I am now feeling every one of my 39 years (yes, I know…I’m revealing my age…so sue me).  I have spent the whole of today trying to embrace the technology that is the SMARTPHONE.  I’ve been desperate to have one and thrilled to finally get one courtesy of a lovely friend and crafty lady.  All [...]

THE daily pressures of life as a stay-at-home-mum can get a bit overwhelming.  Sometimes the best medicine comes in the form of some fresh air and a new setting. I had an opportunity to recharge my batteries with my daughter in tow on a weekend break to Newquay courtesy of Have a Lovely Time, bmibaby and [...]

I kissed my daughter and husband goodbye on Saturday morning to travel down to London for the first Cybermummy conference and what a day it was! I sat on the train behind a ridiculously annoying child whose voice was the only one to be heard on the carriage and tried to tweet from my ridiculously [...]

Today is the 4th of July.  American Independence Day.  The day America told England to take a leap and leave it well alone!  I wonder why it’s not acknowledged in the UK?? This is my 5th Fourth of July in the UK and I still miss it terribly.  My English family are always lovely and [...]

Yesterday we went to Twin Lakes, near Melton Mowbray in Leicestershire with our family who are visiting from Australia.  It’s an exceptionally family friendly venue and on a mid-week day, during term time there was nary a queue to stand in.  As Little Miss is only around 85 cm, there are not a ton of [...]