Seeing is believing
I’m blind as a bat – even more so since being pregnant. Who knew having kids would…
more ›If the shoe fits
“Mama I can do it myself” Those words tend to come from Mae as I’m frazzled and…
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‘Pregnancy’. When did it become such a dirty word? “I’m pregnant”. It sure isn’t in social realms –…
more ›Money matters #ad
I don’t think you are ever ready for your card to be declined as you try to buy…
more ›The fear factor #ad
I’m someone who handles tangible things really well. So if faced with my Mum’s cottage pie, I’m aware…
more ›Power to the mama
I’m not sure why I had such a warped view of motherhood. I assumed it was quite an…
more ›Mini (mini) break
There was a time when a weekend away with mates would mean the booze to food ratio was…
more ›Slumber party
There was one night when I woke up on the beach outside my hut in Koh Pah-Ngan dribbling…
more ›Pregnancy test
“Congratulations” It’s a word used for weddings, engagements, exams results, new homes and births. For me, it’s not…
more ›Jammy dodger
I am Lucia, Anna’s from Mother Pukka’s mother and I am writing this with a cupof tea and…
more ›Sock it to ’em
There’s a floodlit football pitch next to Mae’s nursery. It’s opposite the Leyton Orient stadium and it’s…
more ›A real eye opener
I’m seven months knocked up and while the idea of giving life is great and all, there’s The…
more ›Age of consent
How do you feel about sharing photos of your kid/s on the internet? It’s a question I get…
more ›Glow with the flow
How do you get through the day? I’m not sure who’s asking but I’m telling: my life…
more ›Come fly with me
I remember flying to Amsterdam on my own last year. I was without Mae and without The Stuff….
more ›Ready to pop
Despite a lovely (and possibly well-meaning) old lady on the bus yesterday saying, ‘you are definitely carrying a…
more ›In the bag
I remember my husband Matt venturing into Chanel the day before my birthday. (It was noted it was…
more ›Power to the flower
The ‘mum guilt’ is a wily mistress; she creeps up on you when you least expect it….
more ›Dream team
This is no brown-nosing exercise, nor is it fan girling. At a push it’s fan nosing. But I’ve…
more ›At a total loss
First published in The Telegraph. All copyright reserved. I was walking through the baby food aisle at Tesco…
more ›Time to man up
I am disappointed to reveal that there hasn’t been much excitement for me in the toilet arena over…
more ›My big fat Greek holiday
I had vague memories of sandy, baking hot campsites in the South of France growing up where you’d…
more ›Gang(mum) style
Pa Whitehouse imparted some advice when I was a feral youth: “Don’t look up to people and don’t…
more ›Just a flex machine
We’ve flash mobbed, we’ve talked, we’ve emoji-ed, we’ve DM-ed, we’ve hugged it out and we’ve worked out there…
more ›Bump in the road
I posted an Instagram story before Christmas showing us post-baby scan. The news was good, the tears were…
more ›A game changer
‘Tis the season to be jolly? In theory yes, it is. In reality it tends to be a…
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