The reality of working evenings

The word ‘mummy’ can follow a number of different words in an attempt by others, or sometimes yourself, to define what type of mother you are. These prefixes include, but are not limited to: young,…

Strawberry picking on the Gower

The sun was shining on Friday and as Oli’s weekend starts on a Friday we decided to go do something different. One of my lovely mum friends had told me that a farm near us…

A week of smiles #2

My little family and I have done lots of fun things this week but it has also been a really sad week. On Wednesday we got a phone call from the vet saying our lovely…

Getting drunk with Christian Grey

Before you all get too excited, no I have not been off enjoying a few alcoholic beverages with Jamie Dornan. However, on Thursday, Oli and I did get a little drunk watching 50 shades of…

50 things I will never forget about the day I went into labour

I have said it once and I will say it again, Leo is turning 2 next month! It has been nearly 24 months since my little man entered this world and I still remember every…

A week of smiles #1

Do you ever just have one of those weeks where you feel like it’s all too much? That’s how I have been feeling this week. My cat Blue has been missing since the middle of…

5 advantages and disadvantages of a self catering holiday

We have been home from holiday for nearly 2 weeks and I have got the serious holiday blues! I have spent a lot of time looking through all our holiday snaps and reflecting on our…

My monthly bucket list – July

Where did June go?! I can’t believe it is July tomorrow, this year is flying by and before I know it we will be in August and my baby will be 2. June has been…

Tales from the potty. Chapter 1

Have you done a poo poo?Leo is rapidly approaching his second birthday. My little boy is growing up and he is becoming less baby and more toddler every single day. This last year has seen…

First family holiday in Majorca

We’re back! If you are a regular to my blog then you will know how much I was looking forward to our first ever family holiday. A whole week with my 2 favourite people, it’s…

How to plan your family summer holiday

It is only a matter of days before we jet off to sunny Majorca on our first family holiday, yay! I am so excited but also very stressed, I can’t stop worrying about taking Leo…

A letter to new breastfeeding mums

Dear new mummy, Congratulations, your little baby is here. Well done you for choosing to breastfeed, you are about to start an incredible, emotional, rollercoaster journey. I am writing this letter to you to tell…

What my blog means to me

It has been 2 and a bit months since I started this blog. When I sat down to write my very first post all those weeks ago I never expected that my blog would become…

Time to bake: Banana and blueberry bread

                                Baking is something I have done since I was a little girl. It started off with watching my mum…

My monthly bucket list – June

I have just discovered a new linky, yay! My Monthly Bucket List is hosted by Beth over at Twinderelmo. The idea is simple, just write a list of all the things you want to do/achieve…