The summer holiday is almost upon us and I have the job of making sure that both the boys are entertained and off their tablets for the summer. I have put together a little bucket list that I am going to try and get through as the weeks go on. The list was longer but … Continue reading Summer Holiday Bucket List
Category: Parent blog
ADHD IS MORE THAN HYPERACTIVITY
Adhd is more than hyperactivity. Its finding the adventure in a world that can be boring. He is happy and bouncy. He is positivity in a world that can be a dark and lonely place. ADHD is loyalty beyond words. He wont ever leave you out, he thinks about you more than you know. He … Continue reading ADHD IS MORE THAN HYPERACTIVITY
Mental Health Awareness Week- Body Image- My Personal Story of gaining weight
It's that time of year again. Mental Health Awareness Week. This years theme is body image. When I think of body image the first thing I actually think about is teenage boys and girls and the pressure that they are under whilst surviving (let's face it, it is survival) school and being the prettiest you … Continue reading Mental Health Awareness Week- Body Image- My Personal Story of gaining weight
Our Half Term Holiday
And poof... Before you know it the half term holidays are over and we are back to the mundane, the uniforms, the afterschool clubs, the routine of it all. I secretly do love term time though but I absolutely love the holidays. The freedom it brings to the table, I can work in the morning, … Continue reading Our Half Term Holiday
Finally Potty Trained!
"MESS!" The 2.5 year old toddler shouts from the other room. "Oh shit" the mother mutters under her breathe for the hundredth time that day. She is hoping that it is just a wee and not the other one. She doesn't think she can bare it. That mother is me. I walk into the other … Continue reading Finally Potty Trained!
Motherhood Is Hard
Motherhood is hard! There are so many things that we struggle with on our journey through motherhood from the moment we find out we are expecting our baby our lives are changed forever. Our journey with our children never ends. It is one that will keep throwing challenges at us long after they've left home … Continue reading Motherhood Is Hard
New Year New Me *blah blah blah*
Every year I say this and every year it ends up the same (after two weeks I'm back to the same rut as before, eating ice cream from the tub, binge watching Criminal Minds wondering where my life got so stuck). This year WILL be different, I am sure of it. I made a plan … Continue reading New Year New Me *blah blah blah*