May 7Loneliness in Motherhood.This year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (UK) theme focuses on Loneliness, a pandemic affecting more people, and in more ways, than you might think. So, I decided to write this blog to demonstrate how loneliness has affected me as a new(ish) mother. A role you may not instantly think of…Loneliness9 min read
Dec 29, 2021Week 39. Bump news. The birth story.To be fair I only made it to 39+5 in this final week, and two and a bit days of that was spent in labour, so here we go! MONDAY — LABOUR DAY 1 This week started off with actual contractions 3am the Monday morning. I woke up as usual for…Baby13 min read
Dec 29, 20217/52 spend a night alone (post-partum).OK so technically this isn’t the first time I have EVER done this — I’ve spent many a nights alone. But this is the very first one I have done without my little one curled up beside me. Nor was she even in the house! …Trynewthings2 min read
Sep 20, 20216/52 go paddleboarding.As mentioned in the last post, while camping our site also had its own boat and paddleboard hire. Now this is very much the height of fashion now, thanks to lock down and what have you. However I feel like I need to say that I wanted to do this…Paddleboarding4 min read
Sep 10, 20215/52 go camping with a toddler.So as many people expected this year — we weren’t going to be taking a holiday as a family. It’s a bit of a luxury for us to consider doing anyway, since buying our first home and me leaving my job it’s not like we have lots of expendables to…Camping3 min read
Aug 12, 20214/52 be a SAHM (stay at home mum).It is with slight horror mixed with pure excitement that I am working my last day of my paid role to give it all up and go rogue, to look after my daughter and follow my passions. She is now 21 months old and a bit of a handful on…Mum Life2 min read
Jun 22, 20213/52 volunteer.OK so maybe I have done the tiniest volunteering bits and bobs here and there in my time — but this here I’m talking full on hardcore committing hours of your week every week for at least six months. Much to likely nobody’s surprise I expect, it turns out having…Try New Things4 min read
Jun 7, 20212/52 study a yoga foundations course.To continue the yogi theme — a yoga foundations course is something I’ve wanted to do for a while however I would never have had the time or confidence to go for it before. Even now, I still have some major imposter syndrome issues to work through but hey ho. …Try New Things2 min read
Jun 2, 20211/52 try breathwork.As a yoga fan — breathing and its power is not unknown to me and I’ve explored several types of breathwork within yoga practice in my time. …Try New Things4 min read
Jun 2, 202152 new things.OK so I’m back on here and again inspired by the same person who drove me to do a weekly pregnancy blog. This time we’re both busy mums, frazzled beyond belief and she has gone and started something I have found to be both inspirational and motivational. I’m already at…Learning2 min read
