Meeting Santa in The Midlands
As mentioned before, the holiday season is my most favourite season of all. I have been making Alexa blast out Christmas songs since November 1st and I have not one, but two Christmas trees! I like to pack my December full of Christmassy activities. Since I have had children, those now involve getting to meet…
Bonfire Night
Remember, remember, the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot I remember trying to explain to some American friends what Bonfire Night was. It went very much like this: “So you set off fireworks…to celebrate an act of terrorism?” “Failed terrorism. There is a difference!” Basically, who doesn’t love wrapping up warm, sipping on something…
Pumpkin Picking at Cattows Farm
Last weekend we decided to head out to Cattows Farm in Leicester and go pumpkin picking! Despite loving Halloween, I have never been pumpkin picking before. I did accidently almost grow my own last year though, when I left an old one outside from the year before which obviously had some seeds in that took.…
Planning and Hosting a Halloween Party for Pre-Schoolers
I have always loved Halloween, it always involved dressing up and either going out-out or heading to a house party. Naturally when kids came along, my plans had to adapt too, but the love for Halloween is still there! Fortunately we have moved to an area where families seem to love it as much as…
How To Tackle Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s October – yay! One of my favourite months of the year, but it also means as the nights draw in, my seasonal affective disorder (SAD) creeps in. My love for the festive season usually pulls me through till December, but January and February are the absolute worst. My GP suggested I may have seasonal…
Starting School: Tips & Tricks
So that’s it, The Biggest is officially starting school in September. Officially a kid, no-longer a preschooler. However, we qualified for the 30 hours funding, so he was at pre-school full time from last September (at the school he got a place at!) and had to wear a uniform, so to me it feels like…
Beating The Black Dog…
So for the past couple of months I dropped off the radar, which so early on in my blogging project, was disappointing! But my mental health had to come first and it took a nose dive considerably about March. When I started to feel crappy in about October, I put it down to my usual…
Beat Plastic Pollution
It’s World Environment Day on 5th June 2018 and this year’s theme is Beat Plastic Pollution. A huge global game of tag has been arranged, to highlight the level of destruction plastic is causing to our planet. By sharing picture of reusables, it’s hoping we can spread lots of ideas on how we can do…
Going From One to Two
So it’s been just over a year since I have been a mum of two! When I fell pregnant with the second, I remember saying to Mr Raucous I didn’t know how I could possibly love another child as much as my precious first born, then he arrived and I wondered how I ever thought…
Coping With Birth Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Seeing as it’s Maternal Mental Health Awateness Week, I thought it would be a good time to talk about birth trauma and PTSD. The birth of The Biggest was a profoundly traumatic time, all kicked off by the presence of meconium in my waters when they went at home at 5am, when I was 40+2.…
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