It’s Friday again and time for me to share five of my favourite posts that I’ve read this week. This week’s Friday Fabulous Five are: Dear Beautiful reflects on whether she has a particular parenting style: http://www.dearbeautifulboy.com/2014/10/my-style.html Slouching towards Thatcham shares five things about his daughter that he wishes he could bottle up and keep:… Read More
This week’s word of the week has got to be: Firstly, I took the plunge at the beginning of the week and went self-hosted – launching the blog with a new name and a different design. It’s something I’d been tempted to do for a while and so far I’ve been really pleased with the… Read More
Joy, for me, is more than just being happy. It’s a much deeper emotion and one that isn’t just linked to happy times. Some of my most joyful moments have been during the most difficult times of my life. My pregnancy with Jessica was an incredibly joyous time. This might sound strange given that… Read More
This coming Sunday (19th October) would have been my dad’s 81st birthday. I would always try and go home on his birthday and he used to love having all the family popping in to wish him a happy birthday. I wish I could go home on Sunday and see him sitting there, looking so delighted… Read More
Linking in with Brummy Mummy of 2 for Wicked Wednesdays:
Heart to heart is a monthly link-up for heart families to share stories about their journeys. My eldest daughter Jessica has hypoplastic left heart syndrome and I started blogging about her heart journey a few weeks before she was born. Since her arrival, we have got to know other heart families, in person through our… Read More
The last few months have been a struggle for me on the mood front. With hubby being away so much over the last few weeks, everything came to a head. I was feeling exhausted, tearful, overwhelmed and isolated. I finally realised that I needed to seek help from my GP, who diagnosed me with postnatal… Read More