Jen Walshaw is the author of the hugely successful Mum in the Madhouse blog, regularly ranked the UK’s #1 parenting blog. A proud Northern Mum, Jen is a vocal advocate for diversity, body neutrality, and more conversation about the role over 40s women play in the influencer landscape. Jen has been sharing content online for […]
I am Jen Walshaw, mum to two boys 14 months apart in age, who are currently 17 and 19. We live in the North East of England and my home is never quiet, which is why my mum named it The Mad House all those years ago and it stuck. I am passionate about raising
The wonderful Baby Genies post about the upcoming spending cuts really resonated with me today. I am starting to wonder what is coming to the world. I have blogged about make take on politics, the election and what I wanted to see before and it seems to be as though none of the politico’s were
Spending cuts to hit the North Harder – but what will they mean for you? Read More »
I have a confession to make, it is time to clean my soul. Maxi loves Hot Chocolate and had fennel tea as a baby, well Mini he loves coffee, yes coffee. Last year when Maxi started school Mini and I would visit a coffee shop once a week when we took my mum to hospital
It would have never happened with a PFB (Precious First Born) Read More »
This apple tree is 3 years old, we planted it after we moved in and started work on the garden. It is small and only bore 6 fruits last year, but this year its branched are bowed under the weight of its fruit. For me this feel like parenting, sometimes you feed the children, nurture
Oh my I can not get that “What have you done today to make you feel proud” out of my head. This week I am supposed to show you an image I have taken that makes me feel proud. I am not a professional photographer or even an amateur really. I am a snapper. I
There are things happening in the world of British Mummy Blogging, there are posts about Bulling, people giving up blogging, wondering why they bother and people questioning the validity of blogs with advertising, reviews and sponsored posts. I wasn’t going to get involved, I was going to keep my mouth shut, but I read something
So the story continues…. We were allowed to bring Maxi home 3 days after I had given birth, my mum had gone back to North Yorkshire, so that we could spent some time on our own, just the three of us and the two cats. So we popped Maxi in to his car seat and
I have clever children, there I have said it. I have got rid of the elephant in the room. They are very bright and intelligent (gifted and talented they call them at school, but that term just doesn’t sit well with me, as all children are talented in someway). But before I go on about
Well I have been parenting for nearly 5 years now, so I am obviously an old hand at this lark, yeh right. But one thing can be sure, is that my children surprise me everyday. One of my moments actually happened at Parents Evening for MaxiMad, he has a red book that is filled in
