A COUPLE of months ago, we spent a glorious few days in the beautiful Lake District. We stayed in a fabulous gypsy caravan (and oh and how we loved it!) and whilst we were there, we went to see a few local attractions as a family. Now Elsie is almost three, we are loving having all kinds of fun, visiting new places with her and watching her learn, explore and
AS a teenager I thought I knew it all. You could even say, I was quite the handful. I had plenty of runs in with my Mum over the years as I battled for independence and a yearning to grow up fast. I wanted to run before I could walk, which looking back now, must have been so painful for my Mum. (Sorry, Mum!) But guess what? I didn’t know
IF you asked your child to make up your house rules, what would they be?! Scary thought I know (!), but do you think you can imagine what they would come up with? When I asked my daughter Elsie to come up with her own house rules (as above), I got quite the shock. Some of the things I was kind of expecting – like ‘eating chocolate for breakfast’! –
LIFE has changed. And I have entered a new parenting stage. Because you see, no longer is ‘my baby’ a baby or a toddler, but a girl. A proper little girl. First came the potting training, which worked – second time round – like an absolute treat. And then came the loss of the day nap. The glorious day time naps – that were (so often) vital for my sanity
MY daughter Elsie is only two years old but her world is already filled with rules. “Yoghurt is only eaten at the table. We don’t jump on furniture with our shoes on. Whenever you want something, you must say please.” Etc, etc. And on it goes. She can do this. She can’t do that. Rules are important of course. They help me to teach her right from wrong. They
I HOPE you know just how brilliant you are. I hope you know that you are loved. I hope you know that your very presence in this world, counts. I hope you know you matter. I hope you know that people need and love you more than you can ever imagine. I hope you know that the world wants you to be happy and to succeed. I hope you know
INSPIRATIONAL women come from all walks of life. And one thing I love to do on this blog, perhaps more than any other, is to share their wisdom and stories with you all. Why? Because women never get celebrated enough in my humble opinion and well, I’m doing my bit to try and change that. *winks* Today, I’m sharing a special interview with the wonderful Ashleigh Swan, a mum to
Over three years ago I ‘signed up’ to the greatest test of my life. An endurance test of mammoth proportions. A test that would challenge my body and my mind. A test that would shake me to my core. A test that would make me question everything I thought I knew. What test am I talking about? This one. The test of motherhood. This morning as I sit here,
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