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Isn't it funny how, as women, we are trained from a very young age that we must do well in school, get a good job, meet the person of our dreams, marry them, have kids... preferably 2, a boy and a girl, just like John Lewis told us too. That is peak life goals. That is what we are told to work towards. That END GOAL. So for many of us, we'll hit that in our twenties and early thirties. So what do we do after that? What do we do when we hit everything we've spent our whole life workin[...]

It's so funny to me that I often defend myself as a Stay at Home Mum. Even now I am struggling not to add in the caveat of "oh, but I work from home" - because without it I feel like there is an instant inner eyeroll from whoever asked me "what do you do?" Photo by Jess Cheetham Photography Obviously, I do this. I'm a writer/blogger/social media tart/nine to five dodger - whatever you want to call me, but regardless, I don't understand when my self worth became defined b[...]

So here we are, out of the woods right? That's it, this month I hung up my Two Under Two shoes and gracefully bowed out of the club as Rory hit his second year of life. I am no longer a Two Under Two Mum! It’s funny that label isn't it. As though once the clock chimed for Rory to be 2 years and one day, things would miraculously get easier but obviously, the dilemmas of a small age gap are still very much present. So anyway, I “Two Under Twoed” it for 8 whole months and I feel like now[...]

Newborns! For such small little beings, they sure do need some equipment! I found it so confusing when I was first pregnant with Rory to understand what was just hype, and what was actually a newborn essential! So after two newborns in the space of two years I feel like I have a good handle of what you do and don't need, so here is my ulitmate list of newborn essentials! White Noise Ever heard of The Fourth Trimester? Well its basically a time where your newborn comes out into the world and go[...]