Feeling really anxiety at the moment with mum guilt! I know I have to work but I miss her more than ever! Before while I was off she still had all of her childcare arrangements in place for 4 days a week to ensure she still had her routine and so I could get used…
**NEW CHAPTER** great start to the day as my beautiful daughter decided to sleep until 6:30am after 8 weeks of disrupted sleep as then also today I started my new job after a career change and redundancy and I’m so excited to say that I’m the new Patient Systems Support at Harrogate Hospital! Finally got…
After hearing what happened to Caroline yesterday, it really hit home as having dealt with my own mental health issues, I have been in some dark places! I’m gutted that she felt that there was no other way and can’t even imagine what her last thoughts were. Having personally dealt with suicide with one of…
Everyone loves an excuse to buy new stationary (obvs from Paperchase) and new clothes! Even expanded from my normal staple wardrobe colour of black and bought a floral dress and I hate floral! I do love Marks and Spencer’s 🤣My excuse is that I start my new job tomorrow 🙌🏻 It’s been a crazy few…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Any excuse to dress up Liberty! ♥️ Liberty managed to sleep through from 6:30 to 4am so it’s getting better! 🙌🏻 We don’t normally celebrate but I love an excuse to buy cards and even Dave got in on the action and got me a card from Liberty! ♥️ traded my usual…
After yet another rough night with Liberty and her sleeping! The feel oil and bath creme from and the snuzcloud help her go to sleep like a dream but still wakes up in the middle of the night wanting a bottle and a cuddle! Tried giving her weetabix before bed which she destroys and lacing…
Read more Back to Stage 1 Extra Hungry Baby Formula to help sleep! 🤞🏻
Following on from a very stressful day on Friday, today things are finally looking up! The boiler has been fitted and actually heating the house and water after one of the coldest weekends ever! Just need to sort the top floor radiators but manageable! Was living my best life earlier by having a hit bubble…
It’s been a really stressful day for me today! Not only have I got a problem with my tyre pressure, my fan belt is on its way out and in our rented property a bloody boiler has been condemned so it’s absolutely freezing! Luckily we have had agreement from the landlord to fit a new…
This photo makes me laugh as she looks like Doctor Emmett Brown from Back to the Future! 🤣What a crazy month it’s been! As you’ve seen on my Insta she can finally walk! After months of praying for her to walk now she’s off and it’s a bloody nightmare! 🤣 She has gone up a…
It’s been a struggle recently as identified from therapy today, I have been getting frustrated with boredom! As much as I love being a lady of leisure I literally Can’t wait to start my new job! Fingers crossed it works out as currently having to wait for health clearance due to being off for 4…
Had my make up done on a random Wednesday only because the legend that is @bbpro_hollieolivia doing the skin SOS tour. she Was in @bbharrogate store! Words can’t express how much I love Bobbi Brown and especially today! She made me feel beautiful! Obviously I still love Ryan and the girls! I would recommend the…
Since last Friday she has got more and more confident and now can walk down the street without a fall! So proud of her! It’s been rough and a constant worry since hurting her hand and delaying her development, I was worried especially if it got to 18 months and still couldn’t, she would have…
I haven’t posted it by mistake instead of snapchat 😜 This is a picture of my scar! Today marks a special day as it’s the anniversary of my open heart surgery at Killingbeck Children’s hospital in Leeds when I was 9! I had a hole in my heart when I was born and it never…
Posting this picture is embarrassing to me! I can’t believe I have let my body get like this! I know it’s been through a lot with child birth but I’m so unfit and unhealthy. My diet since having Liberty has been terrible! Before it was due to not having the time to eat therefore having…
Read more Something has to be done to get fit and healthy! 🙋🏻♀️
This filter is a perfect representation of her current personality #diva 💁🏻♀️ she is doing so well! She has managed to take a few independent steps over the last month and getting more confident everyday! She has 12 teeth and her speech is getting so much better! She had a rough month and due to…
Read more Happy 1️⃣6️⃣ months Liberty – update on her development
2️⃣0️⃣1️⃣9️⃣ Been a crazy year as always! As the top 9 shows some of the great memories! Liberty’s christening, 1st birthday and trip to New York! Had a difficult year with redundancy and career changes and Liberty having to go to hospital following trapping her hand in a book! Managed to pass my driving test…
Happy 3️⃣rd Wedding Anniversary to my lovely husband! We have had some difficult times over the past year due to my job changes and adjusting to motherhood but he has supported me 💯 % my best friend and baby daddy and I love him with all my heart! May our love continue for many years…
Today my dad is 70th and we went to the Park (the same place he wants to go for birthdays and Father’s Days) to have a festive dinner (my 3rd one is 10 days)! I literally love my dad so much and Liberty adores him! Every year he gets older, I feel like time is…
Blog post to include tips and guidance of travelling on holiday with a baby! From flights to accessories needed and then to activities and routines. 
