West london mum – surviving with three, awesomely!
The trials and tribulations of a full time parent
I’ve spent 7 years travelling with babies and young children, often on my own. I’ve braved buses, trains, the London Underground, and every London airport. I’ve been writing about my top tips and must-haves for any journey with young children, particularly where a lot of distance is travelled on foot, such as around airports or …
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Hi all, apologies it’s been such a long haitus, I was getting back into a new routine over the summer, settling Littlie into a crèche part-time, working through a running injury, half term holiday, and then a stream of back to back illnesses. Phew! I had a horrible case of ‘flu this week, which I’m …
It’s lovely when you start the day with only a vague plan, and then it turns into an unexpected, memory-making day you never expected. In one of our last trips of the Summer, we met up with some friends at Brent Lodge Park, which turned into a beautiful countryside walk in the middle of London …
It doesn’t take a lot to appreciate the little things in life, but you have to be aware enough to recognise the moment. I took Littlie out for his first proper ‘outdoor walk’ this week. I had initially planned to take him to the playground, but after 20 minutes in the sun on an unexpectedly …
One of the most difficult things about being a stay at home mum is that you can’t take an unscheduled day off. If you’re sick or tired you still have to look after the kids, no matter how much you want to close the curtains and curl up into bed. Influencing social media, one post …
You may have been there before, or – heaven forbid – be going through it now, but when a holiday sickness bug hits the whole family at once, all rules go out the window. Time to batten down the hatches, and get through it any way you can. Parents need to pull together: you’ll need …
There are various ways we could have managed this. We did contemplate a train or plane journey to Glasgow then renting a car, but with car seats, travel cots etc., it was just easier to take our stuff with us in our own car. Plus it’s a much smaller carbon footprint.
That decided, how to tackle a 9 hour journey with the kids? Travel all day with plenty of stops and play breaks? Overnight driving? In the end we tried it two ways…
It was rainy day weather, so a trip to the Science Museum beckoned. Ordinarily, we would have headed to the Space section then straight to the ‘Garden’ in the basement for endless water play, then a picnic lunch on the steps and home again. Normally give the Wonderlab a miss…. but… The Wonderlab I had …
We popped into Westfield (a failed trip for running shoes for me 😣), and I discovered the Family Rooms – how did I miss these!!?? I’d always assumed it was just a feeding room, but I discovered a little oasis with a tiny play area, cartoons, big and little toilets and sinks, changing tables, feeding …
With it being such a lovely day, we visited the Ravenscourt Park paddling pool today. Despite the water being cold, the kids had a lovely time splashing about! We were there all morning. If they got a bit too chilly, we warmed up in some towels with some fruit and then went back in again! …
West london mum - surviving with three, awesomely!