The Mixed-up Identity Of Modern Mums
I wrote this post back in 2015 about how our identities change when we become parents and how this can been an unsettling and sometimes shocking experience. I’ll never know how much of the emotional difficulty…
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Five Reasons Slimming World Is The Best Weight Loss Programme
I was a slim teenager but I’ve been a big girl for most of my adult life, and lately I’ve gotten bigger than ever. When you start outgrowing normal high street stores I think it’s…
Do You Ever Get Over Miscarriage?
October is Baby Loss Awareness Month and many people across the country are sharing their stories of baby loss, stillbirth & miscarriage. Way too many people in fact, because these heartbreaking events touch so many…
Creative Kids: Muddy Ice Cream Parlour
Welcome back to Creative Kids! I’m so excited to be sharing today’s post by Neve at We The Parents as it’s one of the most creative messy play ideas I’ve ever seen, and I’m looking…
9 Useful Tips For Family Meal Planning
It’s no secret that I love to cook. It’s also no secret that I’m pretty disorganised. Ironically, since I’m a PA by trade, I sometimes find keeping a grip on my personal life a little…
Role Play & Science With What2Buy4Kids
I’m afraid I’ve become something I never wanted to be – someone who starts their Christmas shopping in September. When you have quite a lot of children in your life it’s important to get in there…
Beautiful Kids Photography From Willow & Rose
I’m afraid you’ll have to forgive my very self-indulgent post today as I simply had to share some of these gorgeous photos of Caterpillar with you. My experience of motherhood so far has mostly been about…
End Silence & Stigma – Baby Loss & Perinatal Mental Health Awareness Course
Five years ago I thought Postnatal Depression and miscarriage were awful things that happened to other people. I was healthy with no history of mental health problems and I conceived my son quickly and easily.…
Quality Time: Don’t Forget to Check In – Guest Post by Samara Kamenecka
I so appreciate the honesty of this week’s My Mountain guest writer – Samara Kamenecka – as she candidly discusses the pressure a new baby can put on your relationship. I’ve always been a glass-is-half-full kind…
7 Tips For Coping With Stress As A Parent
Facing stress is part and parcel of life as a modern parent, no matter what your family situation and no matter how old your children are. Although ordinary, stress is very much something we need to…