Read more ** TO FOLLOW** NEW YORK CITY #FirstFamilyHoliday 🗽
Had the best 14th month with making memories by exploring New York City and continuing to watch her grow! She has got 4 new teeth and She has managed to stand on her own over the last month! Walking is so close! Sad that I haven’t got to spend much time with her since starting…
Its crazy how fast this year has gone and how much has happened! Every year I say the same thing when it approaches new year but December is here and it’s officially my favourite month! This month is special to me as I love Christmas so much and it’s the month we got married! This…
Sorry for the radio silent on here for the last month! It’s been crazy what with the new job, adjusting to the change and our amazing trip to New York last week! I will definitely bee posting all about that and how to travel with a 1 year old in the next week and promise…
Read more Putting up the Christmas Tree does make you happy! #32DaysToGo
Said goodbye to one of the strongest women I have ever had the pleasure to know! My boss at the NHS, Pennie who I had know for 6 year was so determined and dedicated to ensuring that she stood up for what she believed in! We would often clash professionally but personally she had the…
to this absolute babe! I love you more and more each day and love watching you grow into a little person! You have been a little sleep thief over the last month and literally making mummy run on red bull but I wouldn’t have it any other way! Love this picture of you and daddy!…
Happy Halloween from my gorgeous baby girl! Shame that due to her being poorly she is unable to go to nursery and wear her outfit but at least we’ve got a suitable replacement for her to wear at home! 🎃👻🐱
After all of the drama and stress that I have shared with you over the last few months and then told you all about my dream of going to work in childcare, Today is the day that I started my new job as a trainee early years educator in the preschool room at the nursery…
There are about 5 life ones which were graduating university, successfully completely the York 10K (never ran before), the Great North Run In 2017, getting married and the birth of my beautiful daughter! I’m struggling to think of other proud moments apart from the usual baby milestones from Liberty first smile, to sitting up, to…
Read more Day 15 of the #GirlAboutOctober and Today is ‘a proud moment’👏🏻
Day 8 of #GirlAboutOctober and today’s theme is ‘I can’t live without…’ And unfortunately for me this is my phone! It is my window to the world how I keep up-to-date with current affairs a.k.a. checking the Daily Mail website for celebrity gossip every day, I literally buy everything from it and I have over…
Today Liberty finally had her 1 year old health visitor Check and I am so proud to say that she is bang on the 50th Centile for weight and height! This is such a relief especially with her weight As since she hurt her hand and being poorly, she has had become a very fussy…
Read more One Year Health Visitor Review = Positive feedback 🙌🏻
Day 4 of #GirlAboutOctober on Instagram and its about development! What this means to me is that I actually need to start doing this especially during this different stage of my life! I need to believe in myself that I can achieve anything I want and keep telling myself that I can do it instead…
Day 3 of #GirlAboutOctober photo challenge and its #ThrowbackThursday! I have chosen this picture from my 30th Birthday party! It was an American high school party and went as the prom queen 💁🏼♀️As you see this picture I look totally different! I decided that my ‘turning 30 crisis’ was to dye my hair blonde! At…
Hello October! And today is my first official day of unemployment! 😩 still really don’t know how I feel about it as I’ve never not had a job since I was 15 years old! I had a great 8 years at the NHS! I’m not gonna lie sometimes extremely challenging and had a couple of…
Time to sort myself out! (I literally say that everyday!) Like I said previously this month is a bittersweet month and have been dreading parts of it! So hear is a brief update. So far I decided to have a new haircut and cut back in my fringe! You like….? I finally took my DVLA…
Wow one-year-old! No one is more surprised than I am and that I have managed to survive this year and have the most amazing beautiful little girl! It has been the longest and shortest year of my entire life! I have learnt a lot of lessons this year in particular I can do more than…
Can’t wait for her to wake up and start the birthday celebrations! So many things planned for her including having her hand and foot cast and a birthday party with all her friends at the weekend! Hope you are all looking forward to the baby spam and my gushy posts tomorrow! 🖤
Sorry for the long post. It’s now September and it’s a bittersweet month for me. This month marks one of the greatest milestones of all time! My baby girl turns one!!! No one is more shocked than I am that I have managed to keep a little person alive for 1 whole year! On her…
What a wonderful day at Rachel and Rowan’s wedding this weekend and it was one of the days where we were just Mary and Dave and not Mummy and Daddy! It’s been a rough week with Liberty being poorly from her ear infection and dosed up on Calpol and Antibiotics so lots of sleepless nights…
Today we hit another milestone! Liberty got her first shoes! I know that she is only crawling and it’s not essential but felt like the right time! Obviously had to go to Clark’s for the first ones and document it! Had to match mummy’s obsession with shoes, we bought 3 pairs of the same style…
Sorry I have been MIA recently, it’s just been harder recently to try and keep my anxiety levels low. I got my notice letter from work and have 6 1/2 weeks left until I’m made redundant and still in search of a new suitable alternative 😩 Being off work still and spending a lot of…
Time has flown by! This past month she has got her top 2 teeth, getting more confident with finger foods, and also learnt to crawl! Plus having the car now, I’m able to take her places to explore new experiences like the beach and the farm! We so proud of her and love her to…
I have been so obsessed with her crawling and thinking that she’s not developing properly as that’s what happens in the mum world you constantly compare your children to others that are the same age! I am so happy and so proud of her and love her so very much! 🖤
While currently sat in the bath with a glass of champagne waiting for Love Island to start on the TV in the wall of the bathroom (Rockcliffe Hall birthday break – Thanks Dave ♥️) I thought I would write my brief annual reflection post the day before my birthday and what a year my 34th…
I don’t know why I feel so unsettled and anxious still! I managed to get my driving license which is what I’ve always wanted but then I doubt myself and feel nervous when driving plus my parking is rubbish! I know practice makes perfect! I think that because I was putting so much energy and…
HAPPY 🔟 MONTHS to this absolute beaut! She is amazing in every way! She really does make everything better during with difficult time I’m having at the moment. Celebrated today by going to the Little Gym where she went into the 10 – 18 months class! We were practicing trying to crawl and she is…
Yesterday was up there with one of the greatest days! I passed my driving test and then bought a car (hello Matilda) I have been dreaming of this day for years due to all the issues with my health I haven’t really been able to drive but yesterday I was given the opportunity to do…
After a tough meeting with work yesterday, I’m formally ‘at risk’ of redundancy and will be given notice on 5th August 😩 I have support in trying to find a suitable alternative during that time but still gutted! I need to take time to focus on the future now and what is best for me…
Read more She brings light during the dark times #MyDaughterIsMyBestie
