My eldest started school last September. Now, with hindsight the time he’d spent in a school nursery the previous year should have given me an inkling of what was to come. When I returned to work after having my first he went to private nursery. Private nursery is great as far as organizing your working life. Drop them off at 8am till whenever, five days … Continue reading The Mommy to-do list
I don’t know if this is a ‘mom-centric phenomenon’ , but why is it that the rug rats orbit around moms in a way they don’t do around dads?! Why can dads pee in peace, step out of the door without being rammed by small people on scooters and do the male equivalent of putting on makeup without having their Clinique jumbo pencil apprehended for … Continue reading The Mommy Orbit
“….Before I had children, I could spend an hour doing absolutely nothing. Nothing. Indeed, an hour was chickenfeed. I could spend whole days with absolutely no achievement at all. ….Three days after having Lizzie, however, I suddenly realised the riches I had squandered. An hour! Oh man, what I could do with an hour now! ….Just an hour! If my mother wasn’t so sodding selfish, … Continue reading What a Mom can get done in an hour
If there’s one thing me and my husband totally agree on, it’s that we want to allow our kids to be kids! We positively encourage getting mucky, falling over, learning that maybe that wasn’t such a great idea after all and getting back up again. A 99 Flake (soft serve with a fancy chocolate stick to my American friends!) tastes all the better for having … Continue reading Ice-cream beards and grubby knees
On this pathway to entrepreneurship I decided that I would write a blog to accompany my journey into start-up-business-land. I threw around some ideas for a title. I wanted to create a commentary on my journey of (hopefully) growing The Letterman Co into an awesome international brand and at the same time chasing that elusive ‘work/ life’ balance all us working mommies dream of. Becoming … Continue reading The Rookie Mama: The story begins
So, now that I had a brand name, and a basic idea for the brand aesthetic, what was I going to design? Being a designer & a Mum (Mom to my American friends), I’d always struggled to find kids’ clothes I really liked – clothes that were cool, authentic and didn’t feel too contrived, cutesy, preppy or pastel. I wanted the boys to be comfortable … Continue reading The Letterman Co: The Concept
B: (pointing down the road to my old office) Mummy, why don’t you work there any more? Me: Because they decided they didn’t need my help any more. B: Why don’t they need your help? Me: Because they think they can design their clothes without me. B: So what are you going to work as Mummy? Me: I’m going to make some cool things, some T-shirts … Continue reading The Letterman Co: The Beginning
The Rookie Mama 