No photos on social media.

I'm super super low on iron at the mo so I've been put on iron tablets. Downside is is that they bung you up. So I've had a fair lot of time on the loo. And it's here I've done some reading and pondering... Here is the crux of it; We don't put Lily, photo...

Acknowledge it.

  I'm scared. I'm scared that it will be similar or worse; I'm scared for the upcoming birth of baby baker two. 3 months to go. The body knows what to do. Baby will arrive when it's ready. Just how it arrives makes me nervous. I'm not going to go into massive details about Lilys...

Saving coin. Being cheap. Tight wad. Frugal. How to.

Being on two incomes is a balancing act. But being on 1 income is bloody tough too! Financially, we don't have much wiggle room at the end of the month once everything is paid for. That's me being honest, my husband might cringe to know I've put this out there into the world but that's...

It’s not in the pregnancy body manual.

I'll start off by saying that below is a list of things that women can experience whilst pregnant. You may experience none, 3 or all of them. This is not an exhaustive list, just one that has been put together by chatting to friends, family and myself. This is also not a wahh wahh poor...

Complacency and being lulled.

As a teacher, the first few weeks of the new school year are bliss. Kids are angels who listen intently, write down everything you say, follow instructions and make you feel like 'Yes! These little cherubs are the best behaved kids!' Come about week 7, they start to be a tad too cool, they test...

Tripping. And not the fun kind; Guilt Tripping.

When I was about 14, I 'borrowed' my nanas foundation creme she used. It slipped into my bag somehow and was never returned... Clearly it was me, as she only had one jar and I was the only grandchild around at the time. She never said anything. I never used it once it got home,...

It’s all about you, dear mumma.

I'm sure you can trawl the internet and find a million posts out there about looking after you post baby (or in general!). So this is post number one million and one. Because I care.  Time for you This old cliche. You have just given new life into this world. Fucking high 5 to you!...

WARNING: A long post ahead; The 4th Trimester.

So something in the water about 6-9 months ago has gotten many friends pregnant. Not sure what it is... So I feel the need to impart some information about those first 3ish months of your glorious bundle of newborn joy. By newborn, I mean up to 3 months old. The 4th trimester. It exists. I...

Explosions, adulting and no books.

Today, I can't adult. It's 330am. The cat is meowing and scratching at the door for food already. I'm awake, I'm up. Bump into hubby who is sleeping in the other room due to 'infectious' me. Charming. It's 520am, he's off to work. I collapse into him, a sobbing mess. He guides me back to...

Raves, making new friends and playdates.

When I was 15, we moved into a new house on a new street. I knew a boy who lived down the road and I thought I would befriend him. I didn't like him as in a crush, I liked him because he shared the same music interests (techno!) as me and he was in...