At present quite a few of us are in the same boat in terms of the fact that we are out of routine at home. This may be due to a number of different reasons for example perhaps you are furloughed from work, maybe your children are back into full time education or just started… Continue reading 46 Ways To Spend Your Time Alone
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The Start Of The New Normal
The last week has been a learning curve for everyone in the family. Not only is Olivia now doing schoolwork from home, but Chris and I are just trying to find our own flow in the house with a three-year-old thrown into the mix! It has been an adjustment that for sure, but I… Continue reading The Start Of The New Normal
Hurry up but slow down
I'm hoping this doesn't just sound like one big rant and hopefully someone out there can sympathize with me...please...anyone...let me explain. When I wake up in the morning my first thought is always the same, I have xx amount of minutes to have a shower and then Olivia will be up. Once I jump in… Continue reading Hurry up but slow down
Mums NI
If you haven't heard of MumsNI then you are missing out. A website full of great ideas for all the family including days out, craft activities, reading fun, recipes, help and advice and an area where they feature different blogs written by real people. One of those just happens to be me! I have… Continue reading Mums NI
Gummee Molar Mallet
Now Zanna is one her back molars are coming through and boy are they huge! There is currently two trying to pop through those wee gums one on each side and she has two rosy little red cheeks constantly. Red cheeks and two sore hands that she keeps sucking constantly to easy the pain. As… Continue reading Gummee Molar Mallet
Product Review: Olivia
After the week from hell, well that's a bit extreme but at times it felt that way with Zanna being so poorly, I collected Olivia from nursery on Monday and there was a brown letter in her drawer where they put her belongings, artwork etc. I thought this looked interesting and when I got home… Continue reading Product Review: Olivia
The Threenager Strikes Back
"I CAN DO IT ON ME OWN" My intention was to write a blog about our holidays in France and I will still do that but if I wrote about a holiday with a baby and a threenager it would sound like one big moan so I've decided to separate it out, have the moan… Continue reading The Threenager Strikes Back
Seven weeks in
Today is officially Zannas seven week birthday and goodness has it been a wild ride juggling two children. A lot of other parents did tell me the leap from one to two is giant and they were definitely right. Having two children is like trying to get five organised at once, time consuming and constantly having… Continue reading Seven weeks in
A mum who enjoys work…NEVER?!
I have read numerous blogs and posts lately about ladies that are due around the same time as me that are bursting to be off on maternity leave and are done with work and ready to put their feet up. While I do feel like this at times and I am definitely ready to put… Continue reading A mum who enjoys work…NEVER?!