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Sup. How are we all? So, Wednesday has rolled around again and I’m still without my beloved Mac … (168 hours if you’re remotely interested). I’ve managed to sneak on my Other Half’s laptop while he puts Skig to bed so let’s see just how nimble my fingers are.  Aaaaand … go! My first choice [...]

In May 2010 I found out that I was expecting my first baby. From the moment that I saw those two lines on the pregnancy test I was ecstatic and bonded with the baby growing inside me immediately. From being excited by the first fluttering kicks that I felt at around 15 weeks pregnant to [...]

Snow? Did someone say snow? I’m going to pretend I didn’t hear that! Yes, it’s grey and chilly outside but indoors it’s toasty warm so snuggle up with your laptop for some “special you time” (yes, you can have cake, too) as I take you on a magical journey into the wonderful world of newer [...]

This week we feel controversial, why not, it gets people talking. And ranting, and posting. Maternal instinct: Are women naturally better parents? The media bombards us with messages that tell us that women are naturally better parents. Does being a woman automatically give your the upper hand in parenting? Does your partner share equally in [...]

Firstly, apologies for the lateness of BOTW. We have a huge technical crisis chez WitWitWoo this week and as we speak, I am still Mac-less. It’s OK, I’m getting therapy for it. As each announcement of Blogger of the Week passes, it makes my job of choosing a new one that little bit harder. We’ve [...]

The beginning of December is nearly upon us, Advent calendars are being prepared and online shopping is kicking into high gear. But the BIG question is, “WHAT DO YOU WANT FOR CHRISTMAS?” This week’s BritMums Blogging Prompt is nice and easy and hopefully a fun exercise in “me time”. Here we have it… Personal Prompt: [...]

I have lived with good food all my life. My mother weaned me on her Cordon Bleu directory and I was guinea pig to a whole range of her recipes throughout my childhood. I went to a catering college and then married an Italian hotel owner and worked with him for nearly 20 years. Anyone [...]

Ask mum bloggers about their best Christmas tips – like we did in our #xmastips Twitter party – and the advice arrives like a Santa’s sack of treats. One of the best tips was provided by our party sponsor Give As You Live: Buy through their website and the retailer donates a portion of the cost [...]

Wednesdays are a bit rubbish aren’t they? We’ve all got the hump…it’s AGES until X Factor and where’s the snow? (Famous last words.) I’ll do my best to cheer you up with my weekly round-up of fabulous posts from t’internet. But before I do that, I must mention that there’s a Blogger Meet Up this [...]

This morning I talked to BBC London’s Vanessa Feltz about visiting Santa, on the back of news that Hamleys is charging £45 (!) for children to visit the fat man, spend an hour in a room with him along with 14 other kids, and have some food (sandwiches, fruit, a sweet treat – they get [...]