Before I had Bailey I always thought of motherhood as some sort of club. Women all seemed to be divided into two camps to me - those with, and those without, children - and everywhere I turned I seemed to see those in the mummy camp. They were in the street, cooing at their adorable [...]
It's a given that announcing a pregnancy brings with it a lot of congratulations. It's a major life event and something a lot of us will look forward to with great anticipation. Even if you aren't one of the expectant parents yourself, the arrival of a new family member or the offspring of a close [...]
Any pregnant woman - or indeed partner of a pregnant woman - will be able to tell you that a huge amount of the pregnancy is spent answering pretty much the same questions over and over again. I remember quite vividly, whilst pregnant with their first, my sister in law telling me she was considering [...]
It's been a long time coming, this post. I can't count the times I've sat down to write it and not been able to find the words. Or rather, I can find the words - approximately 6 billion of them swirling around in my messy brain on a regular basis. I've just never been able [...]
When I wrote my last post on this subject, I feel it may have come across as though I was heavily in the camp that country is best. But while it's true that I am certainly very much in love with my new picturesque surroundings, friendly neighbour folk and oodles of peace and serenity, I [...]
When I took the plunge and moved in with my boyfriend a year ago, it was a big decision. Moving in with a boyfriend is always a big decision, of course, but even more so when the previous two years have carried challenges like mine did. But that was actually not what concerned me. We've [...]
