Covid 19 and our Small Family Business
Lockdown as a small family business This year was supposed to be the year. The year i could look at what i had built, stand back and feel well successful i suppose. Covid 19 and my small family business is a title i didn’t think i’d be typing ever. I’ve spent years building up my […]
Introducing Freya Lillie SS20
Linen Clothing for SS20 With the sunshine and warmer weather in touching distance and the bookings of sunshine holidays confirmed, it’s the time of year we look forward to the most at Freya Lillie. Introducing our new linen clothing for SS20. As most of our customers know, we are a sustainable timeless brand. We design […]
Mammy & Daddy Do Vegas
When an opportunity arose last year for a trip to Vegas to attend our friends wedding, it didn’t take much persuading for either myself or Mark to jump onboard. There was never any doubt that the kids were staying at home, it was Mammy and Daddy’s time to let their hair down and to do […]
My Top 5 Healthy ‘faff free, toddler friendly’ Breakfasts
So it’s that time of year again, chocolate, cheese and alcohol overload and a midriff that shows it! But the one thing i can’t handle after the indulgence, is eating teeny tiny portions and no snacks in between to try and shift the weight. Guaranteed if you starve yourself, after keeping it up for a […]
My Preemie on World Prematurity Day
28 weeks pregnant to the day, that’s the day it all started to go downhill, the day my waters broke and i let someone tell me different, the day i should have followed my gut instinct. From that day till 7 days later i gradually became more poorly developing an infection (due to my waters […]
Just a Mumpreneur in her Thirties
In my twenties nothing was really an issue, there was plenty of time for everything. Life plans, family plans, career plans and anything important. My body was in it’s twenties so there was no need to worry about that either. Then along came the big 30 and suddenly shit got real! By the age of […]
My Top 5 Healthy Snacks
So if your house is anything like my house, you will have had umpteen tins of quality street, throw in a few boxes of Ferrero Rocher and not to mention the numerous cheeseboards. So you are ready to have healthy food but weaning off sugar is literally torture. The answer…find alternatives! Snacks are my biggest […]
Our visit to Ramside Hall – Pemberton Carvery (kids inc!)
Pemberton Carvery- Ramside Hall Hotel Seriously, i could eat my Sunday lunch every day of the week. I love it, it’s so tasty, there are so many flavours and textures and add a covering of gravy and well, job done, happy Michelle! But sometimes on a Sunday, day of rest, i just want someone to […]
Our Trip to Geneva, Switzerland
So when we told people Mummy and Daddy were off to Switzerland, everyone assumed we were going skiing when in fact we were going nowhere near the ski slopes. Our annual trip is a time for us to be together, to reconnect and not have a toddler, teen and so much work in the middle. […]
My Top Ten Beauty Products for the Thirty Plus Mum’s
So it’s no great secret that once you hit thirty, those little tell tale signs start to appear. Faint lines around your eyes, hair a little dryer, skin a little duller, wow i’m starting to depress myself! But with the wonders of modern science there are lots of products out there to banish those bloody awful […]