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: Your summer reading list sorted

Picture the scene… Sun lounger by the pool, sex on the beach cocktail being shaken for you by the rather tasty waiter, and you are ready to get lost in …

LOL Round-up: Kids TV

Kids TV is a wonderful thing. It has entertained my children through tonsillitis and ear infections. We would have literally gone crazy without it during the chickenpox captivity. It ensures …

LOL Round-up: We’re all going on a summer holiday

We are on the home stretch of the school year. I’m looking to the 6 weeks holiday with equal measures of excitement and dread. The sun keeps teasing us with …

LOL Round-up: Before kids vs after kids

Did you think that life wouldn’t change when you had a baby? Is it even possible to explain to the uninitiated just how much things change once small people take …

LOL Round-up: The one with all the poop

Potty training is as much a right of passage for parents as it is our squidgy bare butted offspring. It’s one of those true “I don’t know how the hell …

LOL Round-up: Body image

We made it through January and now everyone is feeling a bit ‘meh’. Have you shifted those Christmas pounds yet? Chances are you’re feeling rubbish because you caved at the …

LOL Round-up: A year of giggles

I genuinely love this gig. Getting to bring you some proper belly laugh musings from very talented writers. I know Christmas is over, but here’s one last bit of indulgence with …

LOL Round-up: We’ve got the giggles all wrapped up

The LOL round-up is getting into the Christmas spirit with these fabulously funny festive posts (say that after a few snowballs!) So if the Christmas build up is leaving you feeling …

LOL Round-up: Teenage kicks

Confession: Teenagers scare me a bit. Maybe it’s because they make me feel old and out of touch. The little one and I are often overtaken by large groups …