Hannah Kelly

3 weeks ago | mamamia.com.au | Hannah Kelly

So we've started looking. Nothing serious yet, just… flirting with the idea. But like everything in parenting, what started as a practical decision has ended up revealing way more than I expected. Learning 1: The car needs to fit your life, not just your stuff. When we first started the conversation, my husband and I made a list: safety, boot space, maybe something hybrid. That list quickly got out of control.

1 month ago | mamamia.com.au | Hannah Kelly

Enter Sam Devers — proof there's a third, realistic path. She turned her bookkeeping business into a thriving company — not overnight, but step by step around her real life. "I'd worked in accounts and payroll, but when I was pregnant with my last child, I knew I needed more flexibility," Sam told Mamamia. With newborn nights and a blended family to care for, Sam knew she had the resilience to take on something big — so she backed herself and started a business.

1 month ago | mamamia.com.au | Hannah Kelly

3. Make towel-drying part of the fun. Damp skin is irritated skin, so thorough drying is crucial for skin health. But kids being towel-dried? Also very irritated. It's a real conundrum. If you've ever wrestled a screaming toddler with a towel, try seeing it from their perspective: you're rushing, rubbing too fast, maybe even going the wrong way on their ears? Just a bit? My husband cracked it first — he made drying part of the routine.

1 month ago | mamamia.com.au | Hannah Kelly

In every family, there's a role you fall into. In my family, the eldest is the golden child—behaviourally and follicularly. The middle has an identity complex: "Am I one of the big girls, or one of the little girls?" And the youngest? The youngest is UNHINGED. Which brings me to Prince Louis. At just seven years old, the youngest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales has already cemented his place in royal history.

2 months ago | buzzfeed.com | Hannah Kelly

It's time we talk about <i>Osmosis Jones</i>.