(This post contains some affiliate links to things that I love). I love being a mum. It's a job that I wouldn't trade in for anything in the world. But it is hard too. Fitting in school, homework and activities, cooking healthy dinners, working, refereeing fights, making everyone share - I constantly feel like I'm battling to stay balanced and, like all parents, it's easy to wonder whether I'm doing enough. Whether I'm making the right decisions. Whether I'm teaching my kids everything they . . . Keep Reading
Newborn essentials: What do newborn babies actually need?
While doing research for my book, Don't Panic! A Practical Guide to Twins, Triplets & More (which is being launched VERY soon!), something that came up was that new mum's often weren't sure what stuff their newborn babies were going to need. After asking other mums for recommendations, here's a suggested list of newborn essentials so you can stock up on things before your baby/babies arrive.I didn't think to buy a thermometer or Calpol before my twins arrived, and then when I really . . . Keep Reading
Top five posts of 2015 on TalesofaTwinMum
I love looking over my analytics because, let's face it, I'm a total web nerd. At the end of the year it's a great exercise to look back over my blog content to see which posts have been the most popular. Drum roll... . . . Keep Reading
Potty training my daughter was easy! Here’s how I did it
I've mentioned our attempts to potty train E on Facebook quite a few times.She's been pretty switched on with the whole thing since she turned two, but with the huge move across the world we decided to wait a while before attempting it. They say to avoid potty training when you're having an upheaval - well in the space of 12 months she moved out of her home, spent two weeks with one set of grandparents, two weeks with her other set of grandparents, four weeks in a holiday home in Australia, . . . Keep Reading
Questions mums ask themselves daily
This post was originally going to be ten questions mums ask themselves daily, but then it snowballed as I realised there were a lot more than ten!!Life's questions...Why do I bother having cushions on the sofa? (Please tell me your cushions spend more time on the floor than on the sofa too?)Why do I spend time cooking because my dinner always ends up cold and the kids never eat it if it's not pizza or sausage?Why do I make a packed lunch with morning and afternoon tea (snack time . . . Keep Reading