Claire Kirby

Claire is the blogger behind Life, Love and Dirty Dishes. A blog about the amusing side of parenting. Claire's claim to fame is that she once spoke to Phillip Schofield on a Going Live phone in. Awesome, right? She with three boys; The Husband, Big (9), who never ever stops talking, and Little (5), who never ever stands still.
They live in a Lego house. They don’t really, but they have so much off the stuff they could probably build one.

LOL Round-up: The one with all the weather

My wardrobe is confused. Quite frankly so am I. I’m no longer sure what to wear on any given day. The last month we have had school closed due to …

LOL Round-up: Getting on a bit

The exit sign for my thirties is fast approaching. Having turned 39 I can no longer say I am in my mid thirties. To be honest it was an exaggeration …

LOL Round-up: Kids say the funniest things

Did you know that the average 4 year old asks 635 questions a day. Sometimes all before breakfast. It’s hardly surprising that with all those questions and observations …

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LOL Round-up: School run disasters

I love doing the school run. Said no sane person ever. If you can complete a school run without someone standing in dog poo, falling in a puddle, or screaming …

LOL Round-up: The best laughs of 2017

Happy New Year to you. I thought we would start of 2018 by looking back at some of the best giggles from 2017. So grab that last box of …

LOL Round-up: Festive giggles

I think we have another 10 days of Christmas madness where we run round like headless chickens with to-do lists trailing in the wind behind us. At some point we …

LOL Round-up: I can’t get no sleep

Sleep. The joke of the parenting world. The commodity we fiercely negotiate over with our partners. The thing we miss most from our life before kids. This month’s LOL round-up …

LOL Round-up: Kids are gross

When you become a parent nothing quite prepares you for the amount of bodily fluid about to take over your life. Wee, poo, vomit, and snot for starters. It will …

LOL Round-up: Something to get off your chest?

We all need a good rant from time to time. Seeing that we’ve just survived 6 weeks of “I’m bored”, combined with labelling school uniform and the dreaded Clarks visit, …