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Help! My Toddler Needs Taming

18 May 2012 – 10:43 | No Comment

The funny thing about being a parent for the second time around is that the reality of certain phases suddenly comes back to you with an alarming clarity. Last week my son turned two, and …

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Archived: Beauty

Mum Fashion: Yes, It’s Not Too Late To Look Good

7 May 2012 – 09:36 | No Comment
Mum Fashion: Yes, It’s Not Too Late To Look Good

One reason why I love weekends and bank holidays so much is that I don’t have to do the school run. Which of late, like many mums and dads has become the bane of my …

Are Your Kids Looks Obsessed?

2 May 2012 – 13:54 | No Comment
Are Your Kids Looks Obsessed?

I don’t know what’s wrong with some journalists but quite why the Daily Mail has reignited the debate that some women are too ugly for TV is beyond me. Isn’t it bad enough that our …

Do Ballet Lessons Equal Eating Disorders?

17 April 2012 – 12:39 | No Comment
Do Ballet Lessons Equal Eating Disorders?

Having a five year old girl who is obsessed with ballet (Angelina Ballerina has a lot to answer for), I was interested to see a story on BBC Breakfast this morning about how the ballet …

Do You Hate This Woman For Being Pretty?

12 April 2012 – 08:44 | No Comment
Do You Hate This Woman For Being Pretty?

Do women hate each other for being beautiful as the papers would currently have us believe? I don’t think they do but the Samantha Brick story in last week’s Daily Mail certainly got many people’s …

Could You Go Bare-Faced?

29 March 2012 – 09:35 | No Comment
Could You Go Bare-Faced?

How do you feel about make up? I LOVE the stuff. I love buying it, looking at it, and writing about it (my other job is being a beauty writer).
Ironically, although I love having it …

Storm in a D-Cup!

26 March 2012 – 10:26 | No Comment
Storm in a D-Cup!

How juvenile are we about breasts in this country? I don’t know about you but I can’t believe the amount of comment that’s been made about the cleavage of BBC Breakfast’s new anchor woman Susanna …

My New Weight Watchers/Gym Regime

13 March 2012 – 08:23 | No Comment
My New Weight Watchers/Gym Regime

As my son approaches his second birthday I feel it’s time to do something permanent about my “baby weight”. Having been constantly 14 – 20lbs overweight since his birth I have taken the bull by …

ARE YOU SICK OF THE MUM LABELS?

9 February 2012 – 09:53 | No Comment
ARE YOU SICK OF THE MUM LABELS?

A little while back I blogged about how someone shouted ‘MILF’ at me. Aside from being a bit shocked it didn’t help that the person shouting it made Jeremy Clarkson look super-attractive.
Personally I can’t stand …

Teenagers: The Naked Truth

8 February 2012 – 09:59 | No Comment
Teenagers: The Naked Truth

Did anyone watch Gok’s Teens: The Naked Truth on Channel last night? If you didn’t it was a brilliant though painful step back into the teenage world. Having been a teenage agony aunt for many …

Is it Right Or Wrong To Have A Baby’s Ears Pierced?

26 January 2012 – 08:33 | No Comment
Is it Right Or Wrong To Have A Baby’s Ears Pierced?

It was interesting to see the amount of heated comments and the level of anger and passion many people feel about this subject when KidStart asked this question on Facebook on Tuesday.
The responses ranged from …

What’s Your Bargain Beauty Secret?

24 January 2012 – 08:22 | No Comment
What’s Your Bargain Beauty Secret?

Back before I had kids I was a beauty writer and beauty addict. I couldn’t get within two metres of a beauty hall without buying something ridiculously expensive. In fact I once bought a pot …

A Life Without Luxury?

16 November 2011 – 12:06 | No Comment
A Life Without Luxury?

I’m not surprised to hear that a new survey from Aviva shows millions of us have been forced to change our lifestyles and cut out and cut down on everything from days-out to even bubble …