I have been tentatively attempting potty training in the last couple of weeks, because Chunk is nearing two and a half years old and with it being (very) warm weather I thought it might be an ideal time. The odd mum at some of the groups we go to have noticed he wears a nappy…
Single Parent (Dating) In The City: Why Do Some Men Use Serious Dating Sites For Casual Sex?
Read moreIntrigued by the question in the title? Yes as part of my monthly Single Parent (Dating) In The City feature for BrightonMums I have spoken to a number of men to try and answer this question. See the results here. Follow me on Twitter, Pinterest or Facebook
Competition: Win Dry Like Me Potty Training Pads
Read moreThe makers of Dry Like Me potty training pads are running Potty Training Live at the moment, and to celebrate they have kindly given me some of their products to give to you lucky readers! Dry Like Me Potty Training Pad Range They have created pads for Early Days training, Night-Time pads and pads for…
#My3Things Positive Parenting Motivator: Week 2
Read moreCannot believe this is my second #My3Things already, the weeks are going too fast at the moment! As you know from last week, I want to value myself and my parenting a bit more, so I have created this and a linky to help me to do this. Each week I will list three things that…
42 Days Of Summer Fun
Read moreI love Choc (left) and Chunk loves Raspberry (right) Despite Chunk not being of school age yet, I still find it difficult to find things to do, because a lot of the groups we attend close during the summer holidays, prices of activities go sky high and there are SO many more families and children…
#RealMumsAllBran 5-Day Challenge: Embracing My Tummy!
Read moreTake the Challenge! All Bran have set us mums a fun challenge to help improve our tummy for the better, and it involves eating yummy cereal! According to the lovely people at All Bran, 90-95% of our happy hormone (aka serotonin) is made in our guts. Research of 1,000 women by the company* found…
#My3Things This Week: A Positive Parenting Motivator
Read moreAfter writing a letter to myself at a parenting course recently, it got me thinking about how as a parent I tend to only focus on my failures and faults, which really isn’t good for old self esteem and confidence! So in a bid to start valuing myself a bit, I have created a new,…
Family Photo Fun with Abigail Eaves
Read moreWhilst we have had some lovely, sunny weather, me and my sister decided to update our family photos now that the boys are a year older and have lost their baby faces (sob!). The photograph that I fell in love with at the shop launch At a recent shop launch I was invited to, I…
Attempting DIY: Trying Out Playdough SuperGlue (aka Sugru)
Read moreBefore: My Collapsed Shelves One of the downsides of being on my own is that I am absolutely pants at DIY as common sense was not something I was born with, but as I have no gorgeous, practical man I have to give it a try! My latest attempts have included fixing a book…
Letter To Myself
Read moreI’ve been attending a positive parenting course, because for years I’ve referred families to these through my role as a social worker, and I’ve seen how much you can learn so thought I would give it a go. Due to parenting all by myself, I make all the decisions, I do all of the boundaries, punishments…