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Little A starts Pre School

Hello lovely readers, Apologies once again for the very long absence. I used to think when Little A was small that I never had any time...

It's been a while...

Hello lovely readers. This is my first blog since Little A turned 2 in September. I cannot believe it’s been that long. We’ve had a lot...

Happy Birthday Little A

5 September 2021. The day we celebrate Little A turning two. Two years of us being parents. Two years of the most almighty ups and downs....

Covid.. you can run but you can't hide

Hello lovely people. Apologies that it’s been so quiet on the blog front. After my last blog celebrating my one year anniversary of...

Happy Birthday Black Balloon

20th May 2020. The date of my first published blog post. I’d set up my website and had finally plucked up the courage to release my inner...

Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness Weeks. Such important events each year which aim to encourage people to open up about their struggles and help...

Mummy Magic

My Mum used this phrase recently and it inspired me to write this post. Since lockdown has begun to ease I’ve been spending lots more...

The slow return to normality

The easing of lockdown. We’ve been here before. I wrote a blog last year about my feelings towards the country slowly returning to...

The Highs and Lows of Motherhood

I’m a regular user of Social Media, Instagram in particular. I spend hours scrolling and following the lives of not only my friends and...

Postnatal Depression - Signs and Symptoms

I’ve written a lot about my own experiences of Postnatal Depression but this kind of mental illness can affect people so differently....

Expecting the unexpected

If you’ve read my previous blog posts you’ll know that I’m not a fan of change or the unknown. I know lots of people can find that a...

What to say and what not to say

With mental health being such a widely spoken about topic right now I realised that one subject I hadn’t covered whilst blogging was the...

Dear Postnatal Depression

Dear Postnatal Depression, I have so much I want to say so I thought I’d write you a letter. 18 months after having Little A I am still...

Hope is the only thing stronger than fear

Hope. Hope has been one of the few emotions that has remained throughout the pandemic and over the last 12 months. It’s hope that has...

Knowing your triggers

Before Postnatal Depression I had never uttered the word ‘trigger’. When I first started having Counselling my Therapist would refer to...

The importance of Self Care

Self-care and Coping Mechanisms. The things we do that make us feel us feel happy and relaxed. The things we do that give us a bit of...

Consumed with Anxiety

I’ve always been a worrier. Ever since I was little. That’s a very common personality trait. I always assumed, obviously naively, that...

Mr N.. my very own Prince Charming

Mr N features heavily in my blogs so I thought it only right to dedicate a whole post just to him. My Husband, Best Friend and my very...

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