Writer, reader, crafter and mother – lifestyle parenting blog and freelance writer
I am starting to think about potting training again. I can tell that Fidget is getting ready to make this big boy step…and I want to help make it a smooth adjustment for him. I got lucky with Wriggler – he showed signs from about two years old, but actually neither of us were really … Continue reading Potty training
Hands up who has experienced bullying? At school? At work? In your friendship group maybe? It is scary how common it is and how it can impact your life immediately and then ripples out to later on. When I was a child at primary school and then as teenager, I was terribly bullied. I struggled … Continue reading Bullying
Yesterday, primary school places were announced to anxiously waiting parents, and I remember well how I felt last year waiting to hear that Wriggler had got into the village school. It felt like there was a lot of pressure to get school selection right, and parents I spoke to while doing my research were surprising … Continue reading Choosing the school that is right for your child
Being a women, being a pregnant woman, being a pregnant mother are all areas of life that are fraught with judgement, difficulties and a fight for our rights. The right to have the same education opportunities as the boys. The right to be able to go to university. The right to vote. The right to … Continue reading Women’s rights
This has been a post that I have taken months to write. Me too. Two words that have been trending on the internet over the last year. Women standing up to say that they too have experienced some form of unwanted harassment. I think the number of women who can honestly say that they haven't … Continue reading Me too
I was working at a senior level when I was pregnant with Wriggler. The pregnancy was actually straight forward and uncomplicated (bar a chorionic hematoma at eight weeks), but due to our earlier loss I was anxious while I carried Wriggler. The commute to the office wasn't great (those baby on board badges mean nothing … Continue reading Returning to work after maternity
