Kelly-Rose Bradford: Hair's the news - Boy's not facing the cut

I never thought I would be having to deal with 'appearance' issues with Boy while he is just six years old. Read

Kelly-Rose Bradford: Handbag essentials

THE contents of my handbag are a constant source of amusement to my family and friends, who question why I need to carry (among countless other things) a roll of parcel tape, hairdressing scissors, a tape measure, a length of ribbon, various pieces of fruit, and, at the last count, 47 used train tickets secured with an elastic band. Read

Kelly-Rose Bradford: Bouncing all the way to hospital

YET again I'm finding it's tough to stand by your decisions as a parent and keep to your beliefs and not give in to pressure. For the past three summers, I've been under increasing nagging from the Boy to buy a trampoline. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: Common sense is not common after all

AAh, common sense. It is a dying art, particularly, I've discovered, among retailers. Or, more specifically, the shop assistants I've encountered this week. Read

Growing veggies is like having a new baby

We've been busy growing veggies, Boy and I, in a postage stamp sized plot in our back garden. Although very much the thing to do at the moment, and altogether very trendy, growing vegetables, I've discovered, in its early days is rather like having a new baby. Read

Kelly-Rose Bradford: Boy's bumpy landing

Boy has fractured his arm and is currently in a plaster cast and sling. And how did he do this? By falling in to a child in the playground. Read

Kelly-Rose Bradford: Short shrift from high and mighty planners

DESPITE my best efforts with big hair and even bigger shoes, at 5ft 2ins I'm not the tallest person in the world - and what's more, I am paying a premium for being small. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: I've turned into my parents, and i'm loving it

I HAVE reached an important milestone in life: I no longer feel that surging, hot cheeked rise of embarrassment when making a fool of myself in public. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: Nothing irritates like 'extreme' baby names

A friend is about to have a baby and I have helpfully been suggesting names. I am sure they all horrify her completely, and she will come up with something perfectly acceptable, simple and 'nice' without my interfering. Read

Watching parents behaving badly

So the Easter hols roll on and Iam doing my best to be a good and entertaining Mummy and not spend all my time working. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: All this paranoia is quite a worry

I am prone to irrational fears and worry endlessly over things that could never happen in a million years. Like my windows blowing in during a minor storm, or the dog at the end of my garden leaping a six-foot fence and scaling a shed wall to eat the Boy. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: the lighter side of springtime DIY

I am so predictable. The first hint of sunshine and I get obsessive about DIY and gardening. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: bowled over by Boy's birthday bash

So. The concluding part of Boy's birthday. The one where we took a dozen five and six-year-olds bowling. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: Birthday party requires miltary-style planning

We've reached another milestone. Another birthday came and went this week, as Boy turned six. Read

I'm suffering from domestic help envy

Several of my friends have been paying professionals to do stuff for them. From au pairs to gardeners, cleaners to dog walkers, in my social circle, no one seems to be doing much for themselves any more. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: There it was, this hole in the ground...

Oh I do love a good set of road-works. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: Tweeting away the hours

I have a new displacement activity and time wasting device. Obviously it is internet based. Read

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Kelly Rose Bradford: Food snob comes unstuck

Being a 'fussy eater' and a food snob, there's quite a few food-related things that I just don't do: fast food, any restaurant that advertises via a leaflet through the letter box and, most definitely, delivered pizza. Read

Kelly Rose Bradford: Not necessarily in the right order...

Boy has started piano lessons despite us not owning a piano. Instead, he is making thrice weekly trips to nanny's to practise.In the meantime,I am looking to buy one. Read

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Kelly Rose Bradford: Expletives to swear by

I must admit that in the privacy of my own home, I do love a good swear. Read