The pain of breastfeeding was out of this world and I didn’t feel prepared for it one jot… I felt like a massive failure because I didn’t anticipate something that was supposed to come so easily to me to be so tough, to feel so unnatural.
In my parent’s house there is a huge bookshelf full of photo albums. They are organized by year, starting three years before I was born in 1982, then going right up to right before I left home at 18. As…
I once dated somebody who wasn’t really into food. “What’s the point?” he would say. “Food is only fuel to run your body”. This particular man had managed to get to the age of 32 without having tried either stilton or avocado which…
I am a huge fan of everything British. The Monarchy, Yorkshire puds, Blue Peter… If it was made in the UK, it’s for me. Despite being firmly against Brexit (we’re all Europeans, yo) I am out-and-out proud to be British:…
It goes without saying that we’re big on feminism and empowerment in this house. 5 years ago I never thought I’d be in my position – a single mum running a business around a hectic life – but the rollercoaster experience…
Even though my children are now 4 and (eek) 6, I think I’m still allowed to lust after nursery interiors. I mean, when it comes to decorating your kid’s room, the newborn stage is the one time you will have…