguin wedding dress "( we already have a tutu version of this print) I couldn't resist getting another dress for her to run around like a princess in... Continue Reading →
Slide down the Slide , abandon the dishes!
I wrote this during our very wet summer of 2016 and have spent the Autumn and Winter honing my sliding skills so I have taken my own advice for once I am pleased to say . Have a read ; So today was a typical day like I have spent alot of the days of... Continue Reading →
Happy valentines
Time for some self plugging today. As part of an amazingly talented writers group we wrote a best selling anthology called The little book of love Check us out here ; https://www.amazon.co.uk/Little-Book-Love-Anthology-Stories-ebook/dp/B00TLM1LXS/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1423914309&sr=1-1&keywords=Imagine+write+inspire+group And my own contribution "Her other love " differs from my usual style of writing but hopefully you will enjoy the... Continue Reading →
Because You are worth it
Although your head may not thank you. I just pulled a 22 hourer.. The kids weren't sick ( tip wood as I write this because dare I mention sickness something always happens ) I wasn't working late in the day job. I wasn't catching up on season two of any box set I started... Continue Reading →
My so called “Fake birth”.
Did you have a natural birth? If there is one question since my children were born that continues to irk me and sometimes I will admit upsets me every time I hear it it's this. I see this time and time again in parenting forums, articles, social media, birth announcements etc. Those who ask it at... Continue Reading →
Reminders about reminders…
Reminder number one for today was " write a blog post Adelle" -check -gold star for me on completion of said reminder ! I promptly peeled the gold star off my jumper ( Don't judge me I have 2.5year old twins -stickers are a necessary part of daily life here) as I hit the dismiss... Continue Reading →
Mammy guilt
Ah yeah today’s a good day for mammy guilt I pondered as I spent my third hour in the car driving home tonight from Dublin to try desperately to get home in time for bedtime . And I failed. I knew I was going to fail as I realised I had driven maybe 10... Continue Reading →
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