A sit on the fence approach to being a parent
Every time we make play dough at home, I am always asked about the recipe so I thought I'd quickly pop it up here whilst Mally plays with hers! This play dough is super easy to make, doesn't require any cooking and can be made mostly with things that you already have at home. It [...]
Does your little one suffer from sensitive skin? We are a family of sensitives, but I only ever really notice it when it comes to winter time. For Mally, it is most noticeable on her cheeks, which stay rosy red and become the home to lots of little white bumps, particularly when it's cold. She [...]
I am a phone, keys and card-in-my-pocket kinda gal. I've never been one for carrying stuff around with me, the thought of it makes me overwhelmed. Saying that, I am totally in awe of mums who pack lunches, changes of clothes, wipes, snacks, suncream, toys, muslins, sippy cup's and god knows what else i've missed, [...]
I've been settling Mally into her new nursery for two weeks now. The idea being that, once she's settled, she will go for two days a week. Until that time comes, we are there everyday slowly settling her for a bit at a time. I couldn't be more pleased with this arrangement, I'm so glad [...]
I am a stay-at-home mum. Even writing those words feel surreal to me. It's what I've always wanted for myself, it's what my mum did and its what, deep down, I knew I would do too. It's me. But, for some reason it feels strange to say it out loud. I'm not the stay-at-home mum [...]
This September will be the first in a long time that I won't be returning to school. Be it the psychology school at university, education post-grad studies or teaching in primary schools, come August I'm usually getting my pencil case ready to hit the classroom. This summer is different as I won't be returning to [...]
Weirdly, having a one year old feels very different to having a baby who is months old. I instantly feel like my teeny babe has graduated to a little lady and I'm not sure I'm ready for that. All of a sudden, I can't believe that she is mine all over again. It took me [...]
Labour (not the Jeremy Corbyn kind.) Alongside sex, it is one of the most natural human occurrences there is. Nearly half of the population are likely to experience it at least once in their lives. Almost every woman I know either has or plans to. The women that I pass in the street, women that [...]
When your baby reaches 6 months old, you just about feel like you've got a hold on this whole parenting thing. You know when your baby wants milk, if they need changing and that you need to bring a spare change of clothes when you're out. Just joking about the last one, when do you start to [...]
Last month, I headed to Soho's swanky Groucho Club for my first Mothers Meeting. Mothers Meetings, if you don’t know, is a pretty incredible movement of creative and inspiring women who happen to be mums. They host relevant, interesting events across the city with amazing guests, chatting mama AND non-mama related stuff (shocker!) I had been following Mothers Meeting [...]
Franki Dammone 