Potty training is shit. Literally. OK, it’s not that bad, but it’s still pretty frustrating at times. For the record, Rupert is only...

I’ve been struggling. I’ve found it tough looking after the kids full time for quite a few reasons, which I’ll go into in a second. It...

Today has been a very big day in our return to normality. Today marks the day that people can see each other indoors and get that all...

For the last 35 years I have lived in Milton Keynes – and I’ve loved it. I went to school in Newport Pagnell, my parents lived here, and...

Just recently, Emi turned nine months old. And yes, just like every other month, I can’t quite believe how fast time is going. I know, I...

As a parent it can be excruciating sometimes to hear cliches – mainly because most of them are true. Time really does go too quickly, it...

This year has been a strange one. Dominated strongly by one thing, we’ve seen the best and worst of the human spirit as people battled...

Time is one of those things that we all get in equal measure. Each day we get 24 hours to do with whatever we want. That’s 1440 minutes,...

When you have children people always tell you ‘no two children are the same.’ You do your best not to compare but sometimes it’s...

Since Emilia has arrived Rupert has been amazing. He beams when he sees her, he lays his head on her chest when he can, and he hasn’t had...

For years I have loved where I live. Anyone who knows me will know that I love Milton Keynes and I will defend it against anything anyone...

We have officially had two children for six days now, and I have to say it’s begun with mixed results – albeit most of them positive....

At 8.11am yesterday my life became complete as our baby made their arrival – just two days early. After a comparatively short labour,...

So the Coronavirus is here and the world has hit the panic button. Every day on the news we hear talk of countries being locked down,...

This weekend was lovely. To be fair I had Monday off as well so actually, this long weekend was lovely. It was full of family time,...

Today (Tuesday) is one of my favourite days – not because of its position in the week (it’s far too close to Monday) but because it’s...

Have you ever gone to post something online and then thought better of it? Maybe thought that someone wouldn’t like it or even worse that...

So now the dust has settled it’s time to digest some of the biggest news of the last seven days – Philip Schofield has come out as gay....

Rupert loves to walk. From the moment he’s finished his milk in the morning, we put him down and off he goes. He walks back and forth...

Today I got invited to stay and play – and I loved it. Stay and Play sessions are held across the country (run by the council) and give...