5 Careers To Consider If You’re Good With People
Photo by cottonbro from Pexels Collaborative Post¦ Being good with people is a highly underrated skill. After all, how many people have you encountered in the service industry who have…
Baby #2: Bump Pictures and Weeks 12-20
TW: Miscarriage¦ I’m now half way through my pregnancy and half way through the second trimester! Sadly, I don’t have the energy people told me I’d have once the first trimester passed. However, the good news is that I have found the energy to write about the first half of the 2nd trimester today. Bizarrely, I’ve been able to write it in one go, which is virtually unheard of these days (hooray!) So, here’s how it’s going, as well as some bump photos!
Soothing the smallest with Sudocrem and Ickle Pickles (+WIN!)
Sponsored Post – Charity Campaign¦ With 100,000 babies being born prematurely each year in the UK, help is needed. The NHS are wonderful. However, they’re just not kitted out enough with the specialist equipment needed for such tiny babies. In a business first for Sudocrem, they have teamed up with Ickle Pickles, who raise money to buy vital equipment for sick and premature babies. Carry on reading to find out more and be in with a chance to win a prize.
How to tell your child you’re pregnant following a miscarriage
TW: Miscarriage¦ Finding out I was pregnant a few months after a miscarriage was such a rollercoaster of emotions. It wasn’t long before I was wiped out with morning sickness and exhaustion and I knew I had to tell my 3 year old daughter why Mummy was feeling unwell. I didn’t want her to worry something was seriously wrong with me. However, I was worried about telling her I was having a baby in case I lost it again. Therefore, I had to give what I was going to tell her a little thought.
Using Your Credit Cards the Right Way
Photo Source Collaborative Post¦ Most of us put off taking credit cards out. At the end of the day, if you’re financially responsible and don’t run into any unexpected costs,…
Baby #2: Bump pictures and the trials of my first trimester
TW: Miscarriage¦ It feels a little odd writing this blog post now, as I’ve now reached 19 weeks! However, I didn’t dare to write it when I was in my first trimester. I’d started writing about the first trimester with my second pregnancy, when it ended in miscarriage. This time round I’ve been cautious and perhaps a little superstitious. Nevertheless, the time has now come to reflect on those first 12 weeks and share them, along with some early bump pics!
4 Considerations to Make When Your Teenager Wants a Car
Photo by Tobi from Pexels
Collaborative Post¦ The moment when you were looking for a family car to fit all the members of your growing family seems to be not so far in the past yet. Now, suddenly, your teenager is asking about their first car. And, as the topic comes up, it is only a matter of time before they will be cruising around in their greased lightning – even if that’s no more than a small, second-hand Skoda.
While this is a crucial moment in the life of your teeneger, they are not likely to be paying the whole car and fuel in full, so you should be ready for a draining moment – from a financial and emotional point of view. Here are some tips for living this moment with serenity.
Those Special Moments In Life Need A Little Planning
Collaborative Post¦ For those major life events, such as weddings and baptisms, you will want to look at the things that you need to look at to make sure that things go down without a hitch.
UK Lockdown in our House: Weeks 12 -18
Is this still lockdown? I’m not sure anybody knows quite what it is anymore! I mean, most things are back open, but in another respect things still aren’t ‘normal’. Although, what is normal, anyway? It’s looking pretty likely that things won’t ever be quite the same again, or at least not for a long time. In many respects, we are still acting like we’re mostly in lockdown. This is largely down to the fact that I recently found out I’m pregnant! (This is also the reason my lockdown updates have been abysmal!!) In spite of mostly being at home still, we’ve actually done a lot over the last 6 weeks!
A rainbow after the storm
Trigger Warning: Miscarriage¦ This has been a crazy year for everyone, I know. I don’t think any of us have had quite the 2020 we envisioned! If you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you’ll know that I suffered a miscarriage in early December 2019. A shell of myself, I managed to throw myself into Christmas which helped for some time. However, with festivities out of the way, after my birthday in January, my mood started to fall again. I started having counselling which really helped…and now a rainbow baby has emerged after the storm!
