I have never claimed to be green fingered. When we moved here two years ago we inherited a well established, mature garden. Complete with falling down fences. In the two years we have lived here we have dug up half the plants, planted some extra grass and fixed the fence. I am yet to set [...]

Big M loves dancing. She rarely sits still, and will often ask for music to be put on to jump on the bed dance to. About a year ago I looked around for dance classes near our home, but found they were either stage schools (um, no…) or not suitable for children under the age [...]

Big M: Why is the big clock green? Mr TOPP: Because it’s Go Green Week. Big M: Why? Me: Because we need to remember to recycle and reuse stuff to keep our planet clean. Big M: Why? Me: Because we need to look after the earth so we have a nice place to live. Big [...]

I cannot believe that it is now twenty whole months when I sat on my sofa, heavily pregnant, about to move house and wrote my day zero list. I can remember it vividly. Mostly because I should probably have been packing boxes ready for the move. My ability to work-avoid never ceases to amaze me. [...]

There are many things I am proud of. The M’s make me proud every single day. They are feisty, funny and set to take on the world. I am proud of Mr TOPP and myself for making them that way, and making a happy loving family for ourselves. We kick ass. I am proud of [...]

When you’ve finished here, make sure you pop over to the domestic goddessque where I was guest posting yesterday. ******** Big M: There’s the moon! Mr TOPP: Did you know that some people have flown to the moon and walked on it? Big M: Really?! Mr TOPP: Yes, they’re called astronauts and they fly there [...]

A couple of weeks ago I was minding my own business whilst on duty in the playground when a year 7 boy came and started chatting to me. He told me he’d been doing some medical research. “Oh really?” I asked. He then proceeded to tell me all about how to fend off zombies, should [...]

For a long time now, Big M has had a growing obsession love of all things pink. I have found this quite tricky, what with being not at all a girly girl. While I have issues with everything that is for girls being at least fourteen shades of pink, I have actually allowed Big M [...]

Both times I gave birth my midwife was my New Best Friend. She (Sarah for Big M, Gail for Little M) was awesome. I was guided through the contractions, when to push, when to stop, when to rest. Both of them also protected me from dumb ass doctors who were hell bent on giving me [...]