Category: <span>Deliciously Random</span>

Fundraising for Findlay: A charity auction

August 2, 2013

When I was 16, I met a girl called Becky. When I was 23, Becky was one of my bridesmaids. In the intervening years, and ever since, although we lived in opposite ends of the country, we kept in touch, chatted online, sent birthday cards & told each other about our lives. Becky is one …

A lucky silver penny for my 2013 baby!

July 25, 2013

To celebrate the arrival of Prince George, the Royal Mint have released a lucky silver penny for babies born that share the year of his birth. It’s a long standing tradition in this country that it is thought to be good luck if you cross the palm of a child with silver. This lucky silver …

What gives a toy “special favourite” status?

September 21, 2014July 23, 2013

A lot of children have that one special toy. A teddy bear, blanket or soft toy that has been awarded the high honour of being the special favourite. My brother had a special blankie when he was little. A flannel cot sheet that our mother cut into quarters, so that there could be a blankie …

Room for Improvement: A Jungle for Two

May 4, 2017July 10, 2013

As part of MoneySupermarket.com’s Room for Improvement challenge, we were offered £50 to transform a room of our choice in our home. Unfortunately the competition clashed with our house moving dates, and so there was no way we could move in & transform a room before the contest ended. Despite this, the lovely folks at MoneySupermarket.com still sent the money & just said to do the challenge when we could.

My 2¢ on the Bounty Mutiny

July 2, 2013

There is a lot of talk amongst Mummy Bloggers at the moment, about Bounty and their presence on maternity wards. If you’re not sure what a Bounty Lady does, let me educate you: They circulate maternity wards (where Mums go with their new babies post-birth), taking photographs of newborns and handing out “Bounty packs”. They …

Happy Father’s Day

June 16, 2013

To the man in our house full of females, the guy who makes coffee in the mornings, changes nappies and reads the bedtime story. The Father who gets soaked at bath time, cooks dinner and buys his girls treats when he goes shopping. The Daddy who has tickle fights, gets used as a climbing frame …

MyMo: A cot mobile with a difference

June 4, 2013

When we were at The Baby Show a few weeks ago, I spotted some absolutely gorgeous cot mobiles hanging on one particular stall, and promptly headed over for a closer look. The stall was MyMo and it was their British designed cot mobiles that caught my eye. The customisable cot mobiles cost £34.95 for a …

One of those “aww” moments!

May 20, 2013May 17, 2013

Yesterday evening, after he finished changing Lydia’s nappy, James was swinging one of her toys above her head to entertain her – something we’ve learnt she enjoys. He left her on the mat while he took the nappy to the bin, and Georgie immediately climbed up onto the arm of the sofa next to her …

Happy birthday Georgie!

May 1, 2013

This day has come around so fast! I have now been a Mum for two whole years, unbelievable.

Happy 2nd birthday to my gorgeous, occasionally infuriating, adorable, mischievous and completely loveable little monkey!

Oh help! Oh no! It’s a Homilydog!

April 19, 2013

We ate a late lunch at Frankie & Benny’s today before heading home from our holiday in Suffolk, leaving Homily to sleep in the car. Before we even received our starters, however, we realised that we’d left Georgie’s Gruffalo rucksack on the front seat. Georgie has had this rucksack for about a month now; we …