kids do silly things

IT’S A MAKEUP MASSACRE
So, I found Lil Sis putting on pretend lipstick at her toy dressing table… …except it wasn’t her pretend lipstick, it was red felt-tip pen. …
- March 7, 2013
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MAGICAL MUMMY MOMENTS
One of the coolest things about being a Mum is… Even a trip to the paint shop can turn into a party!!
- February 11, 2013
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JOIN THE DOTS
Me, to Big Sis: Have you been colouring in your sister with felt-tip pens?Big Sis, to me: Nope.So sorry. My mistake…
- December 13, 2012
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LITTLE NAPS, AND KNITTED CAPS
• LIKE ME? VOTE FOR ME BY CLICKING THE PINK BUTTON ON THE RIGHT! Dear Youngest Child, I totally get that you’re two years old, and…
- November 6, 2012
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AND THEN THE GROUND OPENED UP…
Walking into our local cafe, there were two well-dressed women in the window seat where the girls and I usually sat. Lil Sis marched right up…
- October 19, 2012
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SCREAMING, DREAMING & DROOLING
Tantrums aren’t just loud, and slightly embarrassing when carried out in public; turns out they’re exhausting too.There was Lil Sis, throwing a doozy in the…
- October 14, 2012
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SIMPLE PLEASURES
- September 30, 2012
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DISAPPEARING ACT (hide and seek toddler-style)
I can’t find Lil Sis. It’s as if she’s disappeared into thin air. Can anyone see her??
- September 8, 2012
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SQUISHED-UP SIBLINGS
I love the fact that, even though we have a huge five-seater sofa, the Monkeys choose to squish together at one end – so close…
- August 27, 2012
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About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ journalist, blogger and mum to two funny & spirited girls; Big Sis, born summer 2008, and Lil Sis, born autumn 2010.
We live just outside London and are about to embark on a big, messy, long-awaited home renovation.
I was a magazine journalist for 20 years, but since 2009 I’ve been a full-time blogger and digital influencer (over 21,000+ Twitter followers, 5,000+ Facebook likes, 3,500+ G+ circles, 3,000 Instagram and 2,400+ Pinterest followers).
Read more on my ABOUT ME page.
You can get in touch with me via email: [email protected], or by Tweeting me at @JaxFortyNorth.