Listography - 5 reasons I know I'm a . . . .

Oi! Not that.

This weeks Listography is brought to you courtesy of the rather lovely Fab 40 Foibles who suggested the wonderful topic.

Basically it's yours to do what you wish with. This being Mother's Day I'm going to go with 5 Reasons I know I'm a ...Mother, but you can insert whatever you wish - Slob, Dentist, Man, Egomaniac...the possibilities are endless!

So, my Top 5 Reasons I Know I'm a Mother:

1. I know the theme tunes to Peppa Pig, Raa Raa The Noisy Lion, Kick Buttowski, and many, many more. I also know the names of not just the characters on Wizards of Waverly Place and Zeke and Luther but the actors names too. And in some cases who they are going out with in real life. This is not healthy.

2. My house looks like a travellers halting site.

3. I spend 85% of my day shouting.

4. The bags under my eyes wouldn't be allowed on a Ryanair flight.

5. My mental state swings between deep irritation (children present) to deep anxiety (children not present) to guilt (children sleeping).

Ok I realise that list doesn't sound too good. And of course I left the good stuff out. There is good stuff too. It's just that it wasn't the first thing to spring to mind. Oh dear.

Moving swiftly on...It's your turn now. Simply make your list on your own site, come back here to link up and then take a  look around some of the other entries.

Happy listing!

Mother's Day - Looking for unique gift ideas?

Ah Mothers Day.

Each time it rolls around I live in fear of Mother's Day treats such as 'breakfast in bed', which usually consists of an apple, a thick slab of butter with some bread mashed into it and half a glass of water delivered on a plastic tray at 6am.

This year my husband will be away at a perfectly timed stag do, so I won't even have anyone on hand to stop them.

However I don't mind so much, because I also know I will be getting this:

Tucked away in a corner of my daughters bedroom, courtesy of the very lovely Merci Maman, lies this little beauty. A bracelet of gold plated hearts inscribed with my children's names. Pretty special huh?

The site has loads of different colours and styles to choose from and accept orders for Mothers Day up to 14th March.

So if your kids are already planning on making you breakfast in bed this year make sure you tell their Dad that you want one of these on the tray alongside that bruised apple.

And to help persuade him Merci Maman has kindly offered a 10% discount to readers of Kate Takes 5 which is valid until March 7th. Simply use the code 'Katetakes5' at checkout.

Happy Mother's Day!

Disclaimer: Merci Maman specialise in personalised gifts. They kindly sent me this bracelet to review, however all words and opinions are my own. Bracelets retail at approx £30 for a single charm.