Writer, reader, crafter and mother – lifestyle parenting blog and freelance writer
I'm not talking about three children here - I just mean making that first decision to have try for a baby. When you make a commitment as a couple you will have had some conversations about children and what your future holds around that and hopefully you are on the same page, because then the … Continue reading Going from two to three…
My last post was about getting engaged and what that all means... It came about because it was nine years since I got engaged; next month is my eighth wedding anniversary - so now my thoughts turn to where we were at all those years ago. We planned a church wedding, a big barn reception, … Continue reading The biggest day of your life
Nine years ago The Mr put a ring on it - on Valentines Day actually. It wasn't a crazy romantic proposal...I am not even sure he planned it more than a few days in advance, but to me - it was actually perfect. Admittedly, when I was younger and most certainly in the six years … Continue reading If you like it put a ring on it
A friend of mine recently confessed that they had a miscarriage earlier this year and it really hit them hard. Not just because it was unexpected (the miscarriage), but because she already has a baby so knows her body can do it. How could it let her down and betray her so? Another friend of … Continue reading Rainbow Babies
How is it that you start one thing on your list and instead of getting that done, 10 more things get added to the list instead? Like, The Mr will ask for me to do something and now my response is: 'I'll add that to my list.'; usually that means the bottom of the list … Continue reading The constant list in my head
Apparently, as I was born after 1982, I am a Millennial; so it was with great interest that I read (yet another) Daily Mail article: 'Young, highly educated and proud to be a housewife: The millennial mothers who are happy to put their family before their careers'. You know what, these women make sense to … Continue reading Millennial Wifey
Yesterday an article was published in the Daily Mail commenting on the rise of the mummy blogger, and more specifically asking why are they so slummy - called 'Why are so many women boasting they're slummy mummies?'. Now, I am trying out this mummy blogger thing here, so I don't like the implication that if … Continue reading Oh god, I’m a mummy blogger
This week the Mr and I celebrated our seven year wedding anniversary. We have actually been together almost 14 years, so we are now nearly at that point that we will have been married for more years than we have not (when you think about the sum of years in total). Marriage is such a … Continue reading The wedding anniversary
