I was unsure whether to post this blog a few weeks ago but it seems fitting that I do today as it’s World Mental Health Day. Last month I totally jinxed myself. I thought, smugly, it’s been a year since I had my last panic […]
As a mum I’ve always seen McDonald’s as a quick, convenient stop off for tea. Our little treat is usually on a Thursday night after gymnastics. It’s on the way home and it’s too late to cook anything once we’ve got back. After all, that’s […]
Summer holidays are made out to be this wonderful type of utopia, where families galivant across beaches, parks and cities soaking up the sunshine and looking all radiant and happy. #makingmemories Hands up who has experienced that this summer holiday? No? No, me neither. Don’t […]
Self-care. We talk about it a lot. I talk about it a lot. But every time you open a magazine or online article it shows images of girls wrapped in towels at a swanky spa or, failing that, with a towel turban on their head […]
I’m not going to lie. I don’t think there’s an exact right time to introduce your children to your new partner (and yes, you know I hate that word but I couldn’t find an alternative for this post). But, I think there are a few […]
A couple of weeks ago I turned 35. I got to my mid-thirties. I’m on my way to 40 and another age bracket closer to 65+. How the hell did that happen? It only seems a few months ago I was at my 30th birthday […]
25 April 2009 – I got married. The day that most girls dream of from when they’re little. Wearing lace curtains or tablecloths over your head pretending it’s a train and you’re walking down the aisle to your Prince Charming to live out your happily […]
I never used to think about skincare that much. I’d grab something from Boots or the supermarket aisles and slap it on my face. I didn’t think I was old enough for anti-ageing stuff so went for hydrating mainly, not knowing how or what ingredient […]
Last year I started to listen to podcasts. I had dabbled with the Scott Mills podcast if I’d missed Innuendo Bingo or something but I had never realised the breadth of podcasts out there that cover a multitude of subjects from real-life murder mysteries all […]
Over the past few years I have become incredibly passionate about self-care for mums. Mums getting the opportunity to have some time to look after their health and wellbeing. I realised that ‘self-care’ didn’t have to mean an expensive spa day or a weekend break […]
