I’m going to start this post with a confession. I recently realised that I had yet to set up a savings account for Amelie. She is now 19 months old, so this is quite a faux pas on my part. I used to be so organised with things like this but have to admit that …
Month: June 2017
Dylan is going to be seven next week. I can’t quite get my head round this myself. As well as disbelieving thoughts about the passing of time, birthday presents have been very much in mind. The lists he has made – for there have been several drafts – have made for interesting reading. There were a couple …
It has been a few weeks since I started the Haier Fresher Diaries challenge. In my first post, I demonstrated how I store the weekly shopping in the fridge. In my second, I looked at how things had gone over the course of a week to see if I had to throw away any food …
I was interested to read about a study currently being undertaken in Canada, which is investigating the effects of sleep deprivation on the brain. Not least because this subject is rather close to home at the moment! I’ve been struggling with tiredness a lot lately. There are a number of factors at play. My busiest …
Amelie is getting more and more adventurous as she explores the house. She loves her brothers’ bunk bed. She had been climbing onto the lower bunk to steal Xander’s cuddly toys for a while, but upped things a notch this week. The other day I followed her in expecting to find her playing with teddy bears. …
I never cease to amaze myself with my propensity to forget to do small but important things. Getting a case for my phone is a case in point. I’ve had mine for at least two years without taking action. As a result, it has a few cracks and scratches. Something needed doing before any of them got any …
I’ve been a parent for almost seven years. In that time, I’ve learned lots about kids’ behaviour and how to at least try and manage it. I’ve negotiated both the terrible twos and threenagers twice and emerged unscathed. The latest challenge would now appear to be here. From what I’ve witnessed so far, the stroppy …
We love watching films as a family. Most weekends we sit down together in front of a suitable movie. Of course, there are varying degrees of success but, for the most part, we see them in their entirety without sibling arguments or one of the kids wandering off. I especially enjoy sharing titles that I loved as …
Pampers’ new campaign, #PowerOfBabies is all about how having a baby has the power to change you completely. I completely agree. Since becoming a dad, I’ve become a lot more patient, thoughtful and confident. I have a much cooler head when things go wrong too. This is all thanks in no small part to Dylan, Xander …
Amelie has a new favourite thing. As is usually the case in such situations, it isn’t hers. Well, it wasn’t hers. It is hers now though. Years ago, before children were even on the radar, Kate’s brother gave her a Gizmo toy for Christmas. On a recent visit to the loft, I found a box of …