With Chloe standing by my bedside physically prising my eyelids open, it was clear my lie-in was over. “MUMMY!! Are you awake?” she said, sticking her finger up my nose for good measure. When I say li...
After staring at a blank screen for 25 minutes with a severe case of columnists block, I am now elbow deep in a bag of chocolate chips. This is somewhat awkward given my chosen profession. I would lik...
Naughty nana has been to stay and after a festive season of Extreme Naughtiness, has flown home threatening to eat only celery from now until Easter. Fortunately, after nearly 40 years of living in Be...
Here’s the problem with skinny jeans. They may be sexy but they are nearly impossible to get off. After a Christmas night out with the girls I arrived home to find myself in a bit of a quandary. Humid...
Well there is nothing like a Christmas list from a toddler to put some Oh No in your Ho Ho. After several days of contemplation, Chloe asked for a pony and a magic lamp. And not just a pretend magic l...
Everyone has a few skeletons in their closet but in the interest of full disclosure, I will confess all. Well, nearly all. I am not sure you need to know about The Night of the Apple Martinis. Otherwi...
Girls weekends away are bad for your health. I know this because after a three-day trip to NYC, I have developed a severe case of Shopper's Elbow. I also have signs and symptoms of Cannot Be Bothered....
Another parenting triumph. In the nanosecond that I wasn't watching, Belle introduced herself to the nutritional delights of escargot in the garden. Kids are disgusting. Picking a half-masticated snai...
There is nothing quite like putting the world to rights with a three-year-old, even if it’s a bit confusing at times. “Mummy,” asked Chloe, in the car on the way home, “why do we have Arabs?” I gave h...
Well I’d have to give myself an ‘F’ for parenting this week. Just after giving you “thou shall not eat anything blue” as a nutritional commandment, Chloe talked me into blue cotton candy at the Family...
