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
Over the past few weeks, I’ve interviewed 12 mums for my Twelve Mums Of Christmas series, and one question that I asked each one was ‘What’s your favourite Christmas tradition?’
I loved finding out what different families do – it made me feel a bit warm and fuzzy inside, and gave me lovely ideas of things …
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 …
Meeting other mums when you have a baby can be the difference between saving your sanity or going slowly mad. Over the last couple of years, more and more groups and organisations have been popping up, bringing like-minded mums together, and one of these networking groups is Mothers Meeting. Founder Jenny Scott is mum to …
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 …
I feel like I have lots in common with Donna Air, the next mum in my Twelve Mums Of Christmas series. She used to star in Byker Grove, I used to religiously watch it. She used to be in 90s pop duo Crush who toured Japan, I love Japanese food. OK, so perhaps it’s all …
I, personally, will give it my best shot. And that’s the average number of calories consumed by a Brit on Christmas Day, according to this infographic. The geek in me loves an infographic and some of the stats on here made my jaw drop - the average family spends £133.70 on Christmas dinner… but 1/5 …
Around this time of year, one universal thought unites all women.
‘Why are men SO HARD to buy for?’
When I asked my husband what he wanted for Christmas, his list was this (no word of a lie):
iTunes vouchers
Amazon Kindle vouchers
Gloves
Which is a) no fun to buy b) not hugely imaginative. So, in the spirit of I-know-my-husband-better-than-he-knows-himself, …
There are some writers and bloggers whose lives we follow. They write about their highs, their lows, their feelings, their fears. Sali Hughes is one of those writers. The Guardian Weekend beauty columnist is as well known for her opinion pieces in Grazia, Red and Glamour as she is for her honest beauty product reviews. …
Every year, around this time, I make a Christmas list (it also doubles up as a birthday list, since my birthday falls on 25th December). My husband gets some ideas from it, and passes on some ideas to his parents and my parents. I wasn’t a fan of doing a list, at first – it …
Why is Abbie Pethullis my next mum in The Twelve Mums Of Christmas? Because, in a nutshell, she’s one stylish mama. Having known magazine writer Abbie pre-baby, during her pregnancy and now as mum to 17-month-old Buddy, there’s no one better to share some of her styling wisdom with other mums….
Describe your pre-baby look, Abbie…
“Pre-baby …
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…
