Living with Trichotillomania – Compulsive hair pulling
Trichotillomania. A condition I’ve always thought could benefit from a catchier name. It’s a pretty difficult name to remember, let alone pronounce, when you read it in the agony aunt…
Life / Work / Budgeting
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On insta-mums, #AD, and the call for clearer disclosure
It’s the morning after a family wedding and as I write this I’m pretty certain I still have prosecco flowing through my veins. Over the last few days I have…
ARFID – My child is a selective eater (and it’s not my fault).
When I hear parents talking about how they stamped out fussy eating in their children, it makes me smile. It used to hurt. In the days where I’d search the…
Maternity Leave – Will I get it ‘right’ this time?
In terms of work/life/childcare balance, this last year has been the best I’ve ever had it since having children. When Rory started preschool, it was the first time I’d had…
Deciding to Move House
On our 10 year anniversary, we bought a house. (Well, sort of, it’s in that stage before exchange where it could all balls up, but let’s just pretend that it’s…
When Your Partner Works Away From Home
Sam going on work trips has always been a thing. Usually for a week or ten days at a time. I remember the first trip after we became a family, Arlo…
Getting prepared to buy your first property – My top survival tips for a first time buyer
We went to look at a house recently. A proper family house. The sort of house that would make me feel like a grown up. A house with a porch,…
On saving money – in my teens and in my ‘grown up’ life
I’ve teamed up with Natwest to write about my saving experiences – past, present, and future, whilst also letting you know the help Natwest offer when you are working towards…
Life in the ‘Squeezed Middle’
Thank you for the feedback from this post. All of those blog post ideas will most likely get published at some point anyway, but it has proved motivating to know…