Since the arrival of our new baby, our family has transformed and we’re all still trying to find our feet with our new roles.Me as a mum of two boys, my husband as a new father and my teenager as the older brother to a tiny baby.In many ways lockdown was a help rather than… Read More Book Review: 60 Ways to Improve Your Family Life in 60 Seconds
Delia Owen’s debut novel Where the Crawdads Sing has been floating around my social media for a while now with lots of people saying lots of good things about it. In search of something to distract me from a rainy Yorkshire summer I picked up a copy to see what all the fuss was about.… Read More Book Review: Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
Pregnancy after loss … Read More Strategies to help with pregnancy after loss
I’m a huge fan of Scouts and have blogged about it before, you can read that one here. However, December 2019 marked the end of an era in our house as the teen boy decided he wanted to leave. I was really disappointed, no manner of persuading would get him to change his mind. Ever tried… Read More Seven amazing things kids get from Scouts
Last summer aged 43 I found out I was pregnant. Both me and my husband could not have been more shocked. Fourteen years after having my first child in a different relationship, eight years of trying and four miscarriages we couldn’t believe we had finally conceived. I’ve blogged about our journey here.So what is the reality… Read More What it’s really like being 44 and pregnant
A new baby in the house is one of the top three reasons dogs are re-homed; scary statistics for those of us who love our pets. With our baby due in a matter of weeks and two unsuspecting Bassets, I sought the help of Aileen Stevenson from the Perfect Puppy Company who has some great tips… Read More Dogs and a new baby – tips for a smooth introduction
AD Things are fairly hectic round our way at the moment – more so than usual. We have a baby on the way which came as a complete surprise after eight years of trying – we’re still in shock. You can read more about that here. Add to the mix possible redundancy (me), two overly… Read More Finding some calm with Scentered Me
We spent eight years trying for a baby with four losses along with way – it was one of the most challenging times of our lives. As anyone who has been through this knows the stress is relentless and it seems to impact on every aspect of your life. Completely out of the blue, aged 43… Read More Seven ways to keep your sanity when trying for a baby
This week I have teamed up with Leeds-based Deepblue Digital for a guest blog from Jason Cook the Co-Founder and CEO.Set up in 1999 at the start of the internet revolution Deepblue Digital provide everything from design and SEO to content and social media marketing. As a blogger I really struggle with SEO but in… Read More How to get your blog seen – 7 SEO tips you need to know
Just over eight years ago I met my new partner Stuart and fairly quickly we knew we would like to have a baby together. He did not have children but had formed a lovely bond with my son, then six, and we were keen to compete our little family with a new addition. My pregnancy… Read More Eight years, four miscarriages, one booked vasectomy and a big shock
