I am feeling really unwell today and need an early night,hence no new blog post this evening. However since I have had lots of lovely new followers to my blog over the last while, I wanted to share one of my most popular pieces with you that I wrote last year. The twins are nearly... Continue Reading →
Toys that go bump in the night
"The train will arrive in five minutes". Think about that sentence for one minute, she must be in a train station you automatically assume, wrong. Sure where else would I be? Surely not just after walking into my sitting room after midnight to check on everything before I went to bed that night , himself... Continue Reading →
The 12 rules according to Twins – subject to change hourly
Following on from my post earlier this week where I was reluctant to admit to the other half that YES he was right I shouldn’t have bought new cream curtains for the dining room whilst the twins are still in the feck food everywhere “leap” got me thinking about a few other “What not to... Continue Reading →
Hitting the ground running as a multiple parent
For those multiple mams caught up in the never ending cycle of feeding, trying to catch the elusive thing that is sleep, remembering to eat and being somewhere deep in survival mode I won't insult you by saying hang in there. There are a few things that I learned along the way or were offered... Continue Reading →
Me Time
Does any of this sound familiar to you ? I wrote this the other night as I forced myself to stay awake a few minutes longer to have some "me time " . It's 11.30pm I should have been in bed hours ago but I am enjoying some "me time" . I say enjoying in reality... Continue Reading →
An ode to my handbags ( Pre twins)
The last few days in Amsterdam with a bag that didnt bring on the need for physio reminded me of this piece I wrote recently. Whats lurking in your "mammy bag "? The final straw came today as I made my way out to work this morning and I nearly collapsed from the... Continue Reading →
The realities of being a multiple parent
I have had umpteen chats with fellow multiple mams over the years and with 2.5 years "experience" now as a twin mammy I feel I can lay down some pointers on what life is really like as a multiple parent Routine, Routine, Routine Without routine chaos WILL ensue . There just is no other way... 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 →