Just in case you were wondering, I thought I would explain where the name, 'Wonder Mum's Kitchen' came from.
While I did think it sounded a bit super-hero-esque to call myself 'Wonder Mum' (and let's face it, ALL Mum's are superheros because it takes that just to do this job) it was born more out of the fact that I am a Mum who does wonder how on earth my life came to be the way it is today. As a Mum, I wonder A LOT of things - from whether I'm doing the latest Mummy parenting task correctly, to whether my baby is getting enough sleep, the right nutrition, the right childcare, her development and so on and so forth - so basically, the 'wonder' in 'Wondermum' is less about my abilities as a Mum as my worries about doing this particular job right.
As Mr Big likes to remind me, if there was an award for worrying, I would win it every time. (So nice to have my strengths pointed out) xx
A friend of mine once told me, being a parent was not only the hardest job I would ever do, but also the only one where I would never be told if I was doing it wrong or right, I would never have a 121 to complain about all the things I didn't like, and I would never, ever get a payrise. How right she was!
So that's the 'WonderMum' part explained. Now for 'Kitchen'. Being me, there couldn't be only one reason, so there are 3!
Firstly, I figured this blog would initially feature a LOT about kitchens, as this is next on the 'hit list' of rooms to tackle at our re-furb home. So there is bound to be much discussion and updating about said kitchen. The kitchen is the heart of every family home, and ours is no exception - even in it's current state, so this is a MAJOR focus for me right now...
Secondly, I figured what do people do when they sit down to read a blog? Probably grab a cuppa and maybe even sit and read it in their kitchen, so somehow there seemed a link there.
And finally, I have a dream to one day open a 'kids kitchen' where I hold cookery classes for children. Yes I know I'm no Delia, so this is a complete pipe dream as I'd clearly have to hire in paid help, but it doesn't stop me dreaming. So there was a kitchen theme there too :)
So now you know!
While I did think it sounded a bit super-hero-esque to call myself 'Wonder Mum' (and let's face it, ALL Mum's are superheros because it takes that just to do this job) it was born more out of the fact that I am a Mum who does wonder how on earth my life came to be the way it is today. As a Mum, I wonder A LOT of things - from whether I'm doing the latest Mummy parenting task correctly, to whether my baby is getting enough sleep, the right nutrition, the right childcare, her development and so on and so forth - so basically, the 'wonder' in 'Wondermum' is less about my abilities as a Mum as my worries about doing this particular job right.
As Mr Big likes to remind me, if there was an award for worrying, I would win it every time. (So nice to have my strengths pointed out) xx
A friend of mine once told me, being a parent was not only the hardest job I would ever do, but also the only one where I would never be told if I was doing it wrong or right, I would never have a 121 to complain about all the things I didn't like, and I would never, ever get a payrise. How right she was!
So that's the 'WonderMum' part explained. Now for 'Kitchen'. Being me, there couldn't be only one reason, so there are 3!
Firstly, I figured this blog would initially feature a LOT about kitchens, as this is next on the 'hit list' of rooms to tackle at our re-furb home. So there is bound to be much discussion and updating about said kitchen. The kitchen is the heart of every family home, and ours is no exception - even in it's current state, so this is a MAJOR focus for me right now...
Secondly, I figured what do people do when they sit down to read a blog? Probably grab a cuppa and maybe even sit and read it in their kitchen, so somehow there seemed a link there.
And finally, I have a dream to one day open a 'kids kitchen' where I hold cookery classes for children. Yes I know I'm no Delia, so this is a complete pipe dream as I'd clearly have to hire in paid help, but it doesn't stop me dreaming. So there was a kitchen theme there too :)
So now you know!
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