Like many around the world, we were both shocked and moved by news of Angelina Jolie undergoing a preventative double mastectomy. I think her story hits home for mums especially, because this was a decision she made largely for her

Here's Jed hanging with TV hero Humf at an I CAN Chatterbox Mad Chatter's Tea Party for bloggers held in central London recently.The gentle giant bear left my little one tongue-tied -- quite the opposite effect of the I CAN

Today's my birthday and look what I got in the mail! A digital postcard sent from the fabulous TeamHonk bloggers (www.mammasaurus.co.uk; www.alexanderresidence.com; www.mummybarrow.com) during their travels with Comic Relief in Ghana celebrating #goodworkHere's my lovely friend Penny at www.alexanderresidence.com

I've been diagnosed with a shoulder condition (tendonitis) that causes acute pain and is mostly down to stress and overuse. I'm barely able to lift my left arm a certain level or even use my left hand for certain tasks

What were you up to on Monday evening? Normally you'd find me camped on the sofa in my fluffy robe, decompressing after getting the babes off to bed. But last Monday I was at the Lancaster London hotel, munching on a

The first time I met my baby sister Nwando, on a visit to Nigeria, I was a first-time mum myself. Ezra was just starting to cruise at 10 months old. Nwando, only 1 year older, was a chatty little toddler

On the other side of the world, Never far from my heartEverywhere I go, I carry my mother inside... as she once carriedMe. Mummy. Mine. Motherhood is belongingUnder the skin, sameMotherSame child withinI'm taking part in the #OneMums meme set

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