The Cityparents Blog

Back in 2015, I wrote my first blog for Cityparents. It centred on my ambitions for a random weekend which, like for most, had a focus on seeing more of my partner and my then 2 year old daughter, re... Read More

“The day before you turned two, we flew back from our holiday and you sat on my lap for most of the flight home. You were just short of having a ‘paid-for’ seat on the plane, so whi... Read More

  Around this time last year, whilst on a country walk with the children, I spotted one of those farms where they sell fresh eggs at the farm gate, via the use of an honesty box... Read More

It’s 8:30am on a Friday morning and I’m on my way into work having just dropped my daughter at school. I work a half day on Fridays in order to collect her from schoo... Read More

Can there ever be too much of a good thing? I ask myself.  I decide “yes”, as I stand at the window, staring down at the leafy cul-de-sac formed of tidy, well kept homes and manic... Read More

In common with most parents, the Easter holidays was being looked forward to with huge anticipation this year. Easter as the time of new beginnings is always one of our favourite times of year. W... Read More

  "Oova…oova.., mummy...oova "   It was one of those busy weeks. I can't believe it's Friday already, and a few things still un... Read More

Chocolate is not a special treat. Why? Because special things and treats are what we really want. We all know we shouldn’t have too much chocolate, especiall... Read More

Along with the birds and the bees, the Middle East peace process and the economic arguments for and against Brexit, gender inequality was low on the list of topics I had expected to discuss with m... Read More

You probably saw last summer’s attention-grabbing headlines about the dramatic drop in au pair numbers. They certainly grabbed my attention, because without an au pair we’d be toast. ... Read More

Following on from Ellen’s blog on the “Communication Code of Conduct” a couple of weeks ago, and having had a variety of testing experiences since then, it got me thinking about c... Read More

As we emerge from one of the worst spells of weather the UK has witnessed in decades, I can finally reflect on one of the most stressful weeks of my working life. Usually, I ju... Read More

I wake up groggy, the stark strip lighting above trying to burn me a couple of brand new irises.  It’s been three days? I’ve had too little real sleep and far too much of a morphi... Read More

I love Mondays. I know not everybody can say that. But, for me, Monday is the day of the week I get to spend with my son. I work 4 days a week - Tuesday to Friday but Monday is my day “... Read More

I thought it might be fun to share with you something that my husband and I are working on. Adoption of the CCC (“Communications Code of Conduct”) is now mandatory in our house, but yo... Read More