During our travels around the country over the Easter holidays, we visited Discovery Point in Dundee, home of the RRS Discovery – the ship that took Captain Scott and Ernest Shackleton on their first expedition to the Antarctic back in 1901. We found the exhibition about the ship really interesting – with details about why… Read More

Friday Fabulous Five #31

17/04/201529/07/2016

The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made me laugh, made me cry or made me think. Here are this week’s Friday Fabulous Five: Slouching Towards Thatcham shares 5 important life lessons he… Read More

The Friday Focus 17/04/15

17/04/201516/04/2015

We’ve had such a fun week this week – my twin sister and nieces have been staying for a few days and the girls have loved spending time with Auntie Fizz and their cousins. We have certainly been making the most of the lovely weather by getting out and about as much as possible. Out… Read More

Eight sleep positions for exhausted parents

16/04/201511/10/2017

A cartoon of a mum falling asleep whilst lying on the top bar of her baby's cot

When you announce that you are expecting a baby, one of the first things people say after “congratulations” is “get your sleep in while you can!”. Sleep deprivation and becoming a parent are two things that go hand in hand. Some days you wonder if you will ever get a proper amount of sleep again. … Read More

Heart to Heart – April 2015

15/04/201519/07/2017

A heart with the text "Heart to Heart" on one side and a picture of hands making a heart over a child's chest with the text "A linky for sharing posts about CHD"

Since the early days following Jessica’s diagnosis, I have found it helpful to get in touch or chat via social media to other heart families – hearing their stories or sharing experiences with someone else who has travelled a similar path. The sense of community amongst heart families was one of the things that really… Read More