Friday’s Rant from the Soap Box in MY Living Room – Dear Michael Gove
Dear Michael Gove, I dislike you, intensely. I have never met you, I hope I never do, because frankly, I don’t think I would be able to restrain myself, I would likely either want to slap you or be very rude to you. You HAVE NO IDEA what actually goes on in schools, how hard […]
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A cheat’s gluten-free courgette pasta…
There are lots of gluten-free pasta recipes out there, some easy, some a bit more complicated, this courgette pasta is easy to make and is based on some ideas I have seen around, on using vegetables as a starch replacement. It’s great if you are eating a lower-carb diet or want to add more veg […]
READ MOREFriday’s Rant from the Soap Box in My Living Room – Passport shambles…
Welcome to my Friday’s Rants from the Soap Box in my Living Room. A small space in the week where I can have a chunter about things that have made me twitch with annoyance or made me question if the world has gone mad or not…. So, the Mad House of Cats & Babies is […]
READ MOREDr Google is NOT a real doctor…
Fact, Dr Google is not a real doctor. Facebook is not a hospital. On-line chat rooms are not a replacement for proper medical advice and your second cousin twice removed, who once had a verruca frozen off, is not the expert on podiatry that she thinks she is…. Ok, before I start my whine, I would […]
READ MORE24 hours…. (the blog post where I talk about PMS and periods!)
Apologies to my male readers, although this might be a useful, insightful post so please feel to read on. This is the first in a series of posts, where I will be blogging about hormones, trying to conceive, hormone treatment, and pregnancy. Today, I am going to talk about periods, hormones and that awful thing […]
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Slow cooked Gluten free Meatballs & Gnocchi
A slow-cooked gluten-free meatball recipe, with gnocchi, a change from pasta. This Slow-cooked Gluten-free Meatballs & Gnocchi meal is one of our favourite family meals! This recipe is an easy and very tasty one, and because it is gluten-free. My kids love it and it’s a reasonably quick meal with a little prep. You will need […]
READ MOREWhen your child bites, what do YOU do?
What do you do when your child bites? Biting is something a lot of children do, it’s a reflex action, a sign of anxiety, sometimes a way of getting attention, or because of sensory issues or teething pain, or because they can’t communicate their feelings. It’s incredibly common and happens more often than we like […]
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Gluten-free, dairy-free Victoria sponge cake.
If you are looking for a gluten-free, dairy-free sponge cake recipe, this Victoria sponge cake recipe is a winner, I promise. I must confess, I have never made any kind of Victoria sponge cake. For some reason, I have always felt it wouldn’t work. But when I spotted this recipe over at Cafe Creme’s Facebook […]
READ MOREHow to make yourself into the playground pariah…
So a few weeks ago, I apparently committed a massive parenting faux pas. I offended someone, and it seems like this has made me somewhat of a pariah, in the nursery playground. Unfortunately, the school playground is not just for the children to learn how to get along, relate, communicate and build relationships, or for […]
READ MOREAnxiety is not logical
(image source) Anxiety, be it long term, or short term, a temporary thing that strikes, or a mental condition that someone is struggling with, is not logical. I have always known this. Usually I can talk myself down, or be talked down, when something is pressing on my mind, sending it’s nasty little thoughts into […]
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