Isn’t it a glorious thing to greet each day at a minute past midnight? And then 40 minutes later?And then an hour after that?And then three more times before dawn?And then to rise at 5.58am for the day? No it isn’t.Now sod off.
Author: Rebecca Cox
How to spot a mum on a night out. And being too tired to be outraged.
I can’t really be arsed to be outraged about anything these days. I’m too tired. But a friend sent me this link today, and encouraged me to blog about it. She was outraged. Steph’s ‘How To Spot A Mum On A Night Out‘ blog is just a bit of HuffPost […]
If I could only have 3 beauty items, they would be…
I spend my work days writing about clothes and beauty products. Which is ironic since, right now, I never have time to wash my hair let alone put on makeup, and I rarely leave the house, so my wardrobe of clothes is solely for my own enjoyment right now. (Although […]
On the joys of the pick-up-put-down method
I really would like some sleep now. Since we started weaning / Jack started teething / life-and-stuff, Jack’s sleep has taken another major backwards step. Sometimes he wakes twice, sometimes three or four times, which I could cope with – but often the wakes, which used to be a 10-minute feed […]
Mother’s must-have – on choosing which ‘Selfish Mother’ sweatshirt to buy
When you work from home and your job is to shop for a living, (compiling style edits and reviewing products), it’s pretty hard not to spend more money than you actually make. Especially when online shopping is one of the best things to keep you entertained during a 3am feedathon. […]
On Jamie Oliver’s definition of ‘easy’
Jamie Oliver’s pro-breastfeeding campaign was never going to go well. Pretty much anyone commenting on breastfeeding in any circumstances is asking for a backlash in its strongest terms. But when that person is a man, making bold statements about women’s choices… Cue media meltdown. I’ve been reading the back-and-forth debates […]
3 actually useful things to buy a new mother
Because they’re knee-deep in baby-grows and have enough blankets to keep a small country warm. These three practical gifts will make you very popular. Ceramic travel mug, £10.99, Amazon – the chances of her actually getting to drink a cup of tea while its hot just increased A voucher for a […]
Baby Boy Style – The Best of M&S
Any excuse to shop my favourite baby wear department; here are five of the must-buys from Marks and Spencer’s new baby boy collection for SS16. Pure Cotton Dinosaur Print Sweatshirt, £9 5 Pack Pure Cotton Short Sleeve Assorted Bodysuits, £12 2 Piece Pure Cotton Dinosaur Print T-Shirt & Joggers Outfit, […]
5 of the best: Denim jumpsuits
New season style obsession: Denim jumpsuitsFirstly, they are breastfeeding-friendly – just unzip or unbutton and off you go. Secondly, it is an entire outfit sorted without having to use your brain to match things together on about 10 minutes sleep. As I write this, I’m sitting in my ASOS zip-up jumpsuit, but […]
Surviving a cold with a baby
I swear someone told me that the magical powers of breastfeeding stopped babies getting ill. Or something along those lines. MORE LIES. Jack has had approximately 18 colds in his six months of life. And babies are notoriously bad at blowing their nose. When they have a cold, inevitably you have a […]