Welcome, welcome to my little corner of the world wide wonderland! Pull up a comfy chair and prepare to lose yourself in the sometimes funny, sometimes sad but always honest and (I hope) helpful ramblings about my experiences and thoughts on the utter bonkers -ness of families, kids, marriage, the school run, nappies, holidays, stretch marks, the tooth fairy, sex and much, much more. Hurrah for all of that! (Except the school run and stretch marks. Boo to those - they suck.)

Everything you find on these pages, from extracts from my books to my journalism and interviews, is done in an attempt to make family life in all its tricky, confusing, tiring and hilarious guises more enjoyable and less daunting for as many people as possible, who all find it as bloody hard as I do.

The truth is that family life is really hard for everyone who experiences it, even if they look like they're coping brilliantly. Through my writing I hope to delve beneath this perfect façade and convince you that, if you find it tough sometimes, you are NOT alone, and there are many way that you can make things easier- for yourself and for your whole family. A pinch of salt is always required, as is a healthy sense of humour!

There is, however, one very, very important thing I have to tell you right at the start, just in case there is a tiny little bit of confusion caused by the titles of my first two books, which may, quite understandably, have given you the impression that I am a vacuous, rich moron more concerned with my manicure than my children. To read this vital piece of information then wiggle that mouse of yours about and please CLICK HERE...

THE FAMILY HANDBOOK ON TV ... Liz is currently developing her second book, The Family Handbook, into a television series with a Bafta Award-winning production company in London.

WRITING
Liz is due to finish writing her third book for HarperCollins in June 2008. The working title is Conversations with my Grandmother, and it is a look at old fashioned parenting and how some of this common sense, practical, more disciplined method of raising kids and allowing them the freedom to be children can be put back into child-rearing today. All in the best, humorous, witty Liz style, naturellement ...

Also writing a novel (which she is very exited about!) but no beans at all to be spilled about that one just yet.

Watch this space...

TELEVISION
Continuing to warm a small patch of the BBC Breakfast sofa every week or so, with her enlightening and always insightful comments on all aspects of parenting and family life.

Main contributor and voice-over for 9pm BBC1 documentary about eating disorders, to be screened in July.

OTHER
Developing a documentary about childhood, through her production company, Menfin Media.

Trying to be a good Mummy and wife - the hardest job of all...