So I made it… or should I say WE made it, through our first week. I don’t think it’s quite sunk it yet that i’m back in the working world, a working world that is now so different to how I left it 12 months ago. I had rather naively thought that leaving baby number
Dear Laura, I think you’re doing a fantastic job in your feature. You should be very pleased with it. I hope you might choose to respond to my problem. Please keep this anonymous. A few members of my family read House 21 and I really don’t need them knowing this is from me. I have
I’m currently 28 weeks pregnant. In a pandemic. My Husband and I started trying for our first baby in October 2015. We wanted to announce the pregnancy in Dean’s speech on our wedding day a few months later. But that wish was to be very naïve of us, expecting things to be easy. We ended
In a world where you can be a ‘Baby Boomer’, ‘Generation X’, ‘Millennial’ or ‘Generation Z’, I’m proud to be a Millennial and here’s six reasons why. We’ve all heard these terms being thrown around in the media but here’s a quick overview of what they are: Baby Boomers These were people born between 1946
Female friendship is something I’m no stranger to writing about. I’ll fully admit that making and keeping friends is not something I’m very good at, especially not with other women. It’s something which makes me feel deficient, like that natural part of me that I should just be born with is actually missing from my
Dear Laura, I hope you can help me. I’ll get straight to my problem… My boyfriend’s mum cannot stand me. She makes it abundantly clear and I don’t know what to do about it. She disliked me from the moment I was introduced to her six months ago. Nothing bad happened in particular, she just
My student days may be sadly over, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to give up my frugal, and budget friendly, tips and tools, I picked up along the way. I was very lucky to not have to work through the three years I was at uni but that was in large part to the
I’m a summer baby and I love warm, sunny weather the most (that must be down to my Italian blood!), but I have to admit, autumn and winter are times that I look forward to for so many reasons. After my August birthday, I always feel a little sad to say goodbye to summer for
Dear Laura, Firstly, I want to say I’m super excited for you that you are a guest agony aunt for the month. I love reading the Dear Donnas, I think it’s a great feature so how exciting is it that you get to be a part of it. I hope you may have time to
As a new mama currently on maternity leave I’m constantly surrounded by my little person, I’m never actually alone & I live in a house which is so full of love, so why do I feel so lonely & isolated? This pang of isolation has been severely unexpected – After all, it’s me that’s
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So I made it… or should I say WE made it, through our first week. I don’t think it’s quite sunk it yet that i’m back in the working world, a working world that is now so different to how I left it 12 months ago. I had rather naively thought that leaving baby number 2 at nursery was going…
Dear Laura, I think you’re doing a fantastic job in your feature. You should be very pleased with it. I hope you might choose to respond to my problem. Please keep this anonymous. A few members of my family read House 21 and I really don’t need them knowing this is from me. I have been dating a man now…
I’m currently 28 weeks pregnant. In a pandemic. My Husband and I started trying for our first baby in October 2015. We wanted to announce the pregnancy in Dean’s speech on our wedding day a few months later. But that wish was to be very naïve of us, expecting things to be easy. We ended up being referred for fertility…
In a world where you can be a ‘Baby Boomer’, ‘Generation X’, ‘Millennial’ or ‘Generation Z’, I’m proud to be a Millennial and here’s six reasons why. We’ve all heard these terms being thrown around in the media but here’s a quick overview of what they are: Baby Boomers These were people born between 1946 and 1964 and were so-called…
Female friendship is something I’m no stranger to writing about. I’ll fully admit that making and keeping friends is not something I’m very good at, especially not with other women. It’s something which makes me feel deficient, like that natural part of me that I should just be born with is actually missing from my body. Although I’m sure there…
Dear Laura, I hope you can help me. I’ll get straight to my problem… My boyfriend’s mum cannot stand me. She makes it abundantly clear and I don’t know what to do about it. She disliked me from the moment I was introduced to her six months ago. Nothing bad happened in particular, she just didn’t take to me and…
My student days may be sadly over, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up my frugal, and budget friendly, tips and tools, I picked up along the way. I was very lucky to not have to work through the three years I was at uni but that was in large part to the odd summer jobs I worked…
I'm a summer baby and I love warm, sunny weather the most (that must be down to my Italian blood!), but I have to admit, autumn and winter are times that I look forward to for so many reasons. After my August birthday, I always feel a little sad to say goodbye to summer for another year, yet the prospect…
Dear Laura, Firstly, I want to say I’m super excited for you that you are a guest agony aunt for the month. I love reading the Dear Donnas, I think it’s a great feature so how exciting is it that you get to be a part of it. I hope you may have time to write a response to my…
As a new mama currently on maternity leave I’m constantly surrounded by my little person, I’m never actually alone & I live in a house which is so full of love, so why do I feel so lonely & isolated? This pang of isolation has been severely unexpected - After all, it’s me that’s chose to fill my life,…