There is nothing worse than morning sickness.  In fact, I don’t know why it is called morning sickness.  When I was pregnant with The Girl it was morning, noon, evening and nighttime sickness.  I was one of the lucky ones though.  I wasn’t a vomitter.  I was a dry-heaver.  I would walk into a store, [...]

I keep getting suckered in.  Every time. Hook, line and sinker. I am a total sucker.
I strongly believe one of the best gifts we can give our children is to teach them to fall asleep on their own.  Part of this theory extends to the middle of the night when the child wakes, then needs [...]

When it’s coming, it’s unmistakable and unavoidable.  The Sinus Cold. The Girl goes pale as a ghost, eyes look like they’re sinking in, she rubs her nose around like a piece of toffee… and then she starts sneezing.  And sneezing. And sneezing some more. And then… the sleepless nights with sinuses so full she can’t [...]

A huge welcome to Julee from Mommy’s Memorandum, a fellow Bon Jovi fan. In fact, likely more of a Bon Jovi fan than me since she corrected the facts in my post about my Jon Bon Jovi kiss. I saw this bread post on her site and thought you all should see it. [...]

Any good summer camps for a 3 year old who is not quite toilet trained?

I’m feeling smarter tonight.  Not because I had my fish oils, nor because I finished my weekly indulgence of Hello magazine.  It’s because I took a course tonight.  An online learning course and I have the Certificate to prove it.
I was asked by The Parent Learning Board to review their course entitled: Internet Safety: Protecting [...]

** Warning: due to the personal nature of this post you may learn more about me than you want.  Read at your own discretion.**
Boy: Mommmmeeeeeeeeee, mommmmeeeeeeeee…
Me: Yes, sweetie?
Boy: I want to watch Thomas, puhleeeeze?

A huge welcome to Theresa from healthybabynetwork.com.  Take it from me- calming morning sickness with plain vanilla ice cream may work wonders at the time – but wreaks havoc on your body after baby arrives. Just say “NO” to the onslaught of junk food right from the start of your pregnancy. As I struggle to [...]

Yahooo, Nat’s back again with another DEEEEE-licious and healthy treat. Millet cake – could be made into cupcakes too.  How versatile!
Mmmmmm, Millet Cake:
1 1/2 cup unbleached white flour (try using all spelt flour)
1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon sea salt (you can omit this)
1 1/2 cooked millet (cook [...]

Let Your Child’s Adventure begin… literally .  Imagine a storybook that has your child as the main character – in name and in physical likeness. Welcome to the Little Wonder Company and their personalized books, one of Practicalmum’s “must-haves” for 2010.
The process to create this masterpiece is simple.  Dumb Guy simple, even I could do [...]