A Read-ey one for you! Children do as you do. Your child watches you to get clues on how to behave in the world. You’re her role model, so use your own behaviour to guide her. What you do is often much more important than what you say. If you want your child to… Read More >

Brrrr. It’s gone a bit cold. It really does seem such a long time since we chilled out in the sunshine. ..and the World keeps turning, bottles made up, nappies changed, bizarre costumes constructed for school, the Tesco shop, the toilet cleaned, countless dinners cooked/refused/coaxed into ungrateful tummies… the boring day-to-day stuff that just won’t go away…. Read More >

Just wanted to share some Buddhist philosophy that I hope is good timing for you. Take a look at an apple tree. There might be five hundred apples on the tree, but each apple has just ten seeds. That’s a lot of seeds! 

  How are you? I wanted to talk to you about your Mojo. If you are a mum, this is the ‘eyes down, look in, hold tight’…freefall towards Christmas. (incidentally – that bloody song was blasting out in WHSmith yesterday.  No Slade, it is not CHRIIIIIIIIIIISTMAAAAAAAAAAAAAS yet. Unimpressed.) I don’t want to make things any… Read More >

The Secret…Old People Know Stuff! (She wasn’t called Super-Gran for Nothing!) “First you are young; then you are middle-aged; then you are old; then you are wonderful” This update is short and sweet!  Please check out the past issues above for full-on motivation, charts, BMI calculators and all sorts. For now I just wanted to… Read More >

It’s Get off your Bum O’Clock!……….Actually it’s probably about 10 past. So how are you doing? You knew this was coming, we can’t put it off any more…the time has COME! I am going to be slightly more badass. 

Hey YOU!  It’s all about you! People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing -that’s why we recommend it daily.”

3 Steps to a Happy Mirror – PART 1 Hey You! In the whirlwind that is family life, there are those moments you catch sight of yourself in the mirror…. and let out an involuntary gasp.  Or sigh. Or a combination of the two.

A day in the life of the stay-at-home mum.. Leisurely breakfast, Yoga, Loose Women/Jeremy Kyle,Nails/highlights, Coffee with friends, kiss my babies goodnight, Salsa with friends, Bed. Sorry – that may not be strictly accurate. A day in the life of an ACTUAL stay-at-home mum.

Just a quick welcome, and thank you for joining us. Over the coming weeks, I want to send you useful information, comment, music you might like to listen to, worksheets, colouring, hints, tips, inspiration, motivation and all sorts of bits and pieces that I hope will brighten your day! I’ll keep it brief and to… Read More >