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Having Children has had a profound effect on my approach to life.

I’ve been really thinking about this a lot recently and wonder how many other Mummy’s feel the same way to any extreme. The psychologist...

Kerrie

Dec 27, 20184 min read

When your friend escapes a toxic relationship and is broken, why don't they see what we see?

This blog is a break from the norm for me. I usually write about the girls or my fitness and health journey but I really want to do this...

Kerrie

Nov 23, 20183 min read

When the fear that once consumed you becomes your biggest motivator you can achieve the unachievable

If I could put what motivates me to reach my goals in a bottle and sell it, I think it would be a fairly successful product. After all,...

Kerrie

Oct 31, 20185 min read

Mum guilt for baby number 2.

It’s funny really, when people say you can’t fully understand something until you go through it, I never really imagined how true that...

Kerrie

Oct 10, 20184 min read

I was obsessed by how big I was and what I weighed, but not prepared to talk about it, until now....

Read how I felt, how I changed my health, nutrition, lifestyle and mindset. Written in collaboration with James Powell, Owner and...

Kerrie

Sep 13, 20187 min read

Being a Stay At Home Mum (SAHM) has made me lose my identity.

It’s a given that I adore my children, I could not love them anymore even if I tried. Having them is the single best thing I have ever...

Kerrie

Aug 6, 20186 min read

The one thing I will not teach my children is fear!

This blog comes in two parts- I wrote part 1 before part 2 even happened. Rewind about 4.5 years- when my now husband and I were...

Kerrie

Jul 31, 20186 min read

A world of technology. How much screen time is too much for our children?

I remember seeing a magazine article when I was working in the Nurseries of a baby swiping her finger on a picture in a book and not...

Kerrie

May 24, 20184 min read

My most controversial blog yet...

My view and approach to breastfeeding. I probably need to start this blog with a disclaimer as I’m sure some people that read may totally...

Kerrie

Apr 23, 20186 min read

Can you relate? Please tell me you can!

When you know you are leaving a shop, pub, park or anywhere else that you might take your children and you know the people there are...

Kerrie

Apr 5, 20183 min read

Sepsis in Childbirth and why I love a birth story.

So many of my friends have had babies and after the congratulations for the little ones safe arrival the next thing I always say is ‘I...

Kerrie

Mar 25, 20187 min read

Good Toes, Naughty Toes and much much more.

There is no doubt that my Psychology degree and post grad research in child development and early years have directly impacted my...

Kerrie

Mar 14, 20183 min read

'Uncomfortable endings followed by hopeful new beginnings'. Our children and their transitions

It doesn’t matter how well you think you know your child, it is impossible to predict exactly how they will react in new situations. I’ve...

Kerrie

Mar 6, 20185 min read

A Love Letter to my Husband

Since Valentines Day was only a couple of days ago, I thought it was a good time to share this. I’m writing this because I’ve really...

Kerrie

Feb 18, 20183 min read

Weekend Book Madness

Making memories and actually putting them on paper! Rosie started at the nursery within the school she will be going to back in September...

Kerrie

Feb 9, 20184 min read

I know I've got this

So, this is me..... actually, this WAS me, BEFORE. This is my before picture (one of very, very few full length photos I have of myself)....

Kerrie

Jan 31, 20186 min read

For Jane

I haven't posted for a while, just because I haven't really known what or how to write. The most natural way to return seems to be with...

Kerrie

Jan 29, 20184 min read

They actually make me cry, who'd have thought it!

One of the biggest shocks to me has been how easily the girls bring a tear to my eye. I'm not the crying 'type'. I guess, being quite...

Kerrie

Jan 29, 20185 min read

Expectation vs Reality.

Our wonderful family adventure holiday to Peppa Pig World. FML.... I had the most romantic idea of the four of us (Me, Rich, Rosie and...

Kerrie

Jan 29, 20185 min read

Living life on the edge?

This saying is so relevant to many periods of my life but means something completely different in each of those periods. Back in the day...

Kerrie

Jan 29, 20183 min read