Five reasons all teachers deserve their summer holidays
My mother always told me I should be a teacher. ‘Great holidays,’ she said. ‘Off for the summer AND you get paid.’ No, I said. No bloody way. Luckily for the children of this world, […]
June 2015
Five things I learned at TecXpose
One of the advantages of the new job I have is getting to attend varying and interesting conferences. On Tuesday I was invited to IBM, Dublin to attend Tec Xpose. When I told some of […]
Can’t Cook, Will Cook: Goat’s Cheese and Pesto Tartlets
I was waiting for this to happen. When I started my Can’t Cook, Will Cook series, I wondered how long it would take for the first disaster in the kitchen to happen. Post three peoples. […]
Clackety clack, the keyboard talks back
Well, we’re getting there. Or somewhere. We’re definitely going to a place called ‘there’. This has mostly because I haven’t been going anywhere. If you know what I mean. This weekend I’ll stop the keyboard […]
Are you in Netflixalove?
We were delighted to become part of the Netflix Stream Team this month. I’d heard a lot about Netflix, but having had a Sky package for some years now, I wasn’t sure what difference it […]
Building your breastfeeding toolkit: what you really need to survive
I read an article on herfamily.ie during the week about how to prepare for breastfeeding, with top tips from a lactation consultant. I thought it was a good topic, and no doubt, any pregnant lady […]
LadyNicci featured on new site: Csectionmums.com
A while back one of my fellow Irish Parenting Bloggers Learner Mama asked us to send in our caesarean section birth stories for her brand new site www.csectionmums.com. Lucy runs a very successful Facebook group […]
Can’t Cook, Will Cook: Sweet Potato Wedges with Chicken in Yoghurt
We discovered sweet potato this year. Himself heard it was low fat which means it will become a staple in our house and we may just throw the regular spud back into the dirty muck […]