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Mum Life Admin – The Woes of Being the Family PA

Written by Josie

A pile of my mum life admin

Life admin. We all have to do it but when you become a parent it gets multiplied by the number of children you have and if you don’t stay organised, it’s easy to end up drowning in it.. I’ve also noticed some mothers take on their husband/partner’s life admin too. Personally I refuse to do […]

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Toddler Food Activities – Great for Home or Toddler Group

Written by Josie

Food Based Toddler Group Activities- Decorating Biscuits

Everyone knows, kids love to snack. I think that’s why toddler food activities always go down well with them. Here are my favourite food based toddler group activities from my 3 years running a group. Don’t forget, when planning food based activities for a toddler group, you’ll need to be able to provide allergen information […]

Filed Under: Toddler Groups

8 Reasons I’m Not Temperamentally Suited to Parenting Young Children

Written by Josie

Reasons I’m not temperamentally suited to parenting young children

Before I had children it never occurred to me that some people are more suited to certain parts of parenting than others. In fact for a long time, I just felt like I was shit at it. As my kids have grown older I have come to realise that actually, I’m just not temperamentally suited […]

Filed Under: Parenting Humour

Messy Play Toddler Group Activities

Written by Josie

Messy play toddler group activities - foam

I love a bit of messy play. It’s one of the few things I miss about having toddlers! Over the years  I ran lots of different messy play toddler group activities, which the children loved. Here are a selection of my favourites.  This post contains affiliate links (identified with a *) I earn a commisson […]

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10 Things I Wish I’d Known Before Children

Written by Josie

10 things I wish I knew BC

So, as I’ve said before, I was completely, sorrowfully unprepared for parenthood (and it seems I’m not the only one.) Here are the 10 things I wish I’d known before children. How many people would put there fingers up my hoo ha When you decide to have a baby, you think about having a lovely bump and […]

Filed Under: Parenting Humour

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A blog about trying to raise independent kids while retaining a sense of humour. Me: I’m Josie, a 44 year old introvert and former librarian. Them: My husband Chris, Boy Child who is 12 and Girl Child who is 10. The others: Hera the cat and Baxter the dog. Read More…

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