On Friday, there was a bit of a Mean Girls “incident” in the sandpit. It involved Theo using toys that weren’t his and two separate mums coming together to gang […]
On writing morning pages
Ages and ages ago, I tweeted something along the lines of ‘I’d love to be the sort of person who woke up early to meditate every morning or write […]
7 ways to make yourself move more
Pre-kids I used to go on more long walks (here I am on the 7th hill of the Seven Sisters, on discovering that there are WAY more than 7 hills […]
Setting intentions for the new year: 7 goals for 2018
Originally, I decided not to set any goals for 2018. I’ve been doing monthly goals for a while now, and that framework works really well for me. I also had […]
Getting ready for 2018 – Setting up my new bullet journal
So the time has come! I have bought a new bullet journal and am in the process of setting it up for the new year. When I got my first […]
Beatrice’s birth story
I can’t quite believe how different two births can be. Theo’s was exciting, but full of fear and pretty scary toward the end (although, of course, it still delivered the best possible […]
6 MORE easy ways to live more sustainably (plus one thing that didn’t work for me!)
Following on from my post a few months ago about ways to live a bit more sustainably, here are a few more things I’ve done recently which I hope are […]
7 things I do to stop my house falling apart
Beatrice is 8.5 months, and I think I’ve just about got to the stage where the state of the house doesn’t make me want to kill myself on a regular […]
What you need for a new baby: The definitive list
When I was pregnant with Theo, my friend at work, who was much further along than me, gave me The List. I don’t know how it got started, but I do […]
How I set my monthly goals
So, a few months ago, I decided to do monthly goal setting. It was around the time that I read The Happiness Project, and I was listening to Gretchen Rubin’s […]