When it comes to clothes, I’m a sucker for Mothercare. Cheap, great quality and a brilliant array of ranges to suit every taste, from the simple timeless to the funky 70’s styles and colour pop of Jools Oliver’s Little Bird collection. Every season I stock up on a selection for my little ones. Now, as Gabey is a toddler, I dabble in a bit of matchy-matchy dressing and put both boys in the same outfits. Continue Reading

Now I’ve made no secret of my crush on Mothercare. I’m missing their press day today unless my little boy gets miraculously better – he’s off school and despite having help, I don’t really want to leave him. I’m not going to get my sneak peek at next season’s goodies. A big shame. Continue Reading

‘All change please!’. A phrase that once I was accustomed to hearing at Tube stations in a previous life in the City. Now, it means many different things but most relevant to today is the need for a totally new wardrobe for a toddler. They don’t need excuses ‘ it’s gone out of fashion’, ‘it shrunk in the wash’, ‘it’s so worn out, I look like a tramp’. No, the toddler has the ultimate excuse; it doesn’t fit me anymore! Nuff said!
It’s funny because I’m great at shopping for myself, I think that I have a great sense of style (!) and automatically seem to know what goes with what when it comes to my own clothes but give me an 18 month old little boy and I seem to lose any sense of that altogether. Continue Reading