Am I talking to myself?
Do we talk to ourselves? Do people really listen? In my case, I do wonder sometimes. I know I have a tendency to ramble on, and I’m quite happy when friends (and past work colleagues) say they’re just nodding as…
Author: Emma
Mum of 1, farmer's wife and living a guilt free family lifestyle with a school child.
Book Review – Parragon toddler books
After meeting Parragon at Britmums Live last week, I was excited to find out about more children’s books. In my view you can never have enough books in a home (much to my OH’s consternation), so we’re building up a…
Swimming and Singing
You’d not think that singing would go with swimming, but when it comes to taking babies and toddlers swimming, it’s the norm. In fact most pre-school children’s activities involve singing at some stage, so I should really be that surprised…
I came, I saw, I went…to Britmums Live 2013
After last year, I only heard about Britmums Live (and in general blogging conferences and summits) when it was too late, via all the updates on blogs and twitter. So I was determined that I would get to Britmums this…
What’s in your handbag?
Hmm, of course it’s hard to work out which handbag to choose because of course being female, I do have more than one bag. But MoneySupermarket are interested in finding out exactly what’s in people’s bags and how much value…
Positive thoughts
I’ve just realised how easy it is to jinx good thoughts. People usually say I’m a bit of a moaner and that I can be negative. However, I like to think I’m a realist. My theory is that if you…
Knowing when to lose the pushchair
It’s so hard knowing when to lose the pushchair. Children go through phases with their pushchair. Quite happy to sit there. Then refusing to get back in when they’ve been given a chance to walk. Then refusing to leave it….
Swimming floats and woggles
This week was back and submersion week at swimming. N’s not really that fussed about either one, especially when neither involved his favourite swimming float/mat activities. It must be strange for the toddlers being on their back. It takes a…
Seaside visit to Cleethorpes beach
N’s experience of the seaside before this weekend was limited to about 10 minutes on the beach last August in wellies, before the rainclouds opened. So it was great that we were able to do a fleeting visit to Cleethorpes…
Behaviour – what level of strictness is too strict?
It’s so hard to know how strict to be with your child’s behaviour. Obviously the way you’ve been brought up makes a difference, and you have to contend with both parents’ point of view. But at least you can control…
Summertime, and the living is easy
It’s great when summertime arrives and the weather’s better, as after nursery, N can just potter around on the farm. Even when there’s no-one around, he wants to see what’s going on, so I end up taking him for a…
