Royally Tits Up?
So, the French press have papped our Kate with her boobies out, eh? A source said this: “There is a feeling of anger and disbelief about these photographs,” Apparently the Royals are unfamiliar with...
View ArticleThat’s Enough, Steve Carell
Let me begin by saying, I really like Steve Carell. He’s a good actor, I tend to like the roles he plays, he seems like an all-round good stick. But he’s getting on my nerves. So far this week, we’ve...
View ArticleMonday Mobile
I saw this linky (created by Cakes, Photos, Life) on one of Annie of Mammasaurus fame’s many, many sites and thought I’d join in. The rules are simple: 1) image from a mobile device, add a story about...
View ArticleWhy Gangnam Style is So Culturally Important
A few months ago, I heard Husband laughing heartily in his office, followed by a yell of “Hun, you HAVE to come and see this”, so I went in and watched what can only be described as the video for one...
View ArticleIs That a Sword in my Washing Machine?!
Ahhhh, housework. My favourite thing to complain about. Let’s face it: it’s boooooring. And largely thankless too because no sooner have you emptied the washing basket than it’s full to bursting again....
View ArticleMum’s the Word – A Retrospective (Pt. One)
It seems weird looking at the calendar in the bottom corner of my screen and seeing 01/01/2013. This year will be my 29th birthday, Husband’s 34th birthday, Sausage’s 5th birthday, 7 years since we...
View ArticleSo, You’ve Eaten a Horse Burger?
If you read the news/go on Twitter/listen to the radio, you’ll no doubt be aware by now that several major supermarkets have cleared their shelves amidst findings from an independent report which...
View ArticleHow To Be British
I saw a newspaper headline yesterday and annoyingly enough, I can’t bloody well find it now. The general jist of it though was that a new study has shown that something like 75% of British people want...
View Article“Mummy, I don’t like looking in the mirror.”
Husband, Sausage and I popped into town today for a bit of a browse. We were having a mooch round TK Maxx and they’d walked off ahead of me but as I caught up, I saw Sausage do something that I found...
View ArticleAlternative Valentines
With Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I thought I’d hop aboard the Hallmark bandwagon and have a peruse of The Broadway during my lunch hour and see if I could find something to surprise Husband with...
View ArticleIs She REALLY a Domestic Goddess?!
Everyone has at least one friend or relative who makes them feel like utter rubbish when it comes to matters of the home. You know the type, they usually have a gaggle of children all of whom are...
View ArticleThe Pitfalls of Having an Intelligent Child
Sausage is a very intelligent kid. She’s one of, if not the, youngest in her class and she reads at the top level with kids who are a full year older. Her teacher is constantly regaling us with stories...
View ArticleFirst Pictures of the Royal Baby
As you know, from THIS post, Princess Kate is a close personal friend of mine*. She allowed me to use the first full-frontal nude picture of her in my last post and now she’s granted me another...
View ArticleThe Mysteries of Parenthood
In the past five years, two weeks and six days, I have come to realise that there are certain occurences, certain mysteries of parenthood that I will never understand. And these things appear to be...
View ArticleParenting C.V.
With all the focus that seems to be on ‘working parents’ and ‘stay-at-home’ parents, I’ve been thinking a lot about my role in life. I’ve come to the conclusion that, if I can at all help it, I won’t...
View ArticleMcCain Find the Perfect Scarecrow for Emmerdale!
Every now and again, I receive a press-release that’s just too fun to not share with you guys and when this one popped into my inbox, I knew I’d have to give you all a giggle: Star-crows from Mobberley...
View ArticleQuestions and Answers
My gorgeous friend Mary from Keynko has tagged me to answer some questions and seeing as I’m having a total blogging lull where I have about 7 unfinished posts in my drafts at the moment, I thought...
View ArticleMost Annoying Kids’ TV Characters of All Time
Back in 2011, I wrote this post for Listography over at Kate Takes 5 and it’s been one of my most popular posts of all time. Of course, Sausage moved past the age where she watched the shows mentioned...
View ArticleMy New (Celeb) BFF
Do you ever watch celebrities on panel shows or in interviews and think “Wow, I LOVE her/him!”? I must admit, it’s something I do quite regularly, which may be an insight into the fact that I live in...
View ArticleBritish Comedies – My Top 5
We’re huge fans of all kinds of comedy, here in the MTW house, but British comedy is in a different league and there are so many shows that we’ve loved, some of which span decades. Comedy is a great...
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