We all want our kids to do well in school. And while helping them with their homework and making sure they bring a healthy, wholesome lunch is no doubt going in long way in ensuring that they exel in their education, there is one more thing we should all apparently be doing more of. According […]

7 years ago

Unless you have been living under a rock the past couple of years, you will have heard of Ella Mills (maiden name Woodward) and her Deliciously Ella brand. What started as a blog (to teach herself to cook and ‘like healthy foods’), soon grew bigger and bigger, and before you could say neither quinoa or […]

7 years ago

No wonder you feel so wrecked, mama!

7 years ago

Being a Scandi parent in Ireland, I find myself being a little obsessive about making sure my kids spend as much time as possible outdoors. Mostly because I find myself being surprised at how much less time is being spent outdoors by families here than back home in Norway. For instance, when my little girl […]

7 years ago

If you find yourself knee-deep in parenthood but missing your pre-child fun and frivolour city breaks, we have some good news. City breaks are still tons of fun with kids in tow – trust me. In fact, cities offer endless entertainment and tons of fun things to do and discover around every corner, and chances […]

7 years ago

Need something to heat you up during this blustery, bone-chilling time of the year? And by time of year, we mean June, of course. WTF, summer – where are you?! Here’s hoping the sun will come back soon (*secretly worries this is the punishment for last summer’s glorious weather…) And in the meantime, let’s all […]

7 years ago

Who doesn’t love a good sale? It seems the summer sales are starting earlier and earlier every year, and right now, we are lusting over these beauties from the Zara Home sale. We have always loved browsing in Zara Home stores when in Spain, and while it doesn’t look like we’ll be getting an actual […]

7 years ago

Few things beat lounging by the pool (or on the beach) and getting stuck into a brand new book, in my humble opinion. It’s what summer holidays should be all about (you know, in between the chasing after toddlers or trying to keep sun-hats on babies, obvs.) And look, we love a good thriller or […]

7 years ago

Waiting (im)patiently for summer – you know, proper summer – to arrive? Ditto. In the meantime, we are amusing ourselves – or maybe tricking ourself – by giving our homes a little bit of an upgrade for the sunny season. And look, we are not talking renovations or major DIY here, more like a few […]

7 years ago

Babies and young children have skin that is more fragile, more sensitive and thinner than adults’ skin. What this means, is that protecting babies’ and toddlers’ skin in the sun is crucial, given that they are far more prone to suffer both heat stroke and damage from sunburn than adults are. We chatted to Imane Ben […]

7 years ago

Feeling tired? Same, girl. There is no denying that having kids is a bit of a trade-off for a good night’s sleep. Certainly when it comes to things like lie-ins (God, remember lie-in!) or getting to go to sleep at a reasonable hour at night. And the thing is – whether you are a mum-of-one […]

7 years ago

Should we be doing this too?

7 years ago

Pregnant and can’t keep your eyes open? That was me – on both my pregnancies. And the funny thing – normal, non-pregnant me needs very little sleep – and certainly never a nap during the day. And yet, like clockwork, when I was pregnant, I would literally hardly be in from work before I would […]

7 years ago

Worrying over money and finance is something a lot of us do, causing stress, tension and often, unfortunately, arguments. But the thing is – a little bit of financial planning can go a long way when it comes to getting control over your money and helping you save, budget and manage your finances better. We […]

7 years ago

Summer is coming! And I for one am propery excited for warm days, long, bright evenings and holiday days spent on sandy beaches and in salty waves. However, I have blonde hair and, as we all know, maintaining blonde colour, especially in the summer, requires a bit of effort. Why? Because all the elements of […]

7 years ago

Father’s Day is coming up tomorrow, and if you are still to settle on a menu for dinner – this might just solve your worries. Especially if the dads in your life are big burger fans. M&S have just brough out their latest meat offering – and just take a look at this: The Daddy […]

7 years ago

It is the one question you just should not ask. And if you have been on the receiving end of having been asked if you are pregnant when you most definitively are not, well, then you know just how awkward this can be. However, when Chrissy Teigen was recently asked that very question on her […]

7 years ago

Have babies on the brain?

7 years ago

Do you agree with this?

7 years ago

A family can be many different things and come in many different shapes and sizes. Most have a mum and dad, some have two mums or two dads, some children are raised by their grandparents, or, in some cases, a family might just consist of one adult and a child or children. They are all […]

7 years ago

Please say I’m not the only one?

7 years ago

Well, this is surprising. We don’t know about you guys, but we often – on those most time-pressured of days – have to resort to grabbing a banana as we run out the door and call it breakfast. And we even felt moderately OK about that – I mean; bananas are healthy, they give you […]

7 years ago

It’s a firm favourite in my house too.  Reading to your children at bedtime has all sorts of benefits, and it looks like it comes to this lovey parenting task, royals are just like us regular folks. And recently, dad-of-three, Prince William, revealed the one book that always goes down a treat when himself or […]

7 years ago

Double check your favourite products.

7 years ago

Hint: It might happen sooner than you think.

