Better Bedtimes: Balancing growing up and creating a sensory space

The bedrooms have always been my favourite rooms. I spent ages creating a nursery for my first son. My ‘little man’ is now 4 years old and it’s time for a ‘big boy bedroom’. He’s growing up and changing from the toddler/preschooler stage into an almost ‘school child’. J has his own interests and fascinations…

How to help fight dementia with cake (and raise money for Alzheimer’s Society).

There’s not much in my world that can’t be solved, or at least improved with some cake. Cake can make me feel better when I’m sad, its perfect for celebrations and its got the sugary kick I need to get through the day when both kids decide to ‘tag team’ and keep me awake at…

Family Day Out to Kentwell Hall: Tudor Reenactment Fun

We love going on family adventures, especially ones we can learn new things. Today is May Day and to celebrate we went to Kentwell Hall, Long Melford for their re-enactment weekend. It’s a day where they show us life in Tudor times. It was a great opportunity to talk about the differences between time periods,…

Maternal Mental Health: Anxiety and Becoming a Mum for the 2nd Time

Maternal Mental Health is an important issue. Don’t get me wrong, all mental health and well being is important but as a parent who has just undergone 9 months of hormones and growing a human and then the stress and pain of pushing said human out there is A LOT of emotions and thoughts to…