What strange and scary times these are. It feels like we were just reaching the end of a long damp and gloomy winter when these new dark clouds gathered. How are you holding up? I think like most I’ve been going through a rollercoaster of emotions these last few weeks. Swinging from being very anxious and […]
Author: CharlieSwift
Project 52: January
Week one // A muddy walk at Trooper’s Hill. Two years in and I still forget to pack the wellies 90% of the time. I never seem to remember tissues either. So he’s often got wet feet and a runny nose but hey, he’s happy. Week two // He’s obsessed with taking photos (I wonder […]
Life Lately – hey baby.
Happy New Year friends! Yeah I know we are already two months deep, but I firmly believe in easing yourself into a new year. And this year I’ve had even more reason to take it very slowly in these first few months of 2020 because towards the end of January we welcomed the newest member […]
Making time for creativity this season
I sent this post to my newsletter subscribers at the beginning of Autumn. If you’d like regular updates from me in your inbox do sign up here. There’s something about this time of year that sparks my creativity into overdrive – the autumnal colours, the misty mornings, being stuck indoors on a rainy day; it […]
Playlist: Toddler Tunes Late Summer ’19
One morning recently I put on the radio to rouse my sleepy toddler from his rare lie-in. Moments later, he sat up proclaimed “hear music!” and promptly started dancing on the bed. This kid of mine literally wakes up dancing! Music is such an important part of our rhythm. Soundtracking our days together at home, it […]
Weekend Wanderings: By the seaside at the end of summer
The September sunshine we were blessed with this year was so good for my soul. Before I felt ready to embrace the seasonal shift, I sorely needed just a few more warm days, a little longer to not worry about layers, just a couple more ice lollies in the sun, dinners in the garden and […]
Oh hey baby!
If you follow me on Instagram, you may have seen that I recently shared the happy news that I’m expecting our second baby. By February our little family will have a new addition. Within a couple of months of turning two in December, our first baby Casper will become a big brother. I guess we […]
Going plastic free in the kitchen for July
I have been aware of Plastic Free July for a few years now, perhaps first coming across the initiative via The Slow Home Podcast in 2016. This year I finally felt that I have the headspace, inclination and enthusiasm to give it a bit of a go myself. We’ve already made a number of swaps […]
Amongst the cow parsley
Just like a lot of mammas around the world our local park has become a mainstay of my weeks. But as the saying goes familiarity breeds contempt and I find myself getting rather bored with the idea of another trip to the park. Sometimes I just can’t muster much enthusiasm to walk along the same […]
Mini Mindful Moments for Mammas (or anyone craving a little more calm in their days)
It can feel like your time is not your own when you’re a mama. Mum-days are spent constantly trying to working through chores, feeding-cleaning-changing on repeat, jumping from one activity to another trying to keep your little entertained. On work days there are the bags to be packed, drop-offs and collections to do on time, […]
