Author: bumpinowp

November 16, 20202020, Activity, autumn, cooking, Creativity, family, Food, Health, Nutrition, pumpkin

Smashing Pumpkins

I had planned a beautifully photographed, step-by-step recipe, but I’m afraid life happened and I had to make and photograph whilst I […]

November 9, 20202020, anxiety, bravery, calm, change, choice, communication, community, emotions, empathy, family, fear, feelings, future, Hope, love, mental health, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, positivity, trust, unknown

Bridge over troubled water

Can anyone else believe we are in November already and can count on one hand the number of people who have been […]

October 19, 2020October 20, 2020anxiety, attachment, bravery, community, emotions, empathy, family, feelings, grateful, Hope, light, loss, love, mental health, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance

Candle in the wind

I’m a bit unsure as to how to introduce today’s blog.  I think all I can do is allow the words below […]

October 12, 2020attention, attention-seeking, attunement, bonding, busyness, calm, choice, communication, emotions, empathy, family, family time, feelings, future, guilt, Hope, love, mental health, messy, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, positivity, tranquility

The sweetest gift

Why is mum guilt such a real and often daily thing?  Why is it that when they’re tucked up in bed you […]

October 5, 2020autumn, bonding, busyness, craft, Creativity, decoration, family, family time, fun, Holiday, indoor, lantern, light, messy, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, positivity

I see the light

Being a mum comes in all shapes and sizes.  There are so many wonderful experiences and so many challenges.  So many things […]

September 28, 2020bonding, choice, emotions, empathy, family, family time, feelings, learning, love, love languages, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance

Endless love

Love. What a tiny looking word with such a weighted and complicated meaning. Prior to having kids or even getting married, I […]

September 21, 2020adventure, attunement, busyness, emotions, family, family time, feelings, learning, messy, mother, Parenting, patience, peace, perseverance, play therapy, positivity, priority, relationship

It’s a hard not life

You just do it, don’t you? I went for a walk with a dear friend today and she asked me how on […]

September 14, 2020adventure, anxiety, attachment, attunement, birth, bonding, change, education, emotions, family, feelings, learning, mother, Parenting, perseverance, relationship, unknown

Into the Unknown

There are so many instances in life where we venture out blindly hoping that we make it through.  A new job, buying […]

September 9, 2020attachment, attunement, basic need, birth, bonding, change, community, emotions, empathy, family, feelings, mother, Parenting, perseverance, relationship, Uncategorized

Mama

One of the lovely things about being a mum is there is this unspoken understanding and acceptance that we are all in […]

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020autumn, baking, blackberries, cooking, craft, Creativity, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, fruit, mother, Outdoors, Parenting

Brambly hedge

As a kid, I have a fond memory of going blackberry picking with my mum the first weekend after school had started […]