Life Story Book – Part 2
I’ve written before about how much I was dreading starting life story work with little Miss. I felt so much pressure to get it right. She is 4 years old and although it hadn’t felt like the right time before now, I was worried we’d left it too late. We took a deep breath several […]
Becoming a mum again?
For a lot of years, I didn’t think I’d be able to celebrate Mother’s Day. I thought it was always going to be a day I’d hide away from because I wasn’t a mum. Meeting our daughter in 2014 changed all of that and my first Mother’s Day in 2015 was magical. Not because anything […]
Life Story Book
I’ve written before about how scared I was about introducing her life story book to little Miss. Getting the timing, tone and wording right felt like so much pressure and I was dreading it. We knew though that now was the right time to do it. So, 2 weeks ago, we took a deep breath […]
Homemade chocolates
Valentines Day is the perfect opportunity for me to experiment with new recipes for homemade chocolates. If I gave my husband pretty much any other type of homemade gift, he’d turn his nose up at it. Homemade chocolates are something entirely different though. My husband would eat chocolate for every meal if he could. The […]
To Facebook or not to Facebook?
I love Facebook. Probably not for the same reason that most people do. My love of Facebook is because of my love to shop. There are a wide range of amazing shops offering an array of unique homemade goods. The first shop I ever bought from is A Crafty Hen. I bought 2 bibs just […]
Finding a healthy balance
Like a lot of woman, I’ve struggled with my weight throughout most of my adult life. As a teenager and into my early twenties, I was an international gymnast. Fitness and healthy eating were therefore a big part of my life. I trained 5 or 6 times a week so within reason, I could eat […]
Homemade Christmas
The cost of Christmas can easily run away from you. The pressure to get the best of everything for everyone can be a temptation which is very difficult to resist. Interest free buying adds another dimension to the temptation. A few years ago after receiving a ridiculous number of presents, most of which we didn’t […]
The end of beach holidays abroad?
Until we had or daughter, holidays for my husband and I were a very relaxed affair. They involved a lot of sun, great food and wine and lots and lots of relaxing. We saved hard and stayed in some beautiful hotels abroad. Our favourite was in Fuerteventura where we spent our honeymoon. My husband has […]
Siblings
National adoption week was the 16th to the 22nd October, the focus this year was siblings. 61% of children waiting to be adopted in England are in a sibling group (source first4adoption). This brilliant post by Emma Sutton really took me back to when we made our decision to be approved for a single child […]
The Gift of You
3 years ago this week, we met our beautiful little girl. I’m really struggling to come to terms with the fact that it’s been 3 years. It feels like a lifetime but also the blink of an eye. I’ll never forget the feeling as we drove to the foster carer’s house after the final planning […]