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THE MANY INDIGNITIES OF PREGNANCY // my cringeworthy morning
I don’t need to tell you Mums that pregnancy is often quite undignified – to put it mildly. But this morning really plumbed new unglamorous…
Back to Nature, with the Sticky Fingers Gallery
I picked these shots for this week’s Sticky Fingers gallery because this week’s theme is ‘Nature’ and you don’t get much more natural than this…
A Novel Idea – The Gallery
Well, I hope you’re happy Tara – this week’s Gallery posting stretched my tired, pregnant brain almost to breaking point. Novels? Yeah, I remember reading…
The mystery is solved – my Gallery pic, in full!!
You guys are far too clever for your own good – you all guessed that my Gallery mystery pic was taken in a kid’s soft…
My Day From Hell – Part Two
So after four hours, and a lot of screaming and crying, the lovely doctors at Chelsea & Westminster hospital had managed to remove the button…
Do You Know What It Is Yet??
What is it? I hear you all cry. Well, probably not, since it’s not probably not that hard to figure out. Unfortunately my camera packed…
Thingy Of The Week!
So this is my new addition to Mummy’s Little Monkey. Each week I’m going to let you in on a little Thingy I’ve found that…
PREGNANCY // the bad and the good
Pregnancy is a funny thing – on one hand it’s exhausting, scary, restrictive and increasingly uncomfortable, but on the other it’s the most incredible, humbling,…
D’oh!!!!!
In all the excitement leading up to CyberMummy 2010, I completely forgot to post the winner of the one year’s free GEM Roadside Motoring Assistance!!…
Nosey Little Monkey
Ah-ah-ah-CHOOOOO! My (nearly) two-year-old daughter came down with the sniffles the other day. Nothing strange about that, you might think, and I didn’t either –…
Daddy’s Little Girl
As a working Mum I’m always feeling guilty about something – not spending enough time with Big Sis, or keeping the flat ‘show-home tidy’, not…
CAN YOU GROW THE UK’S LARGEST PUMPKIN???
To celebrate Community Service Volunteer’s ‘Make a Difference Day’ later this year, organisers are laying down a unique challenge… They’re giving away packets of pumpkin…
CARAMEL BABY & CHILD SAMPLE SALE
If you haven’t already discovered the gorgeous Caramel Baby & Child range of clothing, now is your chance to pick up some amazing bargains!! The…
OCEAN VIEW // our amazing family stay at the windjammer landing resort, st lucia
You don’t get much more family friendly than the Windjammer Landing Resort, St Lucia.
Second Time Unlucky (no more smug mum)
Looking back my first pregnancy was a breeze. Apart from a few weeks of morning sickness in the early stages, and some aches and pains…
Gidday Mates – S’Meee!!!
This week’s Sticky Fingers theme was Self Portrait – two words sure to strike fear into a woman’s heart. But since the rest of you…
Naked Ambition – Gallery posting
First things first. This is a bit of a cheat, since I didn’t actually take it myself, but this photo was just screaming out to…
About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.
