Accepting Anxiety Relapses
One of the worst things you can hear when you’re experiencing Anxiety or Depression is that these conditions can be a lifelong battle. Even typing those words triggers a wave of fear and hopelessness –…
Category: Motherhood
How To Survive Pregnancy Sickness – Guest Post By Coffee With Katie
I’m excited to have some new guest bloggers coming up, sharing their parenting struggles as part of the My Mountain series. Today I’m sharing a post from Katie at Coffee With Katie. Last time I…
Parenting Is A Messy Business
The media just love to pit women against each other, don’t they? Especially mothers. There are a million different ways to parent – everything from breast vs bottle, spoon-fed vs baby-led, attachment vs authoritative –…
Champagne & Tissues
A few weeks ago my son came home from nursery with a graduation certificate. Pre-parenthood we may have scoffed at such a silly thing but the mother in me completely welled up. Confused, he asked me…
Seven Tips For A Great UK Holiday With Kids
I can’t lie, I love going on holiday abroad. There’s something so wonderful about stepping off the plane into that burst of foreign heat and exploring surroundings, landmarks, people and food that are less familiar. However,…
Seven Housework Tips For Lazy, Busy Mums
For someone who doesn’t enjoy cleaning and housework I have a really weird habit. I love watching my favourite You Tubers show off their cleaning routines and their lovely minimalist houses. My house is definitely not…
Jimmy’s Farm – The Best Bits
After first visiting Jimmy’s Farm in Suffolk two years ago we’ve been looking for a chance to go back. We figured rather than just spend our last day at Center Parcs travelling, we’d stop in…
Eight Snack Ideas For Preschoolers (Plus Organix Giveaway)
It sounds so silly but dealing with Caterpillar’s constant demand for snacks is currently one of the my most difficult parenting challenges. I beg you to tell me in the comments that I’m not alone…
Nine Awesome Toys & Activities For 3-4 Year Olds
Favourites lists are becoming a bit of a tradition on this blog and you can find links to mine and Caterpillar’s favourite toys and products up to age three below. Today I wanted to summarise…
Five Inexpensive Self-Care Ideas
I never considered the importance of hobbies before I had my son and, frankly, I didn’t really have any. But in the aftermath of his birth and my subsequent depression I discovered I needed something…