I’m no good at sticking to resolutions really, so this year I’m giving myself some guidelines to follow, that way I won’t feel such a failure when I look back at them and inevitably have achieved nothing. I’ve split them up into me/home/blog. Home (I plan for these to be joint with Sam of course!)… Read More
For the last few weeks I have been feeling increasingly overwhelmed. With everything. Blogging, housework, day to day chores, freelance work, preparing proper meals for us, the house buying, and even looking after myself. I can’t remember the last time I managed to dry my hair and comb it through after washing it, or apply… Read More
To me Autumn signals the start of the ‘cosy months’ which come after ‘sweltering months’ and before the ‘freezing months’. Mid september through to Mid December is probably my favourite time of year. Not so cold out that you need so many layers that walking is difficult, but warm enough for a cosy cardi and… Read More
Laura from Life with Baby Kicks has started up a new tag post called ‘being a blogger’ to get bloggers to share what being a blogger means to them. You can read her post here to find a bit more out about her and what it means to her, but here’s my take on being a… Read More
A good few weeks ago now Claire at A Whole Latte Love blog tagged me in the ’50 things that make me happy’ post… I’ve been adding to my list little by little and here it is! Dogs sticking their heads out of moving cars Greg Davies (I’m watching Man Down) When Athena naps long enough… Read More
I’ve seen this post a few times on peoples blogs and I love to read them, its always so interested finding out more about a person in their ‘mum’ role. Donna tagged me (you can read her post here) so I thought i’d join in! I am the mum who… Hates the word ‘mum’. I… Read More
One of my very favourite instagram mamas Nicki tagged me to answer 11 questions via her blog ‘On the changing mat’ so here are my answers! 1. Would you consider yourself to be a tidy person or a messy person? Messy. No doubt about it. I let things get to a certain state then… Read More
Anyone who was reading my blog at the start of the year may remember me mentioning that Sam went off on a ‘lads holiday’ to Morzine in France for a snowy holiday, where he broke his elbow on the first day snowboarding! Well somehow he has persuaded me to go next year with him! In… Read More
Toot Toot! I’m going to blow my own horn for a bit… allow me to indulge myself in a few moments of back patting if you will. I don’t often do it so I hope you don’t mind! I work hard on Belle du Brighton, but I primarily write it for my family as a… Read More
So last week I announced that I was off to BritMums Live! thanks to my lovely sponsors Cheeky Rascals, so this week I decided to join in with the linky and let people know a little about me and what I want to get out of the conference! Name: Lauren. I’ll also be bringing Arlo… Read More