Choose Joy – why we should choose to be happy
Choosing Joy. I really do think that it is something that we get to pick. There seems to be a trend right now for talking about how hard things are....
Category: * Self care and Growth *
The mother’s guide to essential oils
Many people are turning to alternative medicine for techniques to use alongside conventional medicine, especially for aches and pains. The use of essential oils is one such example. Essential oils...
Summer Style
#1 – top / trousers / sandals #2 – dress / jacket / sandals #3 – top / kimono / jeans / sandals I think I was made to live...
Letting go of perfect
I’m sure I’m not the only one guilty of it. Expecting too much of ourselves. As Mama’s we wear so many hats, have so many things to do, so many...
Be your true self
Sometimes it’s easy to lose sight of who we are. Surrounded 24/7 by media telling us who we should be, hours spent scrolling through Instagram/Facebook at all those ‘perfect’ life’s,...
Brightening up a Winters Day
I’m a summer girl. I live for the sunshine, bright blue skies and fluffy white clouds. I do love a crisp, frosty winter day, when there is ice on the...
Journal Prompts – Happiness is…
Journaling is perfect for the New Year – the perfect time to get all your hopes and dreams for the coming year down on paper. I love to start the...
Give yourself a break
Growing another human in your tummy can be hard work. Whether it’s your first or your fourth… you still get tired, emotional, achey and naggy. When I was pregnant the...
Book Love: What I’ve been reading
Since I’ve been pregnant, I’ve been reading so much! I go through phases of reading for hours every night, or not at all. I’ve been making myself go to bed...
Red Hair Care: Tips & Products
I’ve been dying my hair for over twenty years {seriously, that sounds terrifying to write down – how is it possible I’ve been doing anything for twenty years?!}. I can...
Make yourself happy
When was the last time you felt really really happy?? What made you feel so good? Happiness is a totally personal thing. What makes one person joyously happy, may not...
A lesson in slowing down
artwork by Katie Daisy at The Wheatfield I’m a great believer in listening to what life is telling me.. this week my lesson was to slow down. Monday...
52 Weeks of Gratitude – Week Five
Fresh flowers Iced Caramel Lattes on a hot day Days with friends Ticking things of my to-do list Being Mama to my girlies Feeling ever-so-slightly less tired Evenings spent curled...
52 Weeks of Gratitude – Week Four
a husband who brings me cups of tea in bed before he goes out to work parcels of pretty fabric holiday planning sewing time having no kiddos in my bed...