Sometimes, parenting becomes all consuming, it takes over, you forget to be calm because you are in too deep and caught up in the little details that maybe you just don't need to be, I know I definitely don't but can't help myself sometimes. Parenting is hard and being a stay at home/work from home … Continue reading Parenting is hard but music is life…
Shouting, screaming – becoming mindful
We have just returned from a blissful (this is sarcasm) 2 weeks in Italy with the entire family (parents, brother, his fiance and my DARLING children) and I have come back feeling exhausted, like a terrible parent and spent the entire time shouting and screaming at my kids. Going out for a meal with my … Continue reading Shouting, screaming – becoming mindful
Go Trovo Treasure Hunt
When I started weaning baby number one, my big girl, it was a joy, A JOY. She tried anything, ate it all, wasn’t very messy and showed me all sorts of wonderful appreciation for the food I made from scratch for her. Going out for meals was equally enjoyable – no kids menu here, she … Continue reading Go Trovo Treasure Hunt
5 things I’ve stopped fighting my kids on
Almost five years in, I am slowly starting to realise that some stuff just doesn’t matter and so I have decided to stop getting bogged down in details that to be quite frank, I don’t give that much of a sh*t about and start focusing on stuff that matters and staying sane as a work … Continue reading 5 things I’ve stopped fighting my kids on
World Poetry Day 2017
Ok, so I am late to the game (suffering a 3 day hangover, no joke) but today is World Poetry Day and so I feel like I should share a poem by one of my friends because not only is it a beautiful piece of writing but also is right on topic for Word Up, … Continue reading World Poetry Day 2017
Mothers Day Gift Guide – My Top 5
It's almost here, that hallmark holiday that I DO jump on, same with Fathers Day, it's nice to know that on that one day, everyone has to be nice to me and if they aren't, daddy takes them out (to like the soft play, not assassination). I definitely don't want an extravagant gift or any … Continue reading Mothers Day Gift Guide – My Top 5
Brands I love: Shapes of Things
I love buying clothes and dressing my kids. It's mostly great fun, apart from when my daughter wants to put together her own concoction of an outfit, which is also cool and I try to let her wear what she wants as often as possible but one thing that I really, REALLY love is matching … Continue reading Brands I love: Shapes of Things
8 tips to encourage your kids to eat well
When people say you never get two the same, I don’t think I appreciated how true this would be until after my son was born, similar babies, both easy and relaxed, Francesco cried more than Adelina, she just smiled at everyone in the world, as they grew, however, their wild and crazy differences became … Continue reading 8 tips to encourage your kids to eat well
Why I won’t stop lying beside my daughter to help her sleep
Another night spent lying on the bed beside my 4 year old until she finally drifts off, it could be 5 minutes, it could be 30, but we do it every night. Clinging to my fingers, getting as close as she can and demanding cuddles till her perfect little eyes go heavy and close. To … Continue reading Why I won’t stop lying beside my daughter to help her sleep
Out of the fire into the freelance
The past 5 years have been a whirlwind of two babies, a new house or 3 and a whole load of toddler tantrums, a few short term positions in different companies has seen me ready to give up the security of a regular salary and dive head first into freelance. Not an easy decision and … Continue reading Out of the fire into the freelance
