Author: Franglaise Mummy

Mean mummy or good mummy? www.FranglaiseMummy.com l French and English Parenting and Lifestyle Ramblings

Mean mummy or good mummy?

Are you a mean mummy or a good mummy? Léna, our 9 year old daughter, is constantly telling me I’m a mean mummy.

I’m a mean mummy because I don’t give her a packet of biscuits when I collect her from school (she gets a piece of fruit and a cereal bar / crackers).… Read more

Turning 40: www.FranglaiseMummy.com l French and English Parenting and Lifestyle Ramblings

Turning 40

A couple of weeks ago I turned 40, hit the big 4-0, whatever you want to call it, and it would seem that this birthday affects people in different ways, so I thought I’d blog about its effects on people and what it means to me. As I have no shame I’m also going to share photos of me around each decade throughout the blog post too…

I have friends who have had utter meltdowns at the approach of their 40th birthday and who have actively had therapy to help them through it.… Read more

How to protect our girls from our overly sexualised society: www.FranglaiseMummy.com l French and English Parenting and Lifestyle Ramblings

How to protect our girls from our overly sexualised society

I honestly don’t know where to begin with this blog post. To say it’s a subject that’s been going through my mind for a while is an understatement – in my blog post drafts I have one entitled “My 5 year old does sexy dancing”… well my 5 year old is now 9 years old, and the over-sexualisation of girls seems to be getting worse.… Read more

Why it's not a question of luck: www.FranglaiseMummy.com l French and English Parenting and Lifestyle Ramblings

Why it’s not a question of luck

Last Friday I celebrated my 40th birthday and had the absolute best time ever. I received numerous messages on social media telling me how lucky I was, and it was very tempting to say things like “I feel so lucky” or “I count my lucky stars every night” etc. However the more I thought about it the more I realised it’s not a question of luck.… Read more

How I read 54 books last year and what they were: www.FranglaiseMummy.com l French and English Parenting and Lifestyle Ramblings

How I read 54 books last year and what they were

In January 2014 I took up the challenge to read 52 books in the year. I really wasn’t sure I’d manage to do it but I’ve always been a book worm and I missed reading, I was also sick and fed up of evenings spent scrolling through social media whilst half watching the TV.… Read more

Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016! www.FranglaiseMummy.com l French and English Parenting and Lifestyle Ramblings

Goodbye 2015, Hello 2016!

I saw in 2015 in London, all set for another year in the lovely neighbourhood we’d been living in for the previous 4 years. Then one short year later I waved goodbye to 2015 on a beach in Mauritius. Talk about a change!

2015 was a massive year for us. We made the first decision to leave London.… Read more

Mauritius: Our first impressions l www.FranglaiseMummy.com l French and English Parenting and Lifestyle Ramblings

Mauritius: Our first impressions

If you follow me on social media you will know that Franglaise Family has now moved on from London….to Mauritius! It’s a move that was in the pipeline for most of last year and kept me very busy, which explains why this blog has been so quiet for such a long time – sorry!… Read more