This is a collaborative post. Thank you for supporting the posts which make this blog possible. As the country disappeared under a dusting of snow, my social media ignited with a scream of 'snow day!'. It seems that the Bears was one of the only primary schools to stay open today despite her ... READ MORE »
Family Life
Being in the moment without planning for the next
So, we're more than two weeks into the year and this is my first post. For some reason things just haven't clicked for me this year yet. But do you know what, it's ok not to be ok. ... READ MORE »
The Smyths Catalogue has landed!!
There are a few things that always make me feel festive. Picking the tree, booking our annual events and one even starts now (yes, this early!). The Smyths catalogue has arrived!! This is the time when I love to sit down with a cup of tea to see what will be potentially going on the Christmas lists ... READ MORE »
Plastic Free July
Plastic free July is basically a month-long challenge to try and either cut plastic completely from your lives, significantly reduce your use of it or as a minimum to become more aware of their consumption. The idea is to become more mindful of the plastic we use and do what we can to do our ... READ MORE »
Should a doctor recommend an 800 calorie diet?
I'm not usually one to write about anything too personal on the blog but I'm trying to process something and I'm not sure how I feel about it. First of all, I'm a big girl at the moment. As in BIG. And I'm struggling to lose weight. I have been following a 1700 calorie diet for the past few months, ... READ MORE »
How to Read More in 3 Simple Step
You may have noticed that the amount of book reviews over the past months have increased, a little because of my 2018 book challenge but mainly quite simply because I am reading more. One thing I have started to be asked is how do I find the time to read. I haven't found an extra 5 hours in the ... READ MORE »
Snow Day!
Just like most of the country, this week the snow decended on us. The Bears have never even seen snow in person, let alone played in it so it was with great excitement when it arrived with us on Friday. Out we went, and that's what we've done pretty much for the past 3 days.....in and out the house ... READ MORE »
10 ways in which I am rocking motherhood
Kim from over at Oddhogg tagged me in the Rocking Motherhood tag last week. The basic idea is that you need to list 10 ways which you are rocking motherhood. Easy right? Wrong!! We're so used to seeing what it is we could do better that it's actually hard to focus on the things that we're doing ... READ MORE »
Newborn Feeding: the good, the bad and the tiredness
Rosie from over at Everything's Rosie and George is doing an amazing series at the moment on newborn feeding and I wanted to get involved by writing about my own journey so far. I recommend you also head over there (once you are finished here of course) and take a look. ... READ MORE »
The reality of motherhood
It's gone 6:15am and this little man has finally fallen back to sleep after being up since 4am (3rd wake up) I still have bags under my eyes even though they're closed as I've not had more than 3 hours sleep a night since he was born 4 weeks ago. Puffy face and blotchy skin due to sleep ... READ MORE »
when did you get so big?
I thought we were prepared for the Bean and we were. The nursery was decorated, all the missing bits purchased and I remember newborn hell well enough for it to have not been too much of a shock. However what I was not prepared for was the realisation that this little lady was no longer a baby. ... READ MORE »
Hospital bag time…
I will be 38 weeks this Saturday therefore as they class anything above 37 weeks as that "any time now" phase of pregnancy; it now time to sort out the hospital bags. Bags as in plural as there will be more than just me and the baby to consider this time as the bear will also need to have a ... READ MORE »