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 of energy and patience. Since the start of the year, we’ve been trying to have a few minutes of ‘snuggle time’ first thing in the… Read More
Dear little girls I watch you both sleeping, gaze at your peaceful content faces. You dream away, oblivious to the increasing craziness of the world around you. I am afraid for you. I am afraid of this increasingly dark world in which you are growing up. Afraid of the hatred that is out there, in… Read More
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, I gazed at her little face and my heart melted. I wished I could capture that moment, bottle it up and keep it forever. The… Read More
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 too many balls in the air. Days when tempers flare too easily; when the small irritations feel like last straws. Days when it feels like… Read More
I love reading about other bloggers’ approaches to parenting in my weekly Parenting Pep Talk guest post series. We’re all so different in the choices we make, trying to do what works best for our own families. A couple of months ago, I was tagged by Fizzyjazzle to take part in the Mummy Tag and… Read More
Co-sleeping always sounded like the perfect solution to sleep deprivation. Snuggling up with my baby, being able to feed them while lying down, both of us dozing off, just drifting in and out of beautiful slumber… Then as they grew into toddlers, the reassurance of Mummy and Daddy’s presence nearby in the night. Being able… Read More
A sunny afternoon, watching my girls having fun together. Listening to the squeals of delight, the giggles as they chase each other round and round. Watching the way they wander off hand in hand together. And I stop and think – this is my perfect moment. This is what matters most; this is what really… Read More