Tag: outdoors

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 […]

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 […]

February 14, 2020February 16, 2020basic need, busyness, child right, community, Exercise, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, fun, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, park, perseverance, play, positivity, right, self-care, socializing, stress

Park Life

Before becoming a parent one of the things I used to resent was standing, freezing my butt off, with other mums in […]

January 29, 2020January 29, 2020adventure, change, cold, emotions, expression, family, feelings, fun, Goal, January, New Year, Outdoors, perseverance, positivity, seasonal, winter

January Friend

I tend to find January a bit of a tough month if I’m honest.  It’s cold and dark and often wet, and […]

December 19, 2019December 19, 2019Christmas, craft, Creativity, decoration, family, family time, foraging, glitter, Holiday, mother, Outdoors, painting, Parenting, presents, seasonal, winter, wrapping

Deck the halls

If you’re anything like me when your kid brings home a delightful hand-crafted decoration from school, you’ll do the classic “that’s lovely […]

November 6, 2019November 6, 2019autumn, body, change, cold, face, face cream, family, Food, Health, Nutrition, foraging, mother, Outdoors, sea buckthorn, seasonal, self-care, winter

Baby, It’s Cold Outside

I don’t want to give the impression that I absolutely hate the cold and live longing for the summer.  That’s not completely […]

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019Activity, adventure, autumn, family, family time, mental health, Outdoors, play, positivity, seasonal, summer

Autumn Days

I am so incredibly grateful that a season as worthy as autumn follows the summer.  Saying goodbye to the warmth and sunshine, […]

October 9, 2019October 9, 2019Activity, body, community, Exercise, family, family time, Food, Health, Nutrition, mental health, mother, Outdoors, Parenting, patience, positivity, post natal depression, postnatal depression, pregnancy, running, self-care, socializing, stress, talking

Run Mummy Run!

“Not enough time”, “no inclination/motivation”, “too tired”, “no childcare”, “not sure what to do”.  These may sound familiar.  Fitting exercise in as […]

September 18, 2019September 18, 2019anxiety, body, change, community, family, mental health, mother, nap, Outdoors, Parenting, patience, positivity, post natal depression, postnatal depression, pregnancy, self-care, sleep, sleep deprivation, socializing, stress, tiredness, try

Sweet Dreams

“I love sleep.  My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?” Ernest Hemingway Anyone else feel like […]

July 24, 2019July 24, 2019craft, Creativity, family, family time, Holiday, indoor, learning, mother, Outdoors, painting, Parenting, play, summer

Old Paint

Ahhh, the summer holidays.  I wonder how you read that “ahhh”.  Ahhh as in “help” or ahhh as in “phew”.  The summer […]