I can’t quite believe it (I was convinced we were having a girl!) but at 1:53am on a stormy Wednesday morning – missing my birthday by less than two hours – our second little boy arrived into this world, delivered by our local home birth midwife on our playroom sofa. Weighing in at a whopping nine pounds nine ounces, with…
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From the moment you entered this world, I knew that, whatever happened in life, I’d love you forever. Even though you were covered in a weird white waxy substance and had a pointy head like a giant avocado, in my eyes you were nothing short of perfect. You won’t remember (although it’s a time I’ll never forget) but shortly after…
View PostUnless you’ve been living under a rock for the past year, you’ll be familiar with hygge, the untranslatable Danish concept of cosiness and quality time that’s been sending lifestyle bloggers into a frenzy for longer than I care to remember. But while many of us hard-nosed Brits (myself included) may think of ourselves as too busy and too sceptical to…
View PostThroughout my entire adult life, I’ve dreamt of getting a dog. Man’s best friend…a tail wagging, always happy to see you, epitome of unconditional love. But being a Londoner with an intensive full time job, I was convinced by countless doggy owners that the time wasn’t right. “It’s cruel! You can’t leave a puppy in doggy daycare! Wait until you…
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