I spent half an hour staring at an Instagram post last night. It was my post – a photo of a skeleton in Norwich Cathedral. It’s slightly blurry. Before posting, I had agonised over it in my editing app. I raised the sharpness, lifted the clarity, and adjusted the exposure. I posted it, with a
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
Pubs are back open, #ButNotMaternity “Nervous?” I ask my husband as he steers our car off the A470 and makes the turn towards Nelson. He frowns into the rear-view mirror. “…I’m having some serious concerns about her nose.” I take a breath and catch my own reflection in the passenger side mirror. I wrinkle my
Oh yes, it’s that time of year and my favourite TV show OF THE YEAR is about to hit our screens. Excited much? YES!! Thanks to COVID, it is launching slightly later than usual, with less contestants, but I’m sure it will be entertaining nevertheless. Nothing feels better, on a cold, wet Saturday night, than
Ok so here’s the thing. You’ve recently started growing your social media following and brands are approaching you with exclusive discounts. You think wow someone wants to work with me and bite their hand off for a freebie. Maybe it’s an umbrella from Amazon that someone is asking you to write a review for. Maybe
There are several signs that signal that the countdown to Christmas is on. Giant variety tubs of chocolates sneak their way on to supermarket shelves, the amount of TV adverts for toys exponentially increases… and the Strictly Come Dancing line-up is announced. I have been a major Strictly fan since it started way back in
2020 has thrown up a torrent of curve balls to say the least, and as we emerge from the chaos of a summer we will never forget, we enter into an autumn of uncertainty; will we feel the effects of the elusive second coronavirus wave? And perhaps most persistent for many of us – what
It is no secret that we have a problem with plastic. It is in every single household and encases most of the products we all use every day. Now, I think it is fair to say that it is only fairly recently that people have started to wake up to the dangers of plastic. Environmentally,
As the first week of the new school term in England, Wales and Northern Ireland begins, teachers and parents are making important adaptations to ‘ordinary’ school life. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has changed so much for even the very youngest children and ensuring that everyone is safe is a priority for everyone involved.
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I spent half an hour staring at an Instagram post last night. It was my post - a photo of a skeleton in Norwich Cathedral. It's slightly blurry. Before posting, I had agonised over it in my editing app. I raised the sharpness, lifted the clarity, and adjusted the exposure. I posted it, with a caption I rewrote three times.…
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…
Pubs are back open, #ButNotMaternity “Nervous?” I ask my husband as he steers our car off the A470 and makes the turn towards Nelson. He frowns into the rear-view mirror. “...I’m having some serious concerns about her nose.” I take a breath and catch my own reflection in the passenger side mirror. I wrinkle my own nose – the nose…
Oh yes, it’s that time of year and my favourite TV show OF THE YEAR is about to hit our screens. Excited much? YES!! Thanks to COVID, it is launching slightly later than usual, with less contestants, but I'm sure it will be entertaining nevertheless. Nothing feels better, on a cold, wet Saturday night, than jumping in to PJ’s, grabbing…
Ok so here’s the thing. You’ve recently started growing your social media following and brands are approaching you with exclusive discounts. You think wow someone wants to work with me and bite their hand off for a freebie. Maybe it’s an umbrella from Amazon that someone is asking you to write a review for. Maybe they want to send you…
There are several signs that signal that the countdown to Christmas is on. Giant variety tubs of chocolates sneak their way on to supermarket shelves, the amount of TV adverts for toys exponentially increases… and the Strictly Come Dancing line-up is announced. I have been a major Strictly fan since it started way back in 2004 (remember Natasha Kaplinksy?). The…
2020 has thrown up a torrent of curve balls to say the least, and as we emerge from the chaos of a summer we will never forget, we enter into an autumn of uncertainty; will we feel the effects of the elusive second coronavirus wave? And perhaps most persistent for many of us – what the hell is going to…
It is no secret that we have a problem with plastic. It is in every single household and encases most of the products we all use every day. Now, I think it is fair to say that it is only fairly recently that people have started to wake up to the dangers of plastic. Environmentally, it is doing astronomical damage…
As the first week of the new school term in England, Wales and Northern Ireland begins, teachers and parents are making important adaptations to ‘ordinary’ school life. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic has changed so much for even the very youngest children and ensuring that everyone is safe is a priority for everyone involved. In the weeks leading up…