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