When I was younger we had disposable and later on, digital cameras. There were photo albums and baby books for me and my sister and that’s just the way it was. Where as now we’re lucky enough to have better cameras, more space and social media. I have a really …
Ashleigh, This letter is coming to you from someone a whole 10 years older. Which is insane to think I was 14 that long ago. By 24 you will have gotten married and had a child, which isn’t far behind what you’d hoped would happen. Life has definitely had some …
I’ll be turning 24 this year, and so I thought an interesting post would be 24 things I’ve learnt by 24. So here we go! Being a parent is hard. I don’t think you’re ever truly prepared for how hard life can be as a parent. Having down days and …
So, from the name of this post, you’re probably thinking I’m going to complain about being a mum to a little boy. Well, you’d be wrong! The problem with being the mama of a boy, is the expectations and gender specifics pushed on parents and the little boy. One of …
The first few weeks… Two words. Freshers. Week. I had no idea what to expect. Of course, when you have settled in your room and got your internet up and running, you start to get information about events that are taking place. Registrations, welcome seminars, module choices, Societies, clubs, teams …
I’d never considered the fact that I was ‘estranged’ from one of my parents. I knew that we were no longer on speaking terms, and that I didn’t consider them a parent anymore. It wasn’t until I read this post that I went, “holy shit I’m estranged from one of …
The build up… It seems like only yesterday that I was preparing to go to University (something I never, ever, ever thought I would do). The truth is, it was, errr, 17 years ago. SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO! I applied for 3 Universities whilst at College. All of them to do …
It’s become a bit of a tradition for us now to go to Latitude every year, whether it’s for a day or the whole weekend. Mark and I went for the whole weekend in 2017, which is when we got engaged (and little did we know, Grayson was also chilling …
Since having Grayson, our evening routine has stayed pretty constant unless we’re out or on holiday. We like to try and keep his routine as much as we can just so he always has a sense of normality and will hopefully sleep OK (this obviously doesn’t always work). I always …
Ever since I can remember, I’ve always felt not quite right. When I was very young I was a very angry child, when I was a bit older I became very nervous and then I hit high school and puberty. I became even more angry, and those nerves became anxiety, …