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Why do I keep buying stuff?
If you want to get a big response on social media, then post an Instagram story saying you’ve got a professional declutterer coming to your flat for the…
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The rotten tomato parenting award goes to...
‘You have been a bit of a bad mummy today’ my daughter told me on the way home last night.
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August 2024

July 2024

Why 4 years is the perfect age gap (for me)
If there’s one thing I know about motherhood, it’s that having a child who can wipe their own bum and put pyjamas on unaided makes it a hell of a lot…
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Entering my boy mum era
It's not cool, but it's happening
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June 2024

Would you take a toddler to Glastonbury?
My Instagram habit is so dire that I don’t often allow myself to look at TikTok, but this week I somehow ended up there and discovered the most shocking…
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The one thing I have in common with a Women's Prize winner
Last Thursday I went to the Women’s Prize book awards.
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How to travel with kids and not lose your mind
It’s 8.30pm and the baby is furious.
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May 2024

Parenting in the internet age
Several Saturdays ago at 11pm, I found myself reading a Mumsnet thread entitled ‘How high can a Rottweiler jump?’
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Mat leave: The redemption
Hi guys, it’s been a while!
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December 2023

October 2023

Crap hair, don't care
Despite once working for a magazine dedicated to the subject, my hair has never been my strong point.
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