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A close friend of mine is mid way through her first pregnancy… she has done some birth preparation courses and has a couple of my handed down books like ‘What to expect when you are expecting’ which are brilliant but there are so many unanswered questions when you are preparing for your first baby aren’t […]
I don’t really do new year’s eve or new year’s resolutions, but as we had been away over Christmas, I can’t deny that it has felt like a really good time to make a fresh start… My own new years resolutions were simple: get my driving license start a new journal and keep writing in it […]
If you, like me, have spent the last few weeks scouring the shops, spending money you don’t really have and trying hard to find the perfect present for each of your loved ones – you will be pleased to know; its nearly here, there are only a handful of sleeps until Christmas! But, if you […]
Controlled crying featured heavily in another book I bought when Sonny was a little baby. It was something that I was desperate to try; not because I was desperate for order and structure and routine and normality, but because I was getting a bit disheartened by the number of conversations I seemed to have which […]
I remember buying a fabulous book when Sonny was ready to be weaned. It was a lovely, colourful book of simple, basic puree recipes . The photographs in the book suggested that if I made these purees, my son would develop into a beaming picture of heath and happiness, and I would be an equally […]
Everyday I have various arguments with myself in my head. They are frequent, and often nasty in tone; ‘Get out of bed now! It’s going to take days to sort out that hair! More make up! WAY more make up!’ Often they are sarcastic as well as nasty; ‘No toast and jam for you- bowl […]
During my pregnancy, if there was one thing I was sure of, it was the absolute concrete fact that I would be completely immune to post natal depression. Although we hadn’t conscientiously planned to make human life, and the discovery thereof was a massive shock, all throughout my pregnancy I couldn’t believe my luck, couldn’t […]
Awesomely Awake is one of my go to blogs when Ive had a difficult day at home or with a crying baby or a frustrated toddler, or when Im feeling a bit ‘stuck’ in the world of a stay at home mum… it is full of inspiring and supportive posts on parenting with intent, loving life […]
Isn’t it wonderful when you look at the person that you live with, and think, God. Of all the lunatics I’ve been with in the past, all the mistakes, all the glaringly unsuitable suitors, I think, finally, I’ve managed to hang onto someone long enough to get married to them before they change their mind. […]