Motherhood

5 affordable ways to keep the kids entertained this summer

The summer holidays are upon us. A time of year that most parents dread a little as 6/7 weeks is a LONG TIME! But this year, the vast majority are running on empty before we've even got there - because we've already had the kids at home for 4 whole...

This is motherhood: Stephanie

Stephanie is one of my online business Mum friends I met through a huge facebook group, and formed our own little whatsapp group. It's a beautiful, supportive community, and we've met in real life a couple of times now too. In fact I was able to...

This is Motherhood: Char

Char and I go way back over 10 years. We worked together for 8 of those years, and in the midst of that were both pregnant with our first babies at the same time. Although returning to work wasn't what either of us hoped it would be, our friendship...

This is Motherhood: Laura

Laura and I met through a local networking group for creatives, connected on Instagram and I was really interested to hear more about her business, and how she is finding life as a Mummy. Here's her story: What's the best thing about being a mother? When I gave birth...

This is Motherhood: Lisa

Lisa and I first met in pregnancy yoga, when our baby girls were the size of small items of fruit. We were due months apart so didn't see each other for a while but Lisa's partner is also a photographer, and so we crossed paths once again with our babies now proper...

This is Motherhood: Tamsin

When I started this project, I hoped I'd find loads of different people wanting to join in, and I hoped that people didn't think I was only looking for people with huge Instagram followings. The truth is, I'm fascinated by people's stories and finding out...

This is Motherhood: Becka

Becka and I have been connected on Instagram for a while, and this was one of those "Yay, we met IRL" (in real life!) moments! Turns out we had more in common than we realised - similar outlook on life, son's the same age, both of have strong minded girls as our...

This is Motherhood: Ruth

I spent a beautiful, sunny couple of hours exploring and adventuring around Harrogate's Valley Gardens in August with Ruth and her 2 year old son. Ruth talks about career changes and dealing with the heartbreak of miscarriage in her blog. Here is Ruth's story: I’m...

July and the Summer hols

Well..July was BUSY! It's a busy time of year with the day job, and I kicked the month of with trips to London, Birmimgham and Manchester, which obviously I really enjoy as I get a date night with my blummin' awesome hubby in London where we actually get to converse...

This is Motherhood: My story

Before I became a part time working mother, I used to wonder what this overwhelming guilt thing was that people kept going on about? Well, now I know - it's the feeling of TRYING REALLY HARD but still not feeling like any aspect of my life is being done very well....