Seven Books I Haven't Read Since Becoming A Mum
My name is Alison Perry and I haven't read a whole book since becoming a mum. This wouldn't be so bad if I was a mum to a three month old, or even a nine month old. But I am, in fact, a mum to a two-and-a-half-year-old. I haven't Read more
The Secret Reason I'm Obsessed With Pinterest
Back in April, I had a meeting with Lauren Michaels from Pinterest. She'd come over from Pinterest HQ in San Francisco with a team of others, to meet with UK bloggers. When she contacted me, asking to meet with her, my inner geek exploded. It was fascinating to Read more
30 Things My Toddler Refuses To Do
It's a DAILY BATTLE. No, not between good and evil, but between parent and toddler. Our toddler - and I imagine every single toddler who ever toddled - just loves to say "no". The things she says no to? They're not consistent. There doesn't seem to be any Read more
WIN A Personalised Mug For Fathers' Day
Is it just me, or has Fathers' Day crept up, out of nowhere this year? I'm usually so organised with some carefully planned gift, like a photo book or a personalised leather travel card wallet. This year (oh, it's on 16th June, in case you hadn't realised) I'm Read more
Love it or hate it, you can’t ignore The Eurovision Song Contest. The annual kitsch-fest is taking place in the Swedish city of Malmö this year (yes! Sweden! It’s so on-trend right now!) and I’ll be tuning in, glass of wine in hand to have a giggle at the entries, listen to Graham Norton’s brilliantly …
Victoria Beckham spoke at the Vogue Festival in London today, and I was in the audience. She spoke at length about her fashion business, her inspirations and her future plans, but it was hearing her talk about being a working mum that really got me listening. When you hear of female celebrities talk about how …
“I’m a mum and I have a weird crush.”
This is what we’d all have to stand up and announce, if I started a Weird Mum Crushes Anonymous group. (In this group, we’d also drink espresso Martinis, eat endless crackers and cheese and listen to 90s pop music, in case you fancy joining…)
Before I became a …
Last week, I was in the office. It was the end of the day, and I suddenly punched the air and shouted “Yessss! I’ve got Justin tickets!” The girls who sit behind me (the magazine’s fashion team) looked over. “Justin Timberlake? Is he touring?” one of them asked. “No,” I replied. “Justin Fletcher.”
Blank stares from …
I’ll admit it – I’m a bit obsessed with Kate Middleton and her baby bump. Whenever she makes a public appearance, I’m the first person to study the photos.
‘Ooh, her bump’s getting bigger!’ or ‘Nice frock. Whistles?’ are the kinds of things I’ll say to my colleagues at work. Needless to say, I’m not down …
I think it’s fair to say that most mums discover one or two kids’ clothing shops that they just love and go back to time and time again. Mine are split into budget buys (Sainsbury’s TU, Mothercare) and pricier (Boden, Polarn O. Pyret) depending on how healthy my bank balance is looking.
Looks like celebrity mummy …
Comic Relief’s big fundraising event Red Nose Day is just around the corner and this week, bloggers Penny, Tanya and Annie have been doing an amazing thing – they’ve been over in Ghana with Comic Relief visiting some projects that benefit from the money raised by the charity. Oh and did I mention they were …
Ask most women who their biggest mum-crush is, and you’ll find they answer with the name of my final interviewee for The Twelve Mums Of Christmas. Yep, broadcaster and journalist Cherry Healey just seems to be one of those mums we all want to be. “She’s so cool and has a gorgeous little girl. Oh …
You might know the next mum in my Twelve Mums Of Christmas series from her showbiz reporter role on Capital FM or her stints on This Morning, but Sam Mann’s current labour of love is Mumazine – a new website by mums for mums which has contributions from the likes of Sarah Cawood, Alison Hammond, Mel …
Well this is a bit exciting. Welcome to the first blog post in The Twelve Mums Of Christmas series. Throughout December, I’ll be doing interviews with twelve amazing and interesting mums.
First up is Cathryn Dresser, 27, from Sussex, mum to eight-year-old Maisie and four-year old Ambrose. Cathryn was a contestant on BBC2′s The Great British …
Hello, I’m Alison. My day job is working as a chief geek for a women’s magazine. I started Not Another Mummy Blog while I was on maternity leave in 2011 and it was quickly named as Netmums Blog of the Week. I also won the Best Mummy Blog Writer gong at the 2011 Gurgle Blog Awards…
