And just like that I'm in the final week of my maternity leave {blub}. How has {nearly} 9 months passed already? It literally feels like yesterday that I was happily mooching around with a huge pregnant belly, preparing to welcome our new baby and turning my brain to "out of office". Am I ready to [...]
Last week was National school allocation day for primary aged children in the UK. Even though we knew the boys would start school this year, had visited numerous schools prior to submitting our choices and knew allocation date was coming, receiving the email confirming their place really hit home that huge changes are upon us. [...]
People often comment how tidy my house is considering I have three young children. But the truth is, it's not that my house is ALWAYS tidy {anyone who's come round at feeding time can vouch for this} but more that I've put methods in place to make it EASY {or easier} to tidy. I like [...]
Truth be told I've not been feeling particularly pukka lately. Big changes are looming; with the end of my maternity leave playing heavily on my mind and an overwhelming list of jobs I'd hoped to complete before going back to work paralysed by procrastination/mummy life {see The Art of {Completion}}. On Saturday I was presented [...]
A friend shared this post on Facebook today which really hit home: Parenting is a selfless act. The act of putting those you care about most before yourself. You spend so much time tending to their needs that it’s easy to forget your own. And it’s also easy to feel like you’ve forgotten part of [...]
Hands up who has had a moan about their husband/partner recently? ✋ A recent Instagram post by mother of all adventures {Our Men - see below} got me thinking. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvI9YnBFX41/ Quite frankly Mr H drives me potty {!} He can be is so annoying , knows how to press my buttons and delights in winding [...]
Do you ever feel like you have a never-ending to-do list which feels impossible to complete? Empower the redefinition of what 'completion' looks like to create harmony in your household.
