Happy First Mothers Day to me … Baileys Almande review

So this mothers day marked my first of many and although Bug is only 5 months old the people in my life made sure that I felt appreciated and loved. I didn't expect any gifts as I was quite happy with a cup of coffee and some snuggles but luckily for me, my partner decided …

Oh Snow! Surviving the “Beast from the East” with a baby

So this week has been a difficult one for us here in the UK, a big snow drift came in dubbed the "Beast from the East" and it's safe to say I wasn't the only one affected by it. Homes, roads, schools and businesses  were either snowed in and made unsafe. Our road got snowed …

Dear Younger Me (What I Wish I’d Known)

It's safe to say that just like most people my teenage life was tumultuous. Between friend worries and drama, family issues and school stress, top it off with depression and anxiety and it felt like a neverending pit of crap.  So here's a list of 5 things I wish I'd known as a teen that would …

My morning routine as a new mommy

It's safe to say that over the past few months my routine has definitely changed, (thankyou motherhood). I had a pretty chill routine during the week on days I wasn't at university up until the last few months; I was quite far along in my pregnancy and in my final year so lots to do …

That time of year again … Valentines

  And so it is upon us again. February 14th. Valentines Day. To some the most important day of the year, others not so much. But my partner and I take a different approach to it. So here it comes the obligatory Valentines post. Unconventional Opinion My partner and I are constantly told we're not …

4 Steps to Achieving your goals

So January is over and many of us made and possibly have already failed at the "New Year New Me" mindset. But why? Sometimes it seems that we make goals with all the best intentions but falter at the last hurdle, or in some cases at getting started all together. Below are some helpful ways …

The Joys of Parenthood – Mummy Tag

So I just had my first baby and at 15 weeks he's already such a character, so I thought I'd do this fun little tag =^.^= How old were you when you had your first child? Found out I was pregnant at 24, gave birth at 25. What was the hardest thing about being pregnant …

New Year New Goals

  HIATUS OVER Hi guys, how've you been? I've been away quite a while and for good reason. As of October 2017 I became a mama and that takes some time to get used to. Now I'm back and I'm going to try and blog regularly. Now last year I wrote myself a series of …

[You do you]: Self – Reflection

Everyone comes to that point in life where they stop and look back at who they used to be and think "wow I've changed so much". It's a part of life and honestly it's healthy (if done right). But how do we make sure that our self-reflection is coming from a happy place? For me …

25 life lessons for 25 Years

So yesterday was my birthday, happy 25th to me. And I realized something I'm a much different person to who I was 10 years ago and that's okay. Here's an interesting little post I put together with 25 things ... lessons if you will that I've learned in my 25 years on this crazy wonderful …