The Busy Mommy blog posts

  • Colouring book day!

    Did you know that colouring book day was a thing? I’d got no idea until a published 2 colouring books!! So today I’m going to show you my 2 colouring books and let you in on a secret for my next one 🫢 The first colouring book I published was ‘Food with Faces’ because GraceMore Read more

  • Was today typical?

    Well, yes and no! Here are the yeses: The weather is typically British (very wet and windy!), I nearly killed Jonah with his new pre-teen grumpy face, my phone almost died halfway through the day, I did some laundry, I tided up, I did some work, Grace had an accident and I was cold! HereMore Read more

  • Day 4 – the start of the wash out!

    We always knew the holidays we take in the UK ran the risk of just being wet but we’d done really well up to this point. We had booked to go swimming this morning and Phil wanted to watch England in the Women’s World Cup so after a swim we found a lovely pub withMore Read more

  • Day 2 and 3 in Cornwall that started at 12:15am!

    I couldn’t decide if this should go in ‘Day 1 in Cornwall’ but it technically falls into day two so here we are. 12:15am, Jonah appears at our bedroom door saying he can’t sleep. Phil, ever sympathetic and having been woken up, told him there was nothing he could do and to go back toMore Read more

  • Tap dancing board

    I have been looking around for a cheap way to tap at home without ruining your floor or spending a fortune!! Look what I’ve found!More Read more

  • Day 1 of our Cornwall holiday and a surprise use for butter!!

    We set our alarm for 7am with the idea to leave at 8am. Jonah and Grace bounded in at 7:15am and we were up! The last few bits were packed into the car, the fuel was bought and we were off from the Midlands at about 8:30am. 2 stops (one for a picnic lunch) andMore Read more