Full time mum to two children, wife, and senior manager. Writing about work life balance and the challenges of being a working mum.
My hubby was feeling very festive shopping the other day (yes he shops occasionally!) and came home with a lovely bumper craft tub from Hobbycraft . The Christmas craft tub cost £5 and was huge! It was full of all sorts of crafty Christmassy things to make, including balballs, cards, feathers, glitter, shiny sprinkles of … More Christmas Crafts with the kids
I’m rounding up my Weekly happy list again due to life being super busy again! So I’ve chosen 5 happy moments from November to share – weeks 39 to 42 in my Weekly happy list series. 1. My son getting ‘Child of the week’. So proud of my son at school this last month. Not only … More My Weekly Happy List Round Up: Weeks 39 to 42
I was lucky enough to be contacted by BakerDays asking if I’d write a review of their personalised letterbox cakes. Those who know me well and regularly visit my blog will know this is right up my street! I love baking and cakes! I was contacted by BakerDays via Twitter asking if I’d write a … More BakerDays personalised cake Review & Competition
Car safety is obviously important, but is also something that is quite close to my heart. So I was really pleased to be asked to write a post about car safety for Point S, a U.K. independent Tyre and car servicing dealership. Six years ago when I was 4 months pregnant with my son, I … More My tips for driving safely this winter
Saw this on my Facebook a week ago when it was doing the rounds amongst some of my friends and never got round to it. But I thought I would give it a go (better late than never) and that it would be a quick and simple getting to know you quiz for a bit … More 26 Things about me
So today, I decided at the last minute I was going to bake something for pudding for our dinner. We don’t usually have puddings (other than yogurt) so this was a treat! I had about 10 mins spare (well as spare as time gets when your a parent!) so I looked in the cupboards and … More Quick Blueberry Muffins Recipe
I was so pleased we were able to book a week in Cornwall this October for half term. It felt like it made up for the wash out our August camping holiday turned out to be! My son had been counting down the days for weeks and weeks, and it was amazing how quickly it … More Half Term in Cornwall: My Weekly Happy List 38
I have no idea where the times gone this last month, October has been absolutely crazy! So I decided to write 3 weeks worth of ‘Happy List’ in this one post to catch up. There’s been so much going on, it’s been busy at work and at home. We’ve done some lovely things as a … More My Weekly Happy List catch up: Weeks 35 – 37
So I’m catching up on my happy lists this week, as I’m a week behind and I decided to dedicate Week 34 to my birthday! I turned the grand ‘young’ age of 37 on the 2nd October and guess what, I don’t feel a day older than 36! Like all birthdays when you get older, … More My ‘birthday’ Weekly Happy List: Week 34
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