Recently a friend posted on Facebook that she had left her phone somewhere and it felt like she had lost her right arm. Instead of thinking it was an OTT remark, my first thought was “what a nightmare!”. I am the first to admit it, I am a slave to my phone.… Read more
I will shortly be creating a series on my blog called “Interview with” where I interview a different mum each week. The interviews will alternate between French mums and British mums, the aim being to give my readers a view of how different mums deal with the same issues in the two countries.… Read more
A while ago I blogged about amber beads and whether they were a miracle teething cure or witchcraft and wizardry. Well, even Hubs has been eating his words over this one, as C cut her bottom two teeth simultaneously and neither of us even realised it, that’s how easy the whole experience was.… Read more
As it’s the summer and I’m on holiday I have been wearing slightly nicer clothes than I would normally, so it makes total sense that today I should link up to Mummy’s Got Style‘s all new Fashion Friday.
Here is my Lanzarote, family holiday style:
When on holiday I tend to go very low-key – minimal make-up, zero jewellery (that’s an all-inclusive holiday band you can see on my wrist there, sooooo stylish!).… Read more
I recently read a very interesting blog post by Stressy Mummy which talked about testing and ranking school children, and on separating children into sets, and it got me thinking about the differences between the French and the British education systems for secondary schooling.
In the UK children are generally separated into different sets per subject depending on ability in that area, which is usually based on tests or exams taken.… Read more
I remember, when I was little, the fairy tales where girls married princes and became princesses. That dream came crashing to the ground when my mum informed me that I would either have to marry Prince Edward, who was 12 years old to my 6 years, or baby Prince William who had just been born.… Read more
It was my turn to organise our wedding anniversary celebrations this year, and with it being our 10th I wanted to do something special. Originally I had looked at various different style cinemas, with the aim being to have a special movie experience followed by dinner, then I looked at the weather forecast – hot, hot and more hot.… Read more
Before I had children I didn’t cry much. I mean I cried over the usual stuff, break-ups, death etc, but TV, books, films and so on didn’t make me cry. I’m one of those weirdos who didn’t cry at Dead Poets Society, and I did use to wonder if I had an important part of me missing.… Read more
After our family ski holiday to the Alps in February we decided we would have a very cheap summer holiday and staycation in London. Then winter went on. And on. And on. And the idea of not going somewhere to get sun became unthinkable. So Hubs and I decided to get a cheap last minute deal to somewhere hot.… Read more
