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 …
Me-time is something I think about a lot. As a working mum, it’s fair to say that my train journey to work (which, by the way, I’m usually standing up for) is my only regular me-time. But it’s something that is so important – and for dads too. It gives us time to reflect and …
Cheryl Cole wears them. Kate Middleton wears them. Heck, even Caroline Flack wears them. There’s no denying nude courts have been having a moment in the last year, and I can see why. I’ve only recently jumped onto the nude court shoe bandwagon, and it’s crazy that it took me so long. They go with everything - everything - …
I was in a taxi today and the cabbie asked me if I was going on holiday this year. “I’ve just been, actually,” I replied, before launching into a full review of Martinhal Beach Resort in Portugal. “It’s a brilliant place to go with kids,” I finished up. “Oh, right,” he said. I realised I …
My daughter is two and a half, and for a while now, I’ve been thinking about revamping her bedroom. It’s surprising how quickly the baby nursery that we spent so long planning and kitting out has become too young for her. Her cot was transformed into a “big girl’s bed” last year, the changing unit …
1. 1000 Stickers from Djeco
Originally spotted on Bambino Goodies, my sticker-obsessed daughter would have kittens over this book of 1000 stickers. There are animals, characters, dress up knights and pirates, flowers, numbers, letters, balloons, cars and all, apparently great quality so easy to stick, peel off and stick again. Perfect for long journeys.
2. Le Toy Van …
Oh, you haven’t heard of Peppa Pig? You must either be a) not a parent b) dead.
If I was a contestant on Mastermind (which would never happen, I know, but let’s go with it for now) I’d wipe the floor with the other contestants with my specialist subject: The Many Jobs Of Miss Rabbit, 2005-2009. From the point …
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 recently offended a colleague by referring to her as a “Twitter friend”. You see, we first made contact with each other on Twitter (around a year ago, I tweeted her to tell her I’d just discovered her blog and loved it) and she has recently started working in the same office as me. I …
It’s always sad saying goodbye to something you grew up with. That’s why there were tears when Take That split up in 1996 (if only we’d known back then that they’d reform in 2006.) That’s why there were groups of 20-something friends drinking wine while watching the last ever episode of Friends going out on C4 …
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…
