My little prayer before labour…The night before…. It feels like the night before Christmas, I am sat here alone on the induction ward eating the most delicious tea and toast and I feel so much at peace. I am rarely alone these days. This is the calm before the storm. I have been so anxious up until this point. 40 + 2 days, was sure I was in labour this morning so we came to the Maternity assessment unit. turns out only 2cm dilated! how can I not know what labour is lol i’ve been there, done that and got the t-shirt. Truth is I am really grateful and feel safe to be here. I am waiting for a b ..read more

A Stay to Remember Your long anticipated staycation awaits and comes in the form of a beautiful decadent hotel in the heart of West Yorkshire. It resides in the small humble village of Lindley, Huddersfield. Lindley is a fascinating area with a long history. It’s infrastructure is held up by a community of inspirational,hard working and kind people. You will never visit a friendlier place and the Irony is although small, it has a huge aura around it, a somewhat xfactor. It’s quirky shops, hair dresses and businesses are a force to be reckoned with and it is full of award winning restaurants a ..read more

Social media or anti-social media? I suppose it’s entirely down to perception and interpretation. I’ve been thinking a lot recently about this social media business, and at times it’s almost antisocial? …I went on a press trip recently and it was such a fantastic experience! I have been blogging for almost 2 years now and never did I dream I would be doing what I am now. Somedays it feels like I’m a PR powerhouse which is great I’m not knocking it. But sometimes what started as a personal blog has become more advertising…and feels somewhat less personal…. Saying that I love what I do and I am ..read more

Blackpool Pleasure Beach really does live up to its name. On a Pursuit of Happiness, this weekend it was found in my childhood memories and new memories of my children playing and experiencing the pure joy and exhilaration at Blackpool Pleasure Beach. Despite the recent pandemic, walking around I am filled with nostalgia and fun. A place that seems untouched from all the negativity that is going on in the world right now. A place to escape, have fun and the only fear experienced is the adrenaline from enjoying your favourite roller coaster. I have been going to Blackpool pleasure beach all my ..read more

Whether you have had a miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, problems with fertility, an abortion, still birth. You are not alone, it is not easy and it does not make you any less of a person for having gone or are going through this. I cannot believe in this day and age that there is very little information and talk about such subjects that have a huge impact on people and their lives. 1 in 4 women experience miscarriage, that is a lot. It has a huge impact on you physically but more so mentally and there doesn’t seem to be any acknowledgement of this in the public domain. With mental health in th ..read more

Trigger Warning This May be insensitive, tacky even, desperate, embarrassing or even crude. I will be judged either way but that’s not what this is about. I do not know how to cope with this any other way but to write about it. It would be hypocritical of me not to as I started this blog to be open, honest and real, to help others. This is real life and it may be uncomfortable for some and even cringeworthy, you may see it as attention seeking. I don’t want sympathy. I just want to share my experience and to let any one going through this know, that I am open and here to talk about it. It hap ..read more

Top 10 ideas to keep the kids entertained    With over 50 years of play experience Little Tikes has pulled together its top ten tips to keep kids busy – whatever the weather! Open the patio doors if the sun is shining and get little one’s into the outdoor spirit or get creative inside.   1. Get closer to nature by creating your own family treasure hunt in the garden. Involve children by asking them to come up with their own reward to keep them engaged.You could even make it a weekly or monthly treat! &nb ..read more

Let’s Talk About Post Natal Depression Emma’s Diary Well-being Advice   The moment your little bundle of Joy enters the world, you are overcome with a mixture of emotions…but what if the Joy just isn’t there? How could I say this you ask? But it is true for a lot of mums out there that they don’t feel the ‘Joy’. Maybe at first or maybe not. But as weeks go by something comes over you, like a huge cloud. You find yourself lost, a none entity and your struggling to understand what on earth this is. I remember relating to all the films about birth and having a baby. Yes it looks painful, to be ..read more

Where do I begin. Let’s just say I didn’t get off to the best start in my motherhood journey. You see it all happened so fast… It was a catalogue of events that spiralled and was the perfect cocktail recipe for what I now know to be post traumatic stress and post natal depression, the perfect storm. I was a sister on an acute surgical ward. Work was my life, my career, my achievement, my purpose, my identity. Within the blink of an eye it was all gone and suddenly I had a new role to play…MUM. I never imagined it would happen how it did. I always thought I would be married at 25, settled and l ..read more

Long are the days I used to go Christmas shopping in town and come back with presents…for myself…OBVIOUSLY it’s magical and I can be bothered of course it’s just a lot of planning and expense and sometimes we spend so much time stressing that we actually miss the whole point of Christmas..yes the presents! Of course but what about the true meaning… Christmas doing your head in? Anxious 10/10? just can’t seem to get the list down? 10 Christmas hacks I used to live by before becoming a responsible parent… 1. Become a planetarium -I’m not doing gifts this year to save the planet. All the waste ..read more