Life

Posts relating to parenting blogger, bestselling author and TV broadcaster, Vicki Broadbent (Honest Mum)’s life. Pieces span her family life, work along with weekends away and attending events.

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What July Taught Me

July has been an interesting month, new work collaborations have come in, projects have moved in different and exciting directions, new friendships formed and my kids are growing into little boys from babies. What a month!
Oliver

Tips on Dealing with Glue Ear

My 3 and a half year old son suffers with Glue Ear and it can be pretty tough going on my little man and us, seeing him so poorly and so frequently.
Alexander 10 months

The 10 Month Review

So at 10 months old in the UK, your baby gets reviewed by a health visitor and today was Alexander's turn to 'perform', be weighed in those funny sink shaped scales every baby hates and measured as flat as a wriggling baby could be!
Alexander

My Baby Boy

Alexander will be 10 months old in a week and he (and of course Oliver) are simply the light of my life.
Oliver chilling in the sun

Our Holiday in Portugal

We're now back from two blissful weeks in the Algarve, Portugal, relieved to have brought the sunshine home with us, helping to ease away our holiday blues.
Alexander

Baby Talk

My little 8 month old likes to talk. Like the rest of this loud, non stop jabbing, big fat Greek family.
Friends

London!

My day in London yesterday was pretty awesome. I had a fab meeting with someone I really *shouting/thinking good thoughts- REALLY hope to work with soon to serious fun and slap up lunches/dinners/pre lunch/dinners (basically eating all day) with my sister from another mister, feature filmmaker Amancay and I even got to meet very cool blogger Zaz from Mama and More for drinks at my second home in the Big Smoke, The Charlotte Street Hotel.
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A Long Weekend Away in Ravenscar

Since our break to the Yorkshire coast last month we were keen to return to the prettiest countryside and coastlines we've ever seen in the UK.
Coco Mademoiselle

My Signature Scents

Perfume is so personal, not only does the final scent differ from skin to skin but we change our perfume to suit our mood and of course there are the ones we return to time and time again.
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A Creative Life-Pushing Through The Self-Doubt

Being creative can be hard work. Hard to get the words onto the screen for that next draft, hard to get the confidence to write the book, launch the blog, heck even write that funny tweet. Creatives are riddled with self doubt. Fact.
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Juggle Juggle

Motherhood+work=juggle. It's not brain surgery...unless you're actually a brain surgeon with children that is.
Oliver running

Some of My Favourite Family Photos

My husband Peter is a genius behind the camera and works professionally alongside his career in IT. You can check out his stills for sale on iStockphoto here.