Why can’t mums have a duvet day?
This morning I got up for the school run at 6.50am as usual, having been awake since 6.20am for fear of oversleeping. I made breakfast for No 1 Son, fed the dog and the cat, and once the offspring was...
View ArticleNever underestimate a woman because she’s a mum
I don’t usually get angry watching XFactor because let’s face it, most of the time it’s pretty fluffy TV. But last night Cheryl Cole and Gary Barlow made me very cross indeed. One of the contestants,...
View ArticleSalon review: Karine Jackson Hair and Beauty
OK, this may come as a shock to some of you, but I’m Not A Natural Blonde. (I know, shocker right?) And one of the disadvantages of being a non-natural blonde is that you have to get your hair...
View ArticleLooking for a new role?
I know a lot of mums who are struggling right now and would love a part-time job that fits in with school hours to help make ends meet. And being a mum at home with pre-schoolers all day, however...
View ArticleSalon review: Errol Douglas
As a working mum I’ve had to pare down my beauty treatments to only those I know to be useful. Waxing, eyebrow threading, the occasional facial and that’s about it. But the one thing I have to do...
View ArticleChildless by choice? Please don’t presume to speak for me
I read an interview with Gloria De Piero, Labour’s new shadow equalities minister, yesterday, in which she said she had ‘never had that maternal urge. I’m 40 now and I’ve always said I don’t want kids,...
View ArticleNaked ambition
This was one of my first newspaper byline photos, taken when my son was small. Let’s ignore the fact that my skin was like porcelain back then, my hair was dark and I look so blimmin’ young: because...
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