7 years ago

Every tried fixing the hard, dry skin on your heels by literally cheese-grating away with one of those rough metal files? I bet so many of us are guilty AF here. I mean; it does seem like the perfect quick-fix solution, the thing is; not only is using a metal file just that; a very […]

7 years ago

Never mind the baby, this is all for you

7 years ago

“There is no such thing as colic.”

7 years ago

When it comes to taking care of their skin, few will beat the French. In fact, French women spend an astonishing £1.9 billion on anti-ageing products every year, which apparently is twice as much as British women. And if you have ever set foot in a French pharmacy, you will know in an instant that […]

7 years ago

Because looking at gorgeous laundry rooms is such a mum thing to do.

7 years ago

So you are eating healthy and working out and high five-ing yourself for making healthy choices – great! But what about the products you put onto your skin? How safe and clean are these? Our skin is a living, breathing and porous organ – meaning what you put onto it also ends up inside it. […]

7 years ago

In 2015, two-year-old Jacob Jenkins from Hartlepool in the UK passed away after choking on a grape while eating with his parents in their local Pizza Hut. By the time the first aid crew were able to remove the grape from his throat, the toddler had stopped breathing for 30 minutes, and was in a […]

7 years ago

Let’s all agree that bedtime can be a bit of hassle at times. And when I say hassle, I meant battle, obvs. However, tempted as we may be at times to just give up on the whole thing and just let them stay up until they conk out, research keep telling us there are huge […]

7 years ago

Calling all girl-mums-to-be. Are you currently on the hunt for the perfect name for your baby girl? Well, then you might be interested to know about these names, which are currently not in any top chart lists anywhere, but that we still think deserve our attention. Bonus: You might be starting a new trend! 1. […]

7 years ago

You are pregnant – yay! Now what the heck do you eat?! Or, maybe more importantly, not eat?! The problem that faces many, at least in the beginning of their pregnancies, is that nausea or all-out sickness makes it near impossible to stick to their usual clean eating habits , and you might find yourself […]

7 years ago

While we have all been busy with the seemingly endless love affair with kale of late, it turns out we might have slightly overlooked the AMAZING health benefits of other green things. Did you know kiwis have the highest nutritional density of any fruit? That’s right. This little powerhouse is choc-a-block with vitamins, antioxidants, minerals […]

7 years ago

Grazie Italia!

7 years ago

This could take your fitness regime to a whole new level.

7 years ago

Ready to meet a dessert so delicious to eat and easy to make it will make you literally weep with joy? Say hello to the three-ingredient Toblerone mousse you can make in your microwave. That’s right, guys – in your MICROWAVE. Courtesy of Australian food blogger Phoodie, this treat is so good it will “make […]

7 years ago

There is NOTHING like hearing your toddler/child utter the words “I love you, mama!” for the first time. Seriously; it beats any previous declarations of love you have received by a MILE. It can be a while coming, but did you know that even way before they can actually talk and string a sentence together, […]

7 years ago

Getting back in shape after pregnancy can for most of us take some time (and then some and then some). Not so for Australian-based mum-of-one, Juliana Mendoza, who claims to have weighed only one kilo heavier straight after the birth of her son than she did before falling pregnant. The Brisbane mum proudly shared an […]

7 years ago

Bish bash bosh.

7 years ago

Hands in the air; how many times have you shouted out all your kids’ names before getting to the one you actually meant to call for? Yep, me too. It’s like one of those things all of us parents have in common, really, probably assuming that our brains are that scrambled that getting the name-thing […]

7 years ago

I am a bit of a health-nut and obsessed with all things clean eating and wellness and always have spinach in my fridge and a selection of crystals rattling around in my handbag (no, really!). This obsession, naturally, went into overdrive when I was pregnant, and became obsessed with not only making sure what I […]

7 years ago

Who doesn’t love summer? Seriously – it is, hands down, the best season there is. The long, bright evenings, the carefree days off, the sun, the seaside, faraway holidays, dips in the pool or swims in the sea – summer is the best. However, while there are so many things to love about this season, […]

7 years ago

When I was born, my mum was 23 (my dad 26). She had my sister at 24 and was then done and dusted.  When I first became a mama, I was 28 – and then 32 when my baby #2 came along. There is a growing trend across the entire developed world that women (and […]

7 years ago

My little boy is currently going through the superhero phase. And when I say go through, I mean obsessed with superheroes to the extent he won’t go into creche or even to Tesco without wearing a cape of some description. Much to his sister’s embarrassment (and my frustration, when he takes 40 minutes to find […]

7 years ago

A lot is said and written about female fertility these days, and we are forever being warned about declining rates, mostly as a result of more and more women delaying motherhood until their 30s and 40s. However, it turns out, modern men are also at rik of damaging their fertility – from trying to look […]

7 years ago

Where do YOU fall on this one? I must admit, that when it comes to changing tables, I had two different ones (one in Oslo, where I was when my little girl was a baby, and one in Dublin, where we mostly resided for baby #2) and yet did not really use any of them […]

7 years ago

Ever felt like you have to rely on unhealthy food choices simply because you are so pressed for time in the afternoons? Well, no more. All you need is a well-stocked pantry and some go-to meals that will help you get the dinners on the table in 15 minutes (or less!) flat. Here are some […]

7 years ago