Mini (mini) break
The thought of bringing a weaning toddler into 5-star plush luxury realms is enough to ignite a bead-on….
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A clean sweep
I remember the first passive aggressive muttering about my tidiness. We’d been together for three weeks and Matt…
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Flex Appeal: Zero Hours
Writer Lourdes Walsh shares her initial skepticism about #flexappeal My first impression of Flex Appeal – a kaleidoscopic…
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Flex Appeal: Disability
Flexible working is not solely for parents, it’s not something only for ‘mummies that want to see more…
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Specs appeal
Back in the day, when I was a youth, I would never even have considered edging into a…
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Let me entertain you
Kids going off the walls? As part of our #pukkafreestuff series, Susie Lodge, founder of Wikiplacesforkids.com unveils the…
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Luxe be a lady
The last time I visited The Connaught was in 2008 for a feature in Grazia Magazine. The piece…
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Michael Moore interview
I got to fulfil two small dreams recently: firstly, meeting Michael Moore and secondly, doing that serious nodding…
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In the driving seat
It took my three go’s to pass my driving test. The first test I had to pull a…
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School’s out
We are at the beginning of the school summer holidays. We are feeling relatively fresh and full of…
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Love island
Just before I get stuck in, I want to preface this with a dollop of transparency: we asked…
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Private: No access
I’ve just uploaded a photo of myself nuzzling my 10-month-old daughter to Instagram where I have 159,000 followers….
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And breathe…
This week’s blog competition is to win a spot on an &Breathe retreat worth £2,200. To WIN this exclusive…
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Miscarriages of injustice
Growing up, I was always vaguely aware that my sister and I were not alone. I remember…
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Let me entertain you
I read something the other day that said the way parents are forced to work – whether that’s…
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Soft play, hard talk
Very excited to announce the launch of our first FREE non-panel, non-networking event. This event is not about…
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Share the care
The one question that keeps coming up here is, ‘what’s Matt [my husband] doing?’ From my social media…
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Phone a friend
Yesterday my eldest daughter said, “Why did you walk past that man asking for money?” I literally stopped…
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Not just one day
When did I quit my career? I think it was possibly sooner than I imagined; it was at…
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My hearties
I can’t remember what a holiday was like without kids. I have a vague sense of luxuriating by…
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Floundering about
My folks brought me up to ‘go for it’. Whether it was an intense netball game, a job…
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False starts
This is an extract from the Sunday Times Bestselling book Parenting the shit out of Life for Smallish…
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A soft touch
I saw a reflection of myself last week in the window of Eve’s nursery. I was hovering over…
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Caring is sharing
It’s only since having my own kids that I’ve truly realised what my sister and I put my…
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Present tense
‘Tis the season to be jolly. Or simply very stressed about everything there is to do and everyone…
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Work it baby
“Do you have any questions?” I remember being asked, aged 24, during an interview for a position on…
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No soggy bottoms
Evie is exactly 154 days old, which seems so fresh and new still. Matt said to me the…
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