1. Hosting an event is really fun and really exhausting Wow! What a hoot last weekend was. It was so lovely to see and meet and hug and kiss and have photos with and laugh with and borrow lipstick from and chat to so many lovely people OUTSIDE of my computer, but dear lord, it almost broke … [Read more...]
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Good things
July 26, 2016 by 33 Comments
Are you like me and send yourself emails all the time? The way my brain works and the way I get things done mean that if ANYTHING is to get done, it needs to hit my email inbox. If it's sitting there, it will get done. So any emails that are in my inbox (all read of course don't get me started on … [Read more...]
The one constant: change
July 6, 2016 by 47 Comments
This giveaway has now closed congrats to Angela for her great entry. A sponsored post for SmarTrike Early next year I will be entering my 10th year of parenting. That feels like something, I’m not quite sure what, other than the added wrinkles, years of sleep deprivation and endless stretch marks … [Read more...]
9 things I do every day
July 5, 2016 by 20 Comments
I'm a bit of a homebody. And a control freak. So my daily habits are very predictable. There's something about daily routine though isn' there? We're all creatures of habit...I just wish that my daily list included things like meditation, drink 3 litres of water and go for a walk. Alas they just get … [Read more...]
Nine and six and one
July 4, 2016 by 52 Comments
We had a bit of a shocker yesterday afternoon. Nothing unusual at the start of school holidays when kids are exhausted, tempers frayed, adjusting to life back at home with Mums and Dads and baby sisters there, too much time on devices, gorging after not being able to do it in the school term, it was … [Read more...]
Things I like {The 30th June 2016 edition}
June 30, 2016 by 7 Comments
It's been pretty bloody cold here the past week in particular but my goodness the sunshine! Glorious winter days with frosty mornings and deep blue sky days. The fire is going non stop, the children are sick and ratty with the end of term in sight but there's still plenty to like round these parts. … [Read more...]
Help! Where is all the good “Tween” girl clothing?
June 7, 2016 by 56 Comments
I have a 9 year old, who looks a little like a 12 year old. It's quite something really, the hair brushing of a morning is becoming quite tricky with her being almost as tall as me, not to mention the increase in tears at the drop of a hat, the big feet, the constant growing pains. Man, it's hard to … [Read more...]
Can someone explain it to me?
May 26, 2016 by 74 Comments
As you know, my brain is not quite what it used to be. I've stopped reading books (other than baby ones to Maggie) my news is taken from ABC3 before the big two head to bed and my cultural intakes seem to be anything from the E Network or Bravo. I'm not smart. But! Can someone explain to me … [Read more...]
5 Things I know about Newborn Land
May 25, 2016 by 34 Comments
A sponsored post for BUPA If you were anything like me after you had your first baby you would have been in shock and dismay that they actually let you out of the hospital with the baby. I mean, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ARE YOU SURE I CAN TAKE HER? HOW ARE WE MEANT TO KNOW WHAT WE ARE DOING? A little … [Read more...]
2 iPhone tricks I’ve been using
May 5, 2016 by 7 Comments
I've been meaning to share these two little things for a while now and this morning while making the bed it came to me again...so quick! Before I forget! (I tell you what that baby brain business is showing NO signs of going away anytime soon...will it ever end?!) My post 7pm self-imposed phone … [Read more...]
iPhone addiction 2 week detox: how I went
April 27, 2016 by 17 Comments
So the School holidays have been and gone and my hope to have a break from my constant checking of my phone (what for?!) has now passed. I was keen to have a decent break from my phone through the day where I found myself grabbing it at any quiet moment (whether on the floor playing with Mags) or … [Read more...]
Things I like {The 30th March 2016 edition}
March 30, 2016 by 21 Comments
Whilst I have been in a little cloud of Negative Nancy land due to prolonged sickness I must say that the sun shining today has lifted spirits and I'm feeling a little brighter. There's much to like round here today, didn't take far to find it. 1. Autumn hydrangeas I may or may not have been seen … [Read more...]
Things I like {The 23rd February 2016 edition}
February 23, 2016 by 22 Comments
The sun is SHINING in the Highlands this week (maybe a little too much...come on Autumn I say!) but when there is full on sunshine it's hard not to stop and soak it up and feel a little brighter about everything don't you think? There's LOTS to like around these parts, and I thought I better share … [Read more...]
Things I like {The Christmas pressie edition}
January 11, 2016 by 20 Comments
It's now been a few weeks since the big day and with everything getting a touch of the organisations and getting put away I thought I'd share some of the favourites from Christmas that we all got. I always love to see what are embraced and cherished from what you picked out...and this year there … [Read more...]
One for the pot
January 8, 2016 by 22 Comments
I was making a plunger of coffee the other day measuring out the spoons for coffee for each person, in between juggling cleaning up breakfast and getting the baby cleaned up, the beds sorted, things from the morning put away before we started on our day. One spoon for Rob. One for me. And and … [Read more...]
7 things I learnt while on holidays
January 7, 2016 by 26 Comments
We are home (sweet) home after a great 10 days away after Christmas. It's always good to be home, but this miserable wet and cold weather (it's just 9 degrees this morning) is making it feel like we may well have fast forwarded all the way through summer and straight into Autumn. In fact, some of … [Read more...]
This thing I’ve been doing with hydrangeas
December 22, 2015 by 22 Comments
You know what there's a lot of at the moment? HYDRANGEAS! All different colours and styles and given the fact that everyone has lots in their gardens, there are all kinds of bunches being dropped off from lots of different friends. I LOVE IT. I only have two hydrangea bushes - one of those old … [Read more...]
The thing about stuff
November 27, 2015 by 51 Comments
I'm at my Mum's place today helping her go through her place to start packing up for their move to the Highlands in late January. They get the keys to their place tomorrow and can slowly move stuff down there so we start the fun task of going through cupboards, giving stuff away, chucking stuff away … [Read more...]
Things I like {The 23rd November 2015 edition}
November 23, 2015 by 15 Comments
With an aching tooth and my mind (and tongue) obsessed with it and everything that will have to be done with it I thought I better focus on some good this afternoon. Here's some things to like... : Clove oil. Who would have thought? Seems so medieval : Roses inside and out, gorgeous things … [Read more...]
Things I like {The 14th October 2015 edition}
October 14, 2015 by 33 Comments
It's almost bloody 5pm and I'm sitting here thinking that the day just begun. Anyone else in the same boat? While life is spinning out that way, I'm over here with plenty to like. First thing would be for things to slow down a little. After that? Well there's this faccia beaming at whoever will … [Read more...]
