I wanted to be with them, needed to be with them, to hold them ,feed them ,tell them I was their Mammy . But I couldn’t , my husband was with them in NICU , I knew he was minding them for me, I desperately wanted to go to them but I had to... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy.Friday fashion.
Another Friday has come around at last and ignoring the obvious cold that has crept back in today I am looking to the Spring Summer ahead as are the shops with some lovely pieces in store for children and women. In Penneys for boys this week I was delighted to see my old favourite, the... Continue Reading →
Passing on good habits to our children. Being body positive.
I have always loved looking back through old photo albums. Looking back on holidays from my early childhood days, days long forgotten yet I always smile as I look at not only my parents baby face but of mine too. Of day-trips taken and ice-creams eaten, my only cares in the world were how many... Continue Reading →
Why are children not welcomed in the dining room? Eating out with kids.
"I have children at home, I do not want to see children when I am out eating my dinner". Her lips curled up as these words left her mouth, as she expressed her distaste to the Maitre D ,as my children and their cousin stood nearby. She's right, kids shouldn't be out in restaurants, I... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion.
I love when I find somewhere new to find kids clothes, especially right now, when you walk into shops and the last remnants of the bad side of the sales rails are out on the floor and empty rails await the Spring drops. So to my surprise as I searched for a dress for an... Continue Reading →
Our reflux hell
There has been a lot of defining moments thus far,in the short three and a half years I have been a Mother. Most memories, post birth, are mainly happy ones. However one piece of the twins early little lives that replays over and over, is when I hear another mother desperate to know why their... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion.
Finally the shops are starting to get new stock in but there are still lots of sale pieces floating about, if you look hard enough you will see bits you need I am sure, but I am proud to say I have stuck to what I do every year and that is to build the... Continue Reading →
Letting go of my babies, to the outside world anyway.
My Mam played me an Abba song recently called "Slipping through my fingers". I never watched Mamma Mia, hence I haven't been privy to its revival in recent years but this song sucker punched me. The moment as I lay on the bed bedside my Mother, listening to this song, as we both got caught... Continue Reading →
One for him,One for her and one for Mammy. Friday fashion.
Sale season is upon us and most of us have just finished the first week back at work after the Christmas holidays. This leaves little time to think of anything other than sheer panic at the year looming ahead of us. Which is why alot of impulse buying is done come sale time. For me... Continue Reading →



