The first day at school is such a huge milestone. Like many other mums on their child’s first day at school, I was emotional. My baby was taking another step out into the world; the start of a new adventure. An adventure that I might get to hear about, but not be a part of. … Read More
Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and some positive words of encouragement. Today’s post is from Lisa Edwards, a mother of two and professor of counseling psychology in the U.S. She… Read More
This is a collaborative post. There’s just no slowing us Brits down, is there? Despite the threats of recession and downturn in the economy after the EU Referendum, figures show that retail sales actually rose during July. It seems nothing will keep us off the high streets, and it really is a rousing display of… Read More
Darling Jessica Yesterday you started school for the first time and today we are celebrating your fifth birthday. Can it really be five years since I held you in my arms for the first time and felt such a huge rush of joy that you were here? Somehow those five years seem to have flown… Read More
From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the glimpses into their imaginations, the blunt observations – whatever it is, I’d love to hear about it! A big thank you to everyone who… Read More
At the start of the summer, we put together a list of activities that we were hoping to do. Some of them were simple things, others were big challenges. Did we manage to do them all? Here’s how we got on: Activities we completed: Travel from Lands End to John O’Groats. Play board games together… Read More
Throughout 2016 I will be posting a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I am grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project. Here are the things I have been grateful for this week: Day 241 – I am grateful for getting to meet some of the girls’ favourite TV characters… Read More