For those of you who follow me on social media you may have seen that I'm 26 days into 100 days of happiness. My friend started doing it again and I thought it was an amazing way of finding something positive to focus on every day. Even if I've had a crappy day I still… Continue reading 100 days of happiness and me
Tag: mum life
Exercise vs Mum Guilt
This week The Independent published an article about mums of young children feeling guilty when they take time for themselves to exercise. A poll conducted by Sport England highlighted that of the 1006 mothers with children under six surveyed 77% said they would like to do more exercise, with 61% admitting that they would feel… Continue reading Exercise vs Mum Guilt
Over thinking…is it a bad thing?
Our minds are wonderful weird places aren't they? I'm sure I'm not alone when I tell you I'm a huge over thinker. It's something I'm very aware of and most of the time I can keep in check. However, I know I'm particularly prone to over thinking when I'm over tired. I read somewhere that… Continue reading Over thinking…is it a bad thing?
Do you need a village to raise children?
It's a saying you hear all the time isn't it? It takes a village to raise children. The thing is...do you need a village? I don't mean 'Do YOU need a village?' Uncle Sam style with pointed finger. It's more of a rhetorical 'Do you need a village to raise a family?'. Back in the… Continue reading Do you need a village to raise children?
To share or not to share?
Big came home from school at the end of last week with a form that we had to go through with him about online safety as they use the computers in school (how times have changed from when I was in school!). Anyhow, it got me thinking about how much I share of the boys… Continue reading To share or not to share?
Raising boys
I'm from a family of girls so when we found out our first baby was going to be a boy it was a bit of a surprise. I'm one of two girls, my Grandma had two girls, my Nanny had two daughters before she had my dad and my sister has two girls. Like I… Continue reading Raising boys
