When you live in a busy house with five other people there are definitely times when you crave a little ‘quiet’ time. The truth is that often, the only time when you can be truly alone is when locked in the bathroom but any parent will tell you, even those times are often interrupted by … Read more
I joined the gym back in May this year and on the whole, I am loving it. I often think to myself “can I be bothered this morning?” but the majority of the time I have a word with myself and thank myself for it later. Put on your best gymwear Mornings are my preferred … Read more
Sometimes in life it’s easy to get bogged down by all the mundane adult stuff and some days I really don’t want to do adult but as children that’s all we want isn’t it, to be a grown-up and be able to do whatever we want to do, whenever we want to do it. If only … Read more
Well for starters I’d have to buy a ticket. It’s been years since I regularly purchased a lottery ticket but when I stopped working to become a Mum it seemed like the last thing I needed to spending money on. Hubby still buys them every now and then or when he’s feeling lucky (so far … Read more
If you have been a regular reader of Mummy Matters then you probably won’t have failed to notice that things have gone ‘off the boil’ a little of late. Before the Summer holidays I was still loving blogging as much as when I had started oh-so-many years ago but this Summer I spent 4 of … Read more
Oops sorry I couldn’t resist that one. You know those people who hear song lyrics in a conversation and can’t help but break into song and quote the next line, yep that’s me! I love music and pick up song lyrics very quickly so there’s generally something playing along in my head even if there … Read more
#ad When you are pregnant, have carried a baby and given birth, you are given all sorts of advice and exercises to follow to keep your pelvic floor in tip-top condition. Truth be told, it’s one of those things that you kind of forget to do. I started off pretty good at doing my pelvic … Read more
At school sport really wasn’t my thing at all, I did it because I had to, not because I enjoyed it although I did enjoy Cross Country and I got pretty good at it. I was even chosen to represent the school in a Regional Cross Country competition, I didn’t win it but I came … Read more