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Month: October 2016

Life as a working mum, 6 weeks on – the reality

Going back to work after maternity leave has not been easy, but thankfully it does get easier… even amongst the chaos that is having a toddler!

Tourists in our own city – for free!

Tourist Thursdays – attempting to hit up a new free tourist spot each week, exploring the city on our doorstep.

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Festival season 🏕🌞🌈 she was sad she missed out on our promised camping trip this weekend, so asked for a "camping festival" instead. Welcome to @glowormfestival inspired GlowHome festival - social distancing friendly, school-work friendly, and mama-still-has-work-calls friendly... complete with campsite, music, activities, maths puzzles, bubbles, a 'sports day', and more... 💜🏕🌈

My little superhero 💜 this was the school run a week ago (she got to dress as a superhero for school). Today there is no school run and it's our first day of working mama vs homeschool Lily at the same table. I've promised her as much fun and games as possible, around my meetings/work and her little timetable with weekly school work, but still feel sad for her because I know school means so much to her and she is really going to miss it 🌍 I've also had to be super organised just to be able to still juggle everything too, but I want to make sure she still has as much fun as possible 💜 However you deal with things this week, at home or at school as a key worker, don't put pressure on yourself - do what works for you, your family, and make sure you have fun too! You've got this! 🌠 Seat: #gifted @cargoseat

BE KIND, PASS IT ON! 💜 This was meant to be our first proper weekend out since my surgery in January, but we are just so grateful to be healthy and happy at home 💙 the amazing @bluebell_dairy surprised us yesterday by driving all the way to our house to deliver the Peter Rabbit making kit after the Mother's Day event was cancelled, which was an incredible thing for them to do - I nearly cried 😂 we had great fun making him. Lily loves him so much and she loved showing him off to my mum on WhatsApp video... apparently he likes bike rides too 😂💙 also huge thanks to @janinelesueur for the special food parcel picnic that Lily and I enjoyed in the garden... we had such a lovely day and she was so excited to show Maddy all her "breakdancing" on Facetime too 😂💜🌈 Truly loving all the stories of kindness right now. This is a crazy time, so big love to everyone who may need some love right now 🌈🌍

Oh, to be a child and see the world full of rainbows and sunshine right now 🌈💜🌍

When it rains, look for rainbows 🌈💜 this weekend we visited a very lovely local family-run farm, which is usually buzzing with children, parties, educational reptile talks and more. Instead, we had it to ourselves for the majority of the time there... usually something I'd enjoy, but this weekend it was heartbreaking to see for the farmer and his team 💜 I'm trying to keep things as "normal" as possible for this one, so as not to scare her, while still being aware of the risks (head to @glowormfestival for lovely advice on talking to kids about it). Local businesses need those customers to keep them running for as long as possible, while advice still says it is OK. Outdoors is also really healthy for the mind too 🌲 I know it isn't easy for so many people to get out, especially those with family at risk, and I've no idea what the advice will be this week, but if there's any chance you can go out or support a business from home, it is really important to keep people's livelihoods going as long as possible. There's been some amazing love being spread online, it is so heartwarming to see. Support small in whatever way you can, whether that be in person or online - let's help each other out 💜 #mondaymotivation 🌈 (sorry for the ramble, thanks for making it this far if you did 😂)

Anyone else's kid love packing "stuff" to take with them whenever they leave the house?! 🙋‍♀️😂 after 2 months without driving after the surgery, I'm finally back behind the wheel (even if it may currently be temporary!!) so we've been trying out the incredibly awesome @cargoseat (#gifted) and I'm not sure it could tick any more boxes for families! It's a 10 litre case with wheels, that converts into a Stage 3 car seat with little arm rests. Lily may not be tall/heavy enough yet for roadtrips with it, but she says it is super comfy! It will be great for camping/picnics til she is bigger too... and even a spare seat for when we give lifts to her friends. Plus it keeps all her random stuff she takes with her in one place in the car - a total win-win! 🤩 What's more, they recycle the seats for you when you no longer need them 🙋‍♀️🌎 this will be with us on adventures for many years, so thank you @cargoseat for making days, weekends and holidays far easier with this one now... keep an eye on our posts to find out where we head with it... even if it ends up on her fictitious holidays she likes to pack for too 😂🌈💜🌎

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