Hello, my lovely readers, and a big HAPPY NEW YEAR to you all xx New Year, new look – Mummy Matters Hopefully, you will have noticed that Mummy Matters looks a little bit different. Towards the end of 2016, I was really unhappy with the way that my site looked, but I just didn’t have … 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
Yesterday was a first for Little Bean and me, we went to FunFest blogger summit at Whittlebury Hall near Northampton for the first time. I wanted to attend last year but unfortunately it coincided with a family occasion. FunFest is the only bloggers conference where you are actively encouraged to take your children with you so I … Read more
Sunday was Father’s Day and the children always get very excited about giving presents to anyone, you’d think they were the ones receiving presents. I love that they love to give as well as receive. We enjoyed a pretty lazy day together around the house and then in the afternoon popped over to Nanny and … Read more
As with most industries each year there are various different awards which are bestowed upon bloggers who are deemed great at what they do by their readers and fellow bloggers. I have been nominated for awards in the past and have been very honoured to be nominated but I honestly never expect it as I … Read more
It’s almost a year since I sat at home feeling like Billy-no-mates whilst all of my blogging friends were busy having fun at BritMums Live. I had been so busy last year that it kind of snuck up on me and I left it too late to buy myself a ticket so on a spur … Read more
I have been blogging for 5 years now! Whoa where did that time go? Yes I started my blog to write about my new and growing family, about the issues we faced, our adventures and our woes. Along the way, I started being approached by brands as is the case for many a blogger, some … Read more
As bloggers we are very lucky to meet a whole new world of people, some stay as just faces on a blog, others become faces you meet at events and if you’re really lucky you get to make some very special friends along the way. There are a number of people who I have met … Read more