BN1 – A Game About Brighton
A while ago, I caught up with Paul Stapleton, a real-life Brightonian who has devised this intricate, witty and all round fun game about Brighton. He shows us how the game is played and shares his...
View ArticleFor Her It Was Funny
Motivational singer, speaker and coach Laura Topper joins us a guest contributor, this month talking about techniques to take a step back and think about what is important to get angry about and what...
View ArticleDon’t Send Me A Valentine
Valentine’s Day is creeping. In our house, we ignore it. Almost completely. To me the day has become commercial to the point of being the most ‘unromantic’ day of the year. Any Valentine’s gesture...
View ArticleLove Your Walls With A myloview Mural
Putting up a vinyl mural was surprising easier than I imagined. The lovely folk at myloview sent us a mural of our choice to install in our daughters’ bedroom. For a couple of DIY novices, it took...
View ArticleYour Fortnightly Newsletter Is Here
There’s plenty of Mother’s Day action plus preparation for Easter in this edition of our Bubele newsletter. Visit inspirational craft events to find a gift that will make mum gasp with joy or celebrate...
View ArticleBrighton And Hove Budget: Delivering The Tory Cuts
Today a full council meeting will tackle the anticipated city budget. Labour will be putting forward proposals which they believe will deal with the cuts in funding they must deliver. But as reported...
View ArticleThrow Back To A 1980s World Book Day
Today is World Book Day, a phrase which strikes fear and dread into the hearts of some parents. The costume ‘one-upmanship’ and desperate bids to get the children to dress up as something other than a...
View ArticleAll Aboard For A Bus Blogathon Challenge
Bloggers are being invited to take part in a unique Blogathon challenge this May in Brighton on a double decker bus! The Mumpreneur’s Networking Club will be bringing the Natwest business bus to the...
View ArticleIWD 2016: Pledge For Parity For Our Daughters
It’s International Women’s Day and this year’s theme is #PledgeForParity. While we acknowledge more action could be taken for equal rights for women in many parts of the world, the simplest of actions...
View ArticleBye Bye Easter Holidays – Fortnightly Newsletter
As we come to the end of Easter holidays, we’re probably burning out a little and lacking some inspiration. Never fear, our fortnightly newsletter will reenergise your plans and have you sailing into...
View ArticleTwo Opposable Thumbs Up For Zootropolis
Disney have upped their game and produced a roaring success. We snorted with laughter while being drawn into an absorbing mystery played out by loveable characters. Two opposable thumbs up for...
View ArticleNo one plans a Sunday anyway, do they?
No one plans a Sunday anyway, do they? Mums do. Up by 8am latest, dressed by 9am, then kids and meals all delicately planned. Lazy Sundays are a dim and distant memory from LBK (Life Before Kids)....
View Article6 Different Eating Habits My Kids Will Have Compared To My Childhood
From birth there are some eating habits I’m happy my children will accept as normal. These are six different eating habits my kids will have compared to my childhood. It isn’t a criticism of my parents...
View ArticleSATS Boycott – To Rebel Or Not To Rebel
SATS Boycott, to rebel or not to rebel, that is the question on every parents lips right now. Some are vehemently convinced that pulling their kids out of school is the only way to make our government...
View ArticleSATs Boycott What I Know
Tuesday’s SATs boycott is looming and I’ve been tormented into how I feel about using our children and local schools to make a point to the government. But this is what I do know. 1. Nearly all the...
View ArticleInstagram and the Art of Zen
Instagram is the fastest growing social network in recent years with over 300 million users sharing 60 million images a day. It’s the platform that so-called millennials spend a great deal of time and...
View ArticleThe Benefits Of Networking With Parents
Running your own business can be very liberating but also can be very lonely. For my part in the #MNCBusTour blogathon, I decided to explore what networking with other parents has brought me since...
View ArticleFamily Friendly Artists Open Houses Events
The Artists Open Houses festival 2016 is now well under way but there’s still plenty of time left to explore the rich houses-cum-caverns displaying our local artistic tapestry. We have found some...
View ArticleBecoming A Private Landlord: Our Learnings
In February 2013 my husband and I became the proud but nervous owners of our basement flat (jointly with the mortgage company of course). It was an opportunity we couldn’t really pass up but we had a...
View ArticleFunk The Family: A Proper Family Festival
Festival season is upon us and taking the family to a boutique shindig in a field is this year’s ‘must-be-seen-at’ event. While many festivals claim to be family friendly, few hit the mark like Funk...
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