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Edinburgh in a Minute | Snapshots and Scenes #8

[dropcap]W[/dropcap]ow, eight months of Snapshots and Scenes already! I am really enjoying this creative video project. It is so different to the longform, chatty content that I usually put out…

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Turning 31

Birthdays with small children take some getting used to. After six years, I’m pretty happy with how I celebrate my birthdays post-children. There are the years when I’m pregnant or…

empire state building new york

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Should you visit New York in winter?

My first trip to New York was in January for my 30th birthday. It can be a very cold time of year, but should that put you off a winter…

4 min

What happened when I turned 30

We haven’t really ‘done’ presents for each other in the last five years. But this year, I was keen to maximise my window of opportunity – big birthday, stable finances, an…

Arlo’s Dinosaur Party

This party was always going to be a low effort job. I had neither the time or inclination to put in hours of home-made theme preparation. Nor the money to go…

A weekend of food (and birthdays)

I’m not fussed about ageing, but it does feel odd to think that I’m in the last year of my twenties. As soon as I turned 25, I got (accidentally) pregnant,…

Six sure-fire present ideas for a three year old

Apart from a couple of obvious big ticket items, (like bikes and scooters) I always get a bit stumped when it comes to present ideas for Arlo. A year is…

Does a three year old need a birthday party?

For Arlo’s first birthday, we had a big party / naming day at my mum’s house. But that was more for us. Our first baby was turning one – for…

Project 366 – Two

I’m still running about a month behind. All the images are there, it’s the editing and captioning that I struggle to keep on top of. I have to say that…

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Hello! I'm Chloe. I live in South London with my four children and their dad. I love storytelling through film-making and photography - cameras have made me happy ever since I was a child. Click below to read more about our story:

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