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Hi, I’m Lucy, a 40 year old mum of two from Birmingham. A memory maker, tradition keeper, stationery addict and book lover. HR Advisor by day, content writer and sleep deprived Mama by night!
Here you can expect to find honest and impartial reviews of products and services that make parents’ lives easier. Thanks for stopping by – feel free to have a look around!
It's been just over 12 months since my sepsis experience, which I contracted after the birth of my second daughter. In the light of BBC 1's Panorama's documentary Britain's Sepsis Crisis this evening, I thought it was time to revisit my experience. When I went for my...
Cath Kidston have this evening issued a voluntary recall on their kids drinking bottles due to a potential choking hazard. The recall affects kids drink bottles (Hankie Rose, Pets Party, Hampstead Ditsy, Marching Band and Construction Site) sold between 12 June 2017...
AD - This post is in collaboration with Reading Eggs Erin has always been a huge fan of books, and even from a very young age, we have incorporated books into her everyday routine, both before bed, and as a bit of quiet downtime during the day. One of the things I was...
At the beginning of the year I set myself some blogging goals. Whilst I had meant to do check in on them at the midway point of the year, the time, as usual, has ran away with me. With my first ever Blogging Conference, BlogOn Xmas now just over a month away, I...
As the saying goes...."comparison is the thief and joy", and as of late, I have proven that this is most definitely the case. Comparing yourself to others, unless done proactively and as a means of personal development can be toxic, and has no positive benefit...
Welcome back to Hump Day Linky and thanks for joining me on my weekly linky to celebrate Hump Day - the middle of the week, and the downhill journey to the weekend! This week we have had a poorly Neve - her first inevitable sickness bug since starting nursery but Neve...
The bugs have returned. I repeat. The bugs have returned. It was always going to happen. This weekend came the first onslaught of 'bugs' since Neve's first few weeks at nursery. As a Mum with a sick phobia, looking after a small yet wriggly vomiting child was never...
Not only is tomorrow the first page of a new chapter in Erin's life, but also the first page of a new chapter in mine. As of tomorrow morning, I will go from being Mum to a baby and a Pre-Schooler to being a School Mum, and it's not something I am quite prepared for....
The concept of being 'gender neutral' has hit the news a LOT recently. Whilst I agree with many of the concerns, the suggested solutions and the reasoning behind them... I can't help but think that things are being taken a little too far. Here's why... When the girls...
Last week, whilst at a play date with a friend I realised one thing that I won’t miss about maternity leave and time with my children.
The Half Stories.
Hundreds of the bloody things.
