Tweet So tonight I’ll be joining all the other finalists at the Brit Mums Brilliance in Blogging (#BiBs) awards. There will be Champagne, and cackling, and catching up with old friends, or meeting new…
Tweet When I started blogging four years ago I had no idea just quite how many opportunities it would lead to. It sounds ridiculous now but I didn’t even realise blogging networks existed for…
Tweet One of the things I’ve been asked most about cruise holidays is: are they any good for families? Well after spending five days on Liberty of the Seas I can say with absolute certainty…
Tweet During the four years I’ve been blogging I’ve often heard the term ‘blogging royalty’ bandied about. It really is the most nonsensical, meaningless phrase. In Hollywood the term ‘royalty’ is used to describe…
Tweet On Tuesday night we went to prize-giving at No 1 Son’s school. It was wonderful to see the expressions of bashful pride on the boys faces as they left the stage clutching envelopes…
Tweet One of the benefits of the holidays is the chance to spend quality time with your offspring. Or not, given that my offspring prefers to be out with his friends or up in…
Tweet Ever since I saw Kate and William at the premiere of African Cats earlier this year it’s fair to say I’ve been a little bit in love with them as a couple. They…
Tweet Let me start by saying I don’t agree with condemning other women for the choices they make, whether it’s to do with how we feed, educate or look after our children – as…
Tweet My heart goes out to the family of Bobby Bushell, the little boy who died from meningitis because doctors thought his mother was being hysterical. And I know all too well how she…
Tweet I’ve seen a lot of nonsense talked about blogging over the past year, particularly by self-proclaimed ‘doyennes’ and ‘experts’ of blogging, and also by non-bloggers (I believe that if you’re not a blogger,…