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Today is a significant date. Today, Charlotte turns 18 months old. It’s the day on which, two years ago, I told my employer I was pregnant. And today was the day I handed in my notice to leave my job. It’s fair to say it wasn’t the plan I had in mind when I came…

After we lost Lentil, a number of people who’d experienced miscarriage but already had a healthy child told me they imagined it must be harder to lose your first. It was to some extent a strange type of conversation in which neither party could give a particularly meaningful answer as neither party had experienced the…

I haven’t updated my blog for a while and I’d rather I wasn’t updating it now if I’m honest but Gary and I have news that we feel we have to share so here I am – or here we are. We’re here to share the news that, this week, we have experienced miscarriage for…

Fourteen-month-old Charlotte loves books. Left to her own devices, she can often be found flicking through a selection of children’s stories and doing a brilliant impression of someone who is reading every word, even if she has the book upside down. But one of her favourite activities, without a shadow of a doubt, is being…

One day it was March. Then I blinked and Advent had arrived. I’m not quite sure how that happened or where the year went but Christmas is just around the corner. And what better way to prepare for its impending arrival than with this, my Random Advent of Kindness? There’s no denying that 2020 has…

Time. Some say it’s a great healer. Others seem to think people should ‘get over it’ after a certain amount of it has passed. But does time cure things or just allow our perspective on them to be altered? Today is the third anniversary of one of the hardest days of my life – the…

I said I’d do it and here it is. Let’s boost a business – or several. The Christmas shopping season is looking a bit different this year, what with the enforced closure of so many shops, and businesses across the board are struggling. So, in a bid to help, I’ve put together this blog highlighting…

Well, 2020. What a year it’s turned out to be. With ‘lockdowns’, restrictions on what we’ve been able to do, where and with whom, lots of people finding themselves without work, and many people sadly losing loved ones, it’s been a difficult year for many, and one in which we have all faced some kind…

Today is National Rainbow Baby Day apparently. Didn’t know that? Don’t worry, neither did I until about half an hour ago. But, as my little rainbow winds down in her playpen before bed, I thought I’d honour the occasion with a quick blog post. For those who aren’t familiar with the phrase, rainbow baby is…