I've been a parent for about 4 and a half years now, and am constantly learning how to be the Mummy that my children need me to be. A lot of the time I'm just following my gut instincts, trusting that they will guide me in the right direction. The res ...
I’ve got a sneaky feeling..
I was on the train on Saturday, travelling home from a newborn/family photo session with a good friend of mine from Uni, already feeling a bit warm and fuzzy from all the love that was in their home. Then, when we stopped at one of the stations alo ...
The 5 stages of coping with the loss of the extra hour in bed now you’re a parent
Chances are you've seen some posts starting to pop up on Facebook about how the clocks are going back this weekend. Which is normally seen as something to celebrate seeing as it, in theory, gives us an extra hour in bed on Sunday morning. Unless o ...
“Do you need a clean nappy?” (Wicked Wednesdays)
I asked Nerys if she needed a clean nappy the other day. Her response was to run away and 'hide' at the end of the sofa. Good thing we weren't in a rush to go out and had the time to play the 'come and get me' game!
Capture what you can.
I've written before about how important I truly believe it is to make sure that we exist in photos. Mainly so that in years to come there will be something for our children to find when they go looking to find who we were when they were young. And ...
A great Friday now vs 10 years ago
You might have seen this great post that's been popping up in various places this week. It's from a cup of Jo and it's all about life (particularly life for parents) in Sweden. It's a great little read about the things they do differently over there ...
Amazingly tasty chocolate cake
It was my husband's birthday at the start of the month, and I wanted to make him a cake because, well, CAKE! I normally make a nice simple chocolate cake which is basically a variation of my 2, 4, 4, 4 fairy cake recipe, with a chocolate buttercream to ...







