It’s Autumn… The weather is shocking, and Boe needs entertaining…. So today we decided to try a new activity – painting with cotton balls ❤️
Tag: Saturdays and sunny days
Parenting Through Anxiety – Our Kitchen Makeover
I can’t tell you when it started, this insane level of anxiety over our kitchen. I know it wasn’t there pre-Boe, and I know it wasn’t as bad as it has been this year, but I wouldn’t be able to pin point at what stage of my mental health crisis that it all went from…
What Happened Yesterday – Parenting Through Anxiety
You ever have one of those days where you just nail everything? Due to all my mental health issues, one of those days hadn’t happened in a very long time – I often lose my shit over something, but 5 major things happened yesterday that old me would have had major meltdowns over.
Memories of our miscarriage.
7.30 am. I’d slept in! Which meant I only had a few minutes to catch up on emails and bits and pieces before starting our day. *scroll. Scroll. Scroll* and then it hit me right in the gut.
Parenting through Anxiety
So it’s been a while since I blogged about my mental health…. Not because nothing has been happening, but because there’s been a lot of personal breakthroughs that need to be kept quite private.
Why We’re “one and done”
“Oh, really?” They reply, (in an attempted-to-mask-but-failed shocked voice) when we answer their question of when we’re having another child, like it’s such a disapointment to the entire world when we say we’re stopping with Boe. Yes, really.
My top 5 Current Parenting Quotes
My top 5 parenting quotes change quite regularly as I’m always finding new ones… But this is my list for today:
How to Make Your Own Bath Melts
So some of you may remember a little while ago I was making bath melts for you to buy. Well, it was a massive ball ache trying to find a way of sending them out without melting (especially this week ?) so I’ve decided to be really nice and give you the recipe so that…
Our Favourite Children’s Books
Hey there parents! So I thought I’d write a little blog post today about Boe’s most favourite books. I won’t lie, the kids had an impressive library since before he was born – we regularly read Each Peach Pear Plum and the Gruffalo to him whilst he was still tucked away.
Boe’s HS Calm Bag – What’s in it?
So lately we’ve noticed the world is becoming a lot harder for Boe and his High Sensitivity. If you’ve not read anything before about HS, then this link pretty much sum up what being a HS means to Boe, and what it means to us as his parents.