Feeling Simply Great – the challenge
I’ve spoken numerous times about trying to get motivated to lose my baby weight plus some, and to be honest it’s a bit hit and miss. It seems to go really well for a bit, then I see something nice…
Health and fitness
Lane swimming etiquette and why lane swimming’s like driving
I think I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been going swimming at lunchtimes to try and get fit, and get back into some semblance of healthy living. Well, the swimming’s going well (also looking healthier thanks to the outdoor pool and building…
Stunts and scooters – trying out the Zinc Chozen scooter
*Ad – gifted for review N’s had his scooter since around his 2nd birthday. He always had a go on the ones (too big for him) at Baby Bounce, so I started him off with a My First Scooter which…
Getting sporty with Sportsshoes.com sportswear
If any of you follow me on twitter (and if not, why not? You can follow me here), you might have seen that I’m trying to lose weight and get fit. I’ve been extremely lax and ultimately just been a pig. …
Setting an exercise example – return to swimming
Most people lose their baby weight fairly easily. Others, like me, can’t get motivated for long enough and even worse, end up putting (a lot) more on. Disgraceful really, when I’ve lost weight before with no problems, so I really need to stop…
The nits have hit – headlice treatment for kids
I bet your head’s really itchy now isn’t it?! We’ve been having messages from nursery going round warning that headlice have been going round, and today I had a call to say N seems to have them. Here was I…
Do parents need to be able to swim for baby swimming lessons
Swimming’s a funny thing. Some people love it, some can swim purely for the safety aspect, others hate it. Some find it really easy, others are scared of water despite never having had a problem in the water. I’m on…
The high temperature – when is ill, not ill
This week, I had the fear as I picked up my phone and saw the call coming through was from nursery. That phone call that all working parents dread. Our nursery isn’t bad when it comes to illness. In this…
When to believe your toddler when he says he’s poorly
N tells a lot of porkies. Well, I believe he tells a lot of white lies. Predominantly unintentional, because he is a toddler and he likes stories and repeating what he hears. The problem is that the timescales might be…
Children and signs of being ill
We’ve been fairly lurgied up the last week, although N seemed to get over his pretty quickly, and instead, mine’s the cold that’s been lingering. However, he did have a real mix hit him. Two days running I was rung…
Tongue tie appointment and process
Experience of a toddler tongue tie hospital appointment and the process we’re going through
