So…………. it has been a long 30 years since the start of Covid and our annual holidays abroad. So, we decided to bite the bullet and book a holiday to Spain. After a cancelled family holiday, a wedding abroad that didn’t happen and a wee sneaky girlie weekend, we had a fair bit of credit with “shittyJet”. So we […]
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We are currently in the midst of attempting to steer two teenage boys through life and appear to be making a total cock up. No matter how long you breastfed them, how organic your home cooked meals were or how many times you read the gruffalo you will invariably become public enemy no 1 to Chucky. The thought of steering […]
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So the festive season is about to come and hit us over the head with a bauble and with it comes all the normal stresses. What to buy, what to wear, how to lose a stone in a day, and how to look great on the all important “GNO” (girls night out). EVERY woman needs a good old girls night […]
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So, It’s New years eve, I am already getting bored at the thought of endless months of nothingness. So I make the suggestion of renovating the house, sure why would you not? we could have a bigger kitchen, a room to lock our teenager in (did I just say that??), more storage space, and all this for a few months […]
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So it would appear that I have become somewhat of a guru to all you slummy Mummies out there, the Dalai Lama of how NOT to do it. So rather than blow my own organically-crafted-recycled trumpet, I have made use of my time to give you a guide to holidaying with your perfect little families. RULE NO 1 […]
Learn more →Everytime I read a magazine (I know, but I’m old) or scan the internet, I am constantly bombarded with advice on “how to be more organised”, “How to manage your time efficiently” and “how to have the perfect family life” “How to achieve that all important work/life balance”. All of which just seem to point out how imperfect our lives […]
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Not too sure if any of you have even heard of “Hell and Back” but it is basically an opportunity for the clinically insane to roll about in mud while trying to relive their childhood… or so I thought. Of course, true to my personality type (thick), I signed up for it. It was my neighbours 40th birthday and we decided […]
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I am often told that I am very patient with children, which always makes me smile. I am often asked HOW I am so patient with children, to which I reply, “because I have NEVER come across worse than my own”. Over the years I have taken great pride in producing some beautiful images of my little darlings (I know […]
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So I have finally moved into my studio and what better way to test it’s ability than having two toddlers and a few newborns in for a shoot?. No matter how much you prepare for these type of shoots, you are never prepared. First in, was the beautiful Ryan, a 2 year old boy with his own agenda. […]
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Right, here goes, I am going to do it……………..Jump into the freezing cold pool of blogging…….with no armbands………. and no lifeguard……… I may not be here for long. I keep reading all these trendy blogs, with lots of lovely graphics and photos (I dont even have a clue how to do that!!!), so here goes, I am now out of […]
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