by Danielle | Mar 31, 2011 | Blog, Family, Staying sane
…deserves breakfast in bed. In the optimistic hope that you are going to be treated like royalty this weekend, allow me to offer you my musings on the whole Mother’s Day business from the early days of the blog… There is a phrase that I mutter...
by Danielle | Mar 3, 2011 | Blog, Cleaning, Clutter, Family, Health, Homemaking, Staying sane
The sun is shining, the snowdrops are out and children are casting off school jumpers with merry abandon. I think spring may well be here. (Not that that rules out snow flurries next week….) But just in case these seasonal stirrings are turning your attention to...
by Danielle | Dec 9, 2010 | Blog, Family, Staying sane
Oh, Christmas… For all the joy and magic of this festive season, there’s no doubt that Christmas brings with it a good deal of extra work and things to do. There are the parties and visits to and from friends and family… Then there’s all that present...
by Danielle | Oct 23, 2010 | Blog, Cleaning, Clutter, Family, Homemaking, Staying sane
Any regular readers will no doubt be aware that I have a natural aversion to housework. This is not to say I don’t do it – I want to live in a pleasant and comforting home, so needs must etc… But generally speaking it’s not top of my list of things I...
by Danielle | Sep 30, 2010 | Blog, Books, Cooking, Family, Staying sane
This week sees the return to our screens of the lovely Nigella Lawson. Her new series, Nigella Kitchen, begins Monday 30th September at 8pm on BBC 2. So to celebrate this happy event, I thought I would mark the occasion with a Nigella-flavoured blog post. I recently...
by Danielle | Jul 2, 2010 | Blog, Clutter, Family, Staying sane
This is a picture of my son, doing what he loves to do – fluffle his mummy’s hair. He has done this ever since he developed fine motor skills. When he was smaller, he used to do it while feeding. Some babies need a blanket or soft toy, my boy needed a handful of...