I generally like mornings. Unless I’ve been disturbed multiple times through the night and wake up super-grumpy, this is the time of day when I’ve generally got the best reserves…
I knew that having a baby would change me in many ways. Some of those changes were expected. I wasn’t surprised to be somewhat curvier after having my babies, for…
Darling Sophie, Today is your last day at preschool. I can’t quite believe that eighteen months have passed since your very first day at preschool. It has been lovely to…
My house looks like the Hamleys bomb has exploded in it most days. Some days it’s hard to see the floor for toys. Some toys I don’t mind so much.…
I can’t quite believe that we’re almost at the end of Jessica’s reception year. It really doesn’t seem possible that three terms have passed by since the start of school.…
Sleep deprivation is one of the hardest things about parenthood. Nothing really prepares you for it. The mind-numbing, all-consuming exhaustion that comes with a repeated lack of quality sleep. The…
Mummy guilt. We all struggle with it. That little voice in our head that tells us that we’re not doing a good enough job and reminds us of the many…
The other night, I was woken by my big girl climbing into our bed and making herself comfy between hubby and me. As she snuggled against me and fell asleep,…
Darling Sophie Today you are three years old. Those three years since you were born have passed by in the blink of an eye. No longer a baby, no longer…
There are days when motherhood feels overwhelming. Days when the to-do list seems too long and the time too short. Days when I feel like I am trying to juggle…
