Alison McGarragh-Murphy, Author at The Motherload

Five Reasons to Love Hand-me-downs

I'm going to be honest here; when I was growing up, I'm not sure I loved hand-me-downs as much as I do now. Sure, I got to wear my big brother's old flares, and a cool t-shirt which the girl…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

25 Small Ways To Save The Planet

I know there is so much discussion about whether man-made climate change exists (It does. Science says so) and whether we as individuals can do anything to stop it (debatable and I completely get the fact that large corporations/entire continents…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

The Last Baby

She climbs up into my bed, and curls up in my arms, fitting perfectly in the space between my chest and hips, her hand finding my belly and giving it a comforting squeeze before she turns over to sleep like…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

MOLO Hack: Non-spill bubbles

We all know the routine: parent gives child a bottle of bubbles to blow. Child successfully blows bubbles. Child forgets that the hand which isn't blowing the bubbles is holding the open bottle of bubble mixture. Bubble mixture spills all…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

The Motherload Top Ten Kids’ Misheard Pop Songs

Pop music is a rite of passage - we all remember graduating from winding the bobbin, to Disney songs, to PROPER music. But did we always get the lyrics right? Erm...probably not. In fact, make that definitely not. And when…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

Five Ways To Stretch Your Maternity Pay

If you're going on maternity leave soon, brace yourself for a lean year, because no matter how generous your employer is, there's going to be a lot less money around than usual. I'm no money saving expert, however, there are…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

After The Fog: Life After Sleep Deprivation

The struggle with sleep deprivation has been a core part of my life for so long, that I thought it might never end. Six years ago, I became a mum, then two years and three months after my eldest was…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

MOLOzine

The Curse of Collectables

Something has turned my charming, delightful, smart, six year old into an avaricious, covetous old greed-monger. No, it's not the annual romp through the Argos catalogue with a Sharpie: it's something far more scary and it's dipped in glitter: Hatchimals.…

By Alison McGarragh-Murphy

Five Reasons to Love Hand-me-downs

25 Small Ways To Save The Planet

The Last Baby

MOLO Hack: Non-spill bubbles

The Motherload Top Ten Kids’ Misheard Pop Songs

Five Ways To Stretch Your Maternity Pay

After The Fog: Life After Sleep Deprivation

The Curse of Collectables

Why Are Our ‘Bits’ SUCH A Taboo?

Sea-lioning & Parenting Groups: What is it?

Starting School: The Hug Button

We Need To Talk About The Menopause

F**k; My Flexible Working Request Has Been Rejected. What Do I Do Now?

Maternal mental health: How my mind broke into a million pieces

Network Marketing: A Cult For Mums?

You Know You’re a Mum of Twins When…

The Truth About: Poonamis