At some point in the near future, we are going to find ourselves a dilemma. We have now lived in our house for almost five years (I can’t actually believe that), and when we moved in, everything was pretty much pristine. Over time, things are clearly getting older and more worn, and the kitchen is […]
Dear Zachary, At the time this post goes live, you will be upstairs with your daddy, falling into a sleep on your last night as a two year. I will be busying myself in the kitchen in the prep of making your birthday cake. That is unless Tesco’s have failed to deliver the required ingredients […]
Oscar is now six weeks old and he is growing faster than I ever remember a baby growing! He was 7lbs 10oz at birth and last week weighed 10lbs 13oz so by now, I reckon I have an eleven pounder on my hands. He is smiling, he is gurgling and he is awake much more than […]
For the past several months, I have been planning in my head for a natural birth. When I first fell pregnant, my initial thoughts were that I’d have another c-section because I genuinely thought that this would be the safer option. Upon going to my vbac session at the hospital, I discovered that actually that is […]
This is a collaborative post Being organised is key when you have young children. I have spent ten years organising events where every single detail matters. When I have had to shepherd packed coaches to certain places at the right time, in order to be greeted by the musician that I booked to greet them as they […]
I love a good motivational quote – sometimes when your day is feeling a bit blah, or you are a blogger suffering from writers block or a parent at the end of your tether, there is nothing quite like coming across a quote that makes you say hell to the yeah! So today, as the […]
A few weeks ago we were walking through one of the local shopping centres and I was accosted by a lady representing the local professional photographers that I drive past every week. I usually try and walk past very quickly but I was summoned over and spoken to about their special offer. I could sign […]
This is a collaborative post Having children is amazing. Not everyone chooses to do it, but if you do, I doubt you will ever regret it. That said, it is not easy. Not at all. I have daily occurrences of doubt, fear, imposter syndrome. Especially since I gave up my previous job as an Event […]
I have been a working mum since 2013. I have worked part time, full time and as of now, I am working from home as a blogger. Some days being at full time work was extremely difficult while on others it was nice to be able to sit and have a hot cup of tea without having to […]
If there is one thing I’ve learnt this month it’s that you just can’t keep siblings apart. After four months of being brothers, my boys still absolutely adore each other. There has been a little hint of jealousy from Zach, mainly when I go to feed Oscar and he purposefully sits in the seat I’m […]
Dear Oscar, Four weeks. One complete month on Saturday. How on earth did that happen? Four whole weeks ago I successfully managed to push you into this world, I cried tears of relief, of joy, of love. I thought the memories of the birth and the nasty recovery from the episiotomy would take a long […]
Dear Zachary, Another blooming year has flown by and today is your last day in Year 1. I simply cannot believe it. I remember going back after the Summer holidays and you were so excited. I was worried the change would be too much for you. You had confessed to me that you worried about […]
I have mentioned recently that I have been struggling to parent my children. Both of them are being nightmares in their own way. Zach is acting like a teenager – not listening, yelling at me, huffing, puffing, slamming doors in anger, and yelling in my face. Then there is Oscar. He doesn’t listen either – […]
This week I’m joining in with the lovely Heledd from Running in Lavender with her linky My Captured Moment. I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic for those early Zach days. There’s been a few moments this week where my heart has been ready to burst with love and I’ve just looked at him with these […]
