plusthedogAug 11, 20184 minAnd running running, and running running, and running running...Parkrun day. I have long professed that I am not a runner. I don’t run. I don’t enjoy running, I’m not good at it and it often gives me ...
plusthedogJul 10, 20183 minThe cleaningIt’s perfectly ok to live in a cesspit when you have a newborn baby. In fact, people expect it. They even offer to help. When you add a t...
plusthedogJul 3, 20183 minSleep thiefIt’s 4.30 in the morning. I am downstairs with a wide-awake 13-month-old waiting for him to get tired again. My Fitbit tells me I have ha...
plusthedogJun 19, 20183 minMeanwhile, back at work...Hi! I haven’t posted in a while, I know. Being back at work hasn’t left me with much time for anything, but I haven’t gone, things are ju...
plusthedogJun 7, 20183 min'Real nappy' weekA few weeks ago it was ‘real nappy week’ meaning that all over my Facebook and Instagram cloth nappy companies are having small, 10, 20 o...
plusthedogMay 27, 20182 minLast DayMy Mum messaged me the other day, it said ‘enjoy today.’ Weird? No, it was my last day of Maternity leave, that’s what she meant. Which i...
plusthedogMay 11, 20183 minS*itleak (warning - this gets a bit sweary.In the last 24 hours, no, less then that, 19 hours, we have had 4 leeky nappies. Leeky in a brown sort of a way. From both children. 3 di...
plusthedogMay 9, 20182 minBack, with a bump!We are home from holiday, and although we arrived back to a bank holiday heatwave, boy do we know we are home! After a long trip back and...
plusthedogMay 2, 20183 minVacation, with 2 under 3, or: relentlessnessSo here we are, on holiday. We have brought reinforcements in the form of a couple of grandparents, but the story so far is; it is relent...
plusthedogMar 29, 20184 minMummy StyleYesterday morning I put on makeup. I wish I hadn’t bothered. We were up in good time but I decided I wanted to look less like I hadn’t sl...
plusthedogMar 14, 20182 minThe move part 2 (we're in!)Yup, you read that right, after all the whingeing were finally in our new house and, while it was epic getting here, all of that is in th...
plusthedogMar 8, 20182 minThe Move Part 1 (before)It is so close now. So close. I have taken all the child-proofing off the kitchen cabinet doors today, it is so close... ...I have such m...
plusthedogMar 5, 20182 minSleepy BabyHow I’d love to reminisce, How beautiful it is, To have you fall asleep in my arms. To consolidate your day, To process your new synapti...
plusthedogFeb 26, 20183 minSnow & s*%tToday is a funny day. We woke up to snow. The Boy & I had had a rough night. I couldn’t sleep and he was up to feed every hour or so. We ...
plusthedogFeb 24, 20183 minAsk Mr* GoogleYesterday, I was scrolling through my Facebook feed when I came across 2 articles on parenting. On my newsfeed they were 2 posts apart, p...
plusthedogFeb 13, 20186 minMiscarriageIts an abrupt title, I know, but one of my pet peeves is that no one talks about it. I want to talk about it, and I want to make it clear...
plusthedogFeb 9, 20185 minCentre ParcsI have been quiet here at Plus The Dog just lately, and it’s because we have been away! Yes, we braved the holiday camp and went to Centr...
plusthedogJan 26, 20183 minToddlers, terrible twos and tantrums.This Girl will drive me crazy. Honestly, I love her to bits, she is bright and funny and good-natured, but goodness she can be challangin...
plusthedogJan 18, 20183 minMummy dietBy 9.30am today I had both children dressed, fed, cleaned up and ready for the day. For once we weren’t going anywhere, but we were ready...
plusthedogJan 15, 20183 minC-c-c-c-changes (guest post by plusthedad)Taking a step back from our current domestic situation with us steering our course through life’s choppy waters with a 6 year old dog, a ...