- Posts Tagged ‘Life’

Today is International Women's day - Hurray! As you well know by now, here at MTAM we aim to encourage and spur you on to be a brilliant mum but also to rediscover your identity as a woman at the same time - something that can sometimes be lost or at least a little pushed aside when we become mums.  So ...

Today is World Book day - Hurray! Both Ruth and I share a love (bordering on obsession) for books.  In fact for all the diversity in our local group of mummy-friends we are all united in our love for reading which is one of the reasons we started a book club - the other is of course wine but less ...

After Loretta’s inspiring New Year’s resolution post I thought I’d write a blog post that has been mulling around my head for months.  Loretta suggested some great things we should all do – take up a hobby; go to a spa; do some exercise.  In short, find some ‘me-time’, but where exactly do you find that precious time? I first thought ...

I must admit I thought I had a bit more time on this one so I was taken  back when my sister informed that Bear Cub had asked her, ‘Aunty, why doesn’t my daddy live with me?’ He has a very close relationship with my sister and will often ask her ‘life questions’.   At three and a half we are ...

Does a glass of wine once the children are in bed affect the way you parent? Alcohol, the festive season and parenting. There is always an increase in awareness campaigns around alcohol in the run up to Christmas and this year is no different. This year, however, a campaign in Scotland is said to be aimed at parents.  Are we the worst ...

I promised you an update on the Coombe Mill holiday (see part 1 here) and here it is... Day 3: Monday Munchkin got up in a much better mood this morning and was excited to be able to go and feed the animals again. She was even ready in time to have a quick play on the pirate ship play area before ...

It's half term and we decided that this year we would make the effort to go on holiday for the week instead of squandering it, so we booked a week with the lovely Fiona, Nick and family down at Coombe Mill in Cornwall.  I decided to keep a holiday diary and share it with you all over the week that ...

We've had quite a few posts lately catering for our 'mum' sides so I thought I'd do one specifically to remind you all once again that you are brill mums but also you are 'More than a Mum'. I read an interesting article today written by a man (Yashar Ali) as a message to all women that they are not crazy.  ...

At the end of the summer holidays, you may remember I ran an outdoor fun session for pre-schoolers.  Munchkin came with me and it was all round great fun, however I did have to overcome a mildly embarrassing start thanks to the afore-mentioned Munchkin... I started the session with a few outdoor rules: Don’t put anything, even fingers, in your mouth;  ...

Over the last few weeks we have been running Friday posts about flexible working for Mums.  Last Friday we had a post from The Working Mums Coach about the dangers of using the terms 'work/life balance' and last Wednesday we asked whether you could or would take your child to work.  Today, we have a post from Work Free a ...