Let It Snow!
So the weather men and women are forecasting the worst weather since 1947. Brrrr! I have to say that although I hate being cold (and usually am), I LOVE winter. I think it is an excuse to wear snuggly socks and jumpers and drink hot chocolate (maybe with a few marshmallows on top!). As the nights are drawing ever more …
Some Things That I Love #1
Morgana over at But Why Mummy Why? does a weekly link up for us to share the things we have loved over the last seven days. So I thought I would join in. . Some thing I read: At the moment I haven’t got as much time as I would like to read. I love reading and do miss it. …
Baby Pirates {The Ordinary Moments #8}
I regularly read Katie’s Blog (Mummy Daddy Me) and have been inspired to document our Ordinary Moments, as Katie does. These Ordinary Moments are the everyday, special low key moments, that I want to be etched into my consciousness forever. Baby and I go to Baby Sensory every Wednesday. These sessions are definitely the best thing I have done so …
A Week Of Friends
This week we were lucky enough to spend time everyday with friends. When I went on maternity leave I seemed to lose touch with lots of my friends, who were sort of linked to work, which is sad. I didn’t grow up round here so I don’t have friends that I went to school or college with living close by. …
A to Z of me
I recently read a brilliant blog post over at 3 Children and It and I thought it would be a great fun way of sharing a bit more information about me, as well as being fun to write! A is for Arthritis. I have arthritis in my back, which was diagnosed when I was 18. B is for Baking. I …
Breast Is Best?
I have been mulling over this post for a few weeks now, but in light of the news this week, announcing the trial which will offer mums from deprived backgrounds £200 if they breast feed for 6 months, I felt like I had to post. The choice whether to breast feed or not is something I feel strongly about. There …
Superbaby – Magic Moments #5
I’m sure every family has their little idiosyncrasies, things they do and say, that is unique or special to their family. Simple everyday things, jokes or simple actions. Mr Hubby once put baby into a flying position and joked that she was Superbaby. She smiled and laughed and it stuck. When she is feeling fraught, he pops her in the …
Sunday Stroll {The Ordinary Moments #7}
I regularly read Katie’s Blog (Mummy Daddy Me) and have been inspired to document our Ordinary Moments, as Katie does. These Ordinary Moments are the everyday, special low key moments, that I want to be etched into my consciousness forever. On Sunday Mr Hubby, the dogs, Baby and I all went out for a stroll round the lanes where we …
Happy Girls Are The Prettiest (Audrey Hepburn)
Where do I start?…. I have been overweight all of my life, all my family are overweight too. I have a good appetite and although I have been known to eat the ‘bad’ stuff, my diet has never been really awful. I have to do pretty hardcore dieting to lose weight. Consequently, I have been on a diet for the …
Who Am I?
Well I have been on the PND medication for just over two weeks and I had a check up with my Doctor on Monday. In general I think I feel a bit better. Well I definitely have cried less than usual over the past few days. I still feel anxious and sick, but I think that is to do with …
Swing Time – Magic Moments #4
As I blogged about at the weekend, on Saturday we went to the Matilda Mae Wellie Walk. For me this whole day was a Magic Moment, when taken in context of the past few weeks, which have been difficult for me. I was very proud of Baby, who behaved really well all day and was a pleasure to be with. …
Grubs Up {The Ordinary Moments #6}
I regularly read Katie’s Blog (Mummy Daddy Me) and have been inspired to document our Ordinary Moments, as Katie does. These Ordinary Moments are the everyday, special low key moments, that I want to be etched into my consciousness forever. I have blogged previously about our trials and tribulations weaning Baby. I thought it would be an easy process, as …
Remembering Matilda Mae – Welly Walk
Today Mr Hubby, Baby and I went to the Welly Walk in memory of Matilda Mae and to raise money for the The Lullaby Trust Matilda Mae was 9 months old when she tragically died from SIDS and her family has worked tirelessly to raise awareness and funds for The Lullaby Trust ever since. I never met Matilda Mae, but through …
7 Months Old Today
Well Baby is 7 months old today. I can’t believe it, the time has flown by. She now has 6 teeth (4 top and two bottom) and is developing her personality at the speed of light, she is so cheeky and smiley. She is very confident and is never still. This month has seen her learn to roll back (from …
Frugality – Our New Quest
For various reasons we need to reduce our monthly outgoings and start to live a more frugal lifestyle. Now don’t get me wrong, we are not particularly well off, we rarely have holidays, nights out or expensive treats. However, we don’t try to economise, we can buy day to day things without questioning the purchase and we buy what we …
Spooky Saturday {The Ordinary Moments #5}
I regularly read Katie’s Blog (Mummy Daddy Me) and have been inspired to document our Ordinary Moments, as Katie does. These Ordinary Moments are the everyday, special low key moments, that I want to be etched into my consciousness forever. Today we went to the local farm shop as they had a Halloween themed day. This was just really an …
Where I Live?
I recently read a post by notSupermum that asked ‘Do you like where you live’? I started to think about all the places I have lived, the contrast of these places and how I felt about them. Is ‘Home’ always where you currently live? The first place I remember being ‘home’ was a farm on Kettle Hill. My family moved …
Doctor Doctor
I have had so many lovely messages after posting my experiences with stress and PND, so I just wanted to post an update. As I have said previously, I don’t want this blog to turn into a negative space, as it started from such a joyous place, but honesty is important. Honesty is what led me to posting my problems …
Photo Shoot – Magic Moments #3
Jaime at Oliver’s Madhouse creates a Linky each week for us all to share our Magic Moments. These moments can be any moment that feels magical to you, however big or small. The last few days have been very mixed for me. I threw something for the first time on Thursday. I was trying to tidy and everything was building …
Lunch-O-Clock! – Magic Moments #2
Jaime at Oliver’s Madhouse creates a Linky each week for us all to share our Magic Moments. These moments can be any moment that feels magical to you, however big or small. This week has had some really low moments for me. Days when I seem to have cried more than not. We have a lot to sort out at …
O.K Bring Me The Drugs
So Monday wasn’t too bad a day. I had coffee with friends in the morning and although I didn’t always feel part of it, I didn’t cry, which I thought was good. The afternoon at home wasn’t unbearable, although it is a bit of a blur. I started to think that maybe I can sort this out my myself. How …
Sunday Shopping {The Ordinary Moments #4}
I regularly read Katie’s Blog (Mummy Daddy Me) and have been inspired to document our Ordinary Moments, as Katie does. These Ordinary Moments are the everyday, special low key moments, that I want to be etched into my consciousness forever. On Sunday Mr Hubby, Baby and I popped to Ikea. We were all a bit sleepy, as Baby had decided …