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Empty Nest Mummy This summer, we’re going on a long car journey. We’re travelling from London to Italy. In the car. With 2 small (ish) kids. I’m of the opinion that if you survive something the first time and repeat it, you’re an expert. I have 2 kids. I have not done them any major harm. […]
Empty Nest Mummy Mummies and Daddies, if your child starts school in September, you NEED to read this. Life as you know it is about to change. In ways you never thought of. And you need to be prepared. As the summer holidays inch nearer, hundreds of thousands of parents of new starters are getting […]
Empty Nest Mummy In The Empty Nest Mummy household, we love a bit of a bake-off after school. Pizza is a surefire hit and we’re always looking for an opportunity to try out new recipes. So when I came across the Sweetpea Pantry Playful Dough Mix, I just couldn’t resist making pizza with kids. But, […]
Empty Nest Mummy I’m sure you’re familiar with the whole Room 101 concept. If not, where the hell have you been hiding out? Essentially the Room 101 thing is just an excuse for a rant. A rant about things you hate. Things you would happily consign to oblivion. To Room 101. And now it’s my […]
Empty Nest Mummy Answering the Big Questions: Why does rain fall? A grown-up might look up at the sky, see big heavy clouds building up, anticipate a rainfall and scowl. Then run to bring in the washing and cancel yet another BBQ. But a kid? A kid will look up at the sky, see big heavy […]
Empty Nest Mummy The Secret Garden, retold by Mandy Archer for BabyLit. Can classic literature like this work for small kids? As a kid, I was a big reader. A really big reader. I started reading at a very early age and devoured books. And The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett, was one of my […]
Empty Nest Mummy Sharing my passion for Italy, and all things Italian, with the kids is really important to me. And being on holiday in Italy is a great chance to make teaching them more fun. As regular readers of Empty Nest Mummy will know, we bought a little house in the Italian mountains a […]
Empty Nest Mummy Owning a holiday home abroad is the ultimate dream for many. It’s why so many people watch A Place In The Sun and countless other similar shows. But it’s not all plain sailing owning a holiday home. It’s not all alfresco lunches and delightfully cheap chilled local wine. There are problems aplenty […]
Empty Nest Mummy Getting to know my local neighbourhood with the Balham to Bec Tooting Trail ….Or: the one in which the Empty Nest Mummy finally takes time to explore the history of Balham and Tooting Now, I have history with Balham. A lot of it. I’ve lived in Balham and Tooting for years now. […]
Empty Nest Mummy So you’re planning a weekend away? A cheeky little City Break? We’ve just come back from Vienna, so come take a look at how we got on! As regular readers will know, this was our first City Break without the kids. After a trial with one night away, in which nobody died, […]