House Rules for Different Personalities

Not blogging as much as I used to has made me realise how much I've missed it. It's my creative outlet in a world where noise, chaos and jumping on furniture is part and parcel of everyday life. But I've also realised something else. What started out as a blog about cooking and interior design, two of my favourite hobbies, has unexpectedly changed over the years and I now find myself writing more and more about family life.

Air Travel with Kids - Solo

“We’re landing on the sea!” 

That’s exactly how I remember it. Words from an excited Callum. One moment we were all surrounded by clouds, then just before we even realised what was happening, water just below.

I was travelling solo with my three boys and I couldn’t be happier. Even with a water landing imminent…

The days are long but the years feel short

Next week the days of 12pm pick ups for my five year old will come to an end.

Manifesto #1 | Parenting

At the beginning of 2017 I wrote seven manifestos; one on parenting, one about family, a personal manifesto, work, health, marriage and happiness. Writing down a list of principles to help guide how I want to live each day suddenly made everything very clear and simple. In just a few months they've improved so many things and, like everything on here, whenever I come across something that I think could be useful I need to share it! 

We have three kids!

I spent a good part of my life as a Mum trying to act as if everything had stayed the same. Baby number one arrived, "Ooh, you're going to London, I'll come. A night on the town, of course I can make it". Brunches, lunches, trips, dinners, bars, always there, always acting as if I could do this whole baby juggling thing in my sleep.