Eeek my 40th Birthday is just a few weeks away!!! Blimey that has come around quick, it doesn’t seem like almost a year has passed since we were busy celebrating Hubby’s milestone year. People keep asking me what I would like for my 40th Birthday and to be honest I struggled for ideas, I don’t dream of … Read more
I knew the day would come when I had to say goodbye to all things ‘baby’ in the Mummy Matters household and with Jelly Bean hurtling towards his 3rd birthday in January, Hubby and I decided it was time to give the boys (Beanie Boy and Jelly Bean share a bedroom) a bedroom makeover. It … Read more
Do you know, I could have sworn I had already published Curly’s ‘interview’ but then I found it sitting on my desktop hidden in the wrong folder so I’m guessing not since I can’t find it on Mummy Matters so here goes with Curly’s answers . . . What is your favourite colour? Red or … Read more
As a blogger, I know only too well the power of words. Words can reach right into a person’s soul, they can lift that soul up and make it feel empowered, make it feel unstoppable, make it feel proud of who it is and what it can do. Words also have the power to squash … Read more
As a mother to a young daughter, I am fully aware that one day, I will have to explain how her body works. I’m going to have to explain to her about periods, her changing body and how these things will affect her future. Next weekend, I celebrate my 39th birthday, so it’s a VERY … Read more
Sometimes it would be quite nice to be able to have a sneak peak into your future, Hubby and I have been discussing our future quite a bit just recently as Jelly Bean is growing fast from our cute little baby into a full on boy with attitude. It’s hard to imagine what life will … Read more
After school pick-up I needed to pop to the supermarket to collect a few bits for the children’s tea. As usual the tiddlers weren’t behaving impeccably (when will I ever learn to go to the supermarket whilst they aren’t with me???) so when we finally made it to the cashiers I told the tiddlers to … Read more
It’s funny how siblings can be so different. Every day people tell me how much they all look alike, they do, although I perhaps see more differences than others. Little Bean and Jelly Bean are virtually identical as babies and similar to their Dad, Beanie Boy is more like me. When it comes to soothing … Read more