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    Breaking Up With Fast Fashion

    July 16, 2021April 26, 2022by Steph2 Comments on Breaking Up With Fast Fashion
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    The Bitter-Sweet Second Baby

    May 11, 2021December 2, 2021by StephLeave a Comment on The Bitter-Sweet Second Baby
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    Introducing the 2021 Shoe Challenge!

    January 26, 2021February 8, 2021by Steph6 Comments on Introducing the 2021 Shoe Challenge!
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    A Letter To Bailey…

    August 19, 2020November 8, 2020by StephLeave a Comment on A Letter To Bailey…
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    Pubs – A Love Letter

    March 21, 2020July 29, 2020by Steph6 Comments on Pubs – A Love Letter
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Jesse & Taylor’s Birth Story – Part One

April 26, 2022April 26, 2022by StephLeave a Comment on Jesse & Taylor’s Birth Story – Part One
Jesse & Taylor’s Birth Story – Part One

As April is Cesarean Section Awareness Month I decided it was high time I told you the story of Jesse & Taylor's birth...

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My Winter 2021 Thrift List

December 2, 2021December 2, 2021by Steph1 Comment on My Winter 2021 Thrift List
My Winter 2021 Thrift List

This week I've been valiantly trying to distract myself from all the festive sequins by compiling a list of my most needed (ok, wanted) pieces...

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Twins – The Third Trimester

November 14, 2021November 17, 2021by Steph3 Comments on Twins – The Third Trimester
Twins – The Third Trimester

Reflecting on the final stretch…

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We Aren’t Here For You…

October 5, 2021October 5, 2021by StephLeave a Comment on We Aren’t Here For You…
We Aren’t Here For You…

An open letter to the men who came close to breaking me this week... WARNING: Describes some disturbing content!

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Nearly home after a long but fun day back at the office. Was good to flex my work brain but feeling a tiny bit relieved I’m not returning just yet - I don’t think my mental skills are quite there yet! Now just can’t wait to see all of my boys 🥰
Watching the world whizz by and trying not to feel nervous. On my way to Birmingham for a KIT day in the office and can’t help but worry about whether or not my brain still works! It shouldn’t actually be too taxing as it’s a catch up event so the perfect opportunity for me to find out what we’ve been working on, our current goals and to see people I’ve not seen in a long while, but still, it’s always nerve wracking forcing yourself back into work mode after so long off the clock. Especially since I only actually went back to work for 3 months last time thanks to furlough! But I’m looking forward to remember I’m not actually a dairy cow or a baby making machine, despite how it feels right now!
Every time I join in #pleatspleaseme for @kay_elle_kay I tend to wear a pleated midi so I thought this time I’d mix things up with a pleated blouse! Well, apparently it’s a dress but I don’t think anyone needed to see that much of my knickers today. Or any day for that matter!
The world doesn’t feel like the nicest place to wake up today. Distracting myself from the news by looking though photos of the last week I’ve spent with my beautiful family ❤️
Well, back to the grind, as they say. All the wedding fun is done and it’s time to get on with life in general. Can’t pretend it’s not a tiny bit deflating. Though I am kind of looking forward to cracking on with all the tasks I was ignoring in the planning stages! I feel a house project coming on!
I always assumed I’d be married before I had children. It wasn’t any kind of moral or religious belief, it just made sense to me - why would I have children with someone I wasn’t willing to marry? But life has a funny way of turning everything on its head. Neither marriage or motherhood was something I wanted to do half heartedly, and so it took much longer than I imagined for either to happen, and with a pandemic thrown in for good measure, we had to adjust our expectations of the order of things. It meant the wedding I got was very different to the one I once wanted. I used to think I’d be a vision of youth and beauty, that the day would symbolise the start of our journey together, that we’d then party the night away as a last hurrah before settling into ‘grown up’ life. I definitely didn’t picture this! But over the last couple of years I’ve found my peace with the fact it would be different. I was not the most beautiful I’ve ever been. I didn’t feel great about my new body. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out where my children were instead of absorbing the moment. I spent a fair amount of time on my own while I breastfed two small infants. My toddler definitely stole my thunder during the ceremony, making it a funny affair rather than an emotional one. All things I once would have dreaded. So it wasn’t a celebration of the start of something new. Instead it was a celebration of everything we’ve become and everything we’ve achieved so far, and I’ve never felt love like it. I love the fact that the friends that joined us were a carefully cultivated group of people who have been with us through the highs and lows and will be with us till the end. I love that the day was filled with funny stories and anecdotes about our lives together rather than promises of what might be. And I love that my babies were there with us to feel that love and will grow up with the pictures and memories of our special day. It wasn’t the wedding I wanted, but it was so much better than I’d dreamed.
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