• Review: Cosmo All You Can Eat World Buffet, Southampton West Quay

    As a family, we love to go out to eat, but with a 3-year-old and …

  • Pretty in pink – statement shoes and accessories for summer dressing

    As summer takes hold and the UK braces for an impending heatwave, my attention has …

  • Celebrating Father’s Day with Boots

    I’m not sure where I’d be without my Dad.  I’m 39 this year, …

  • Managing toddler snack demands: trying the Division of Responsibility method

    As we approach Alba’s 3rd birthday, I’d describe her as fun, independent, kind…. …

  • Adding a nursery wall mural

    Adding a nursery wall mural

    We live in a two-bedroom house so transforming the second bedroom (which was previously an office, spare room and clothes storage) into a nursery was always going to mean we had to be clever with the space, as the house…

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    My tips for postpartum health and fitness

    My tips for postpartum health and fitness

    TW: Discussions about weight gain, body image and dietThe way I feel about my body after having a baby is very complex.  On the one hand I am in total awe of the fact that this body grew the most…

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    The first five months of parenthood

    The first five months of parenthood

    Next week Alba will be five months’ old – a milestone that seems wonderful and surreal all at once.  Over the last few weeks I feel that more than ever she’s changed from being a small baby to a mini…

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    Mum Guilt and Mum Anxiety

    Mum Guilt and Mum Anxiety

    A few years ago I was on the beach in Fuerteventura, splashing around in the surf, when a huge wave appeared and completely knocked me off my feet.  When I finally dragged myself back onto the beach I realised that…

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    My Nursery Essentials

    My Nursery Essentials

    Since Alba was born we’ve spent an inordinate amount of time researching baby and toddler products and then trying various items to see what she likes and what we deem essential.  So much of it has been trial and error;…

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