I recently went along to an event called ‘The Art of Blogging and Social Media’ run by CIBAS to listen to guest speakers Yemisi Blake and Alison Baverstock. I followed this up by attending the Winchester Writers’ Conference last Saturday. Sitting in university lecture theatres, surrounded by others eager to learn the tricks of the trade, not only took me back a few years (ahem) to my study days, it also inspired me and fired up my creative side. . . . Keep Reading
How not to potty train twins
I’m amazed how some of the most touching moments during my career as a twin mum have been followed by some of the most disgusting experiences of my entire life. Take last night, for instance… . . . Keep Reading
Little biting monkey
As I mentioned in a previous post, T1 tends to be more boisterous than his brother. I’ve heard the words ‘rowdy’, ‘naughty’ and ‘monster’ all being used to describe him. Sometimes, on bad days, even in the same sentence. I prefer to call him 'over-excitable'. . . . Keep Reading
And the world record for the most cups of cold coffee goes to…
Today I think I’m going to break my all time world record; I’ve just discovered cold coffee number four. Out of five coffees made by me this fair morning, only one made it to my lips.Stinky nappies always come in pairs in my house, and they always come just as I’m clutching my steaming mug of caffeine and about to have five minutes on the sofa. By the time I’ve changed two boys, taken the offending items to the bin outside, stopped the boys from eating the batteries in the remote control and . . . Keep Reading
Falmouth or Fiji?
Three years ago I was getting ready to go backpacking with Hubby. Now I couldn’t fit the contents of my nappy bag into the rucksack I lived out of for seven months.On our travels we saw babies being lugged around in carriers, as their parents continued with their lives seemingly unaware they had a tiny being strapped to their front. We saw these families venture to remote Fijian islands, where there was no electricity beyond 9pm and you could see daylight through the walls in the beach . . . Keep Reading