Product review: Alflorex Children’s probiotics
So I haven’t really posted anything health related for a while, but I’m still very active in trying to change our little family’s eating habits to be more health friendly, and especially, gut friendly....
View ArticleWhat the “white savior” doesn’t (care to) foresee.
Okay, so I’ll admit I am slowing down. With one week left till the baby’s due date, I am so tired I can barely think straight let alone put coherent sentences together.If you’ve been...
View ArticleBreastfeeding again – WBW 2016
She’s finally here! The little child that ice spent forty weeks waiting for. And it’s been a whirlwind of a week. I forgot how much time and energy that birth, and then having a...
View ArticleAnecdotes from my hospital stay
The child is now a week old, and we’ve been home since last Tuesday. The only times I’ve ever been in hospital as an inpatient has been for both births and both times were…..quite...
View ArticleNetflix Streamteam: What’s on in August
These days, most of my day is dominated by breastfeeding and Netflix. Now there’s a group of words you may never have thought to put together. No Netflix and chill round these here parts....
View ArticleYou will love her more than me
These were the words Roz threw at me a few weeks ago on the bus. We were on our way home from one of out trips, sitting snuggled up in the bus. I’d like...
View ArticleEvery day gets a little bit easier.
Last week, I had written a draft post about my experience with my C-Section, and then on Monday morning, I opened up the internet to find that as luck would have it, someone’s rant...
View ArticleAnd two weeks later….
I spoke too soon. That day when I said I was getting better, I wasn’t. I ended up back at the hospital last Monday because it just wasn’t getting better. One side was very...
View ArticleNetflix Streamteam: an Anime update
The last few weeks, I’ve been obsessively watching anime shows. A few Netflix original Anime series came up in my suggestions and I thought, why not. My youngest sister and my brother love Anime...
View ArticleThings I can’t do without.
We’re nearly at the two months mark (where, oh where, does the time go?) and the last phase of what’s known as the fourth trimester – the three months post birth where poor little...
View ArticleMy A to Z Luke Cage Review. A Netflix StreamTeam post.
Let me start off by saying I love superhero movies. LOVE them. But as I’m not a very big comic book fanatic, I’ve only heard of the big hitters (e.g. Spider-Man, Superman, Xmen etc)...
View ArticleIt’s been twenty years
Seriously! Twenty whole years. I finished secondary school twenty years ago! A person born that year can now drink legally. They can get married. They could have a child who walks and talks right...
View ArticleThe end of the fourth trimester
It’s been great, this last hidden trimester. Getting to know her, watching her go from a small curled up bag of bones and skin to a chubby cuddly little human child. From curled up...
View ArticleGeneral rumblings
So I am completely and utterly blank. Again. Okay, not completely blank, I do have ideas on what to write, then the baby won’t allow me to put her down, I get distracted by...
View ArticleHomelessness in Ireland – a Focus Ireland blog march
I’ve been on Maternity leave now for four months, and one of the things I miss most is the walk from my bus stop to the office. It gave me my daily first burst...
View ArticleToday we were late for school, but happy.
This morning I had a great school walk with Roz. Kris used to take her to school before, but I took over mostly because it means we all get to start the day together...
View Article9 reasons to see Moana: A movie review.
Let me start off by saying I absolutely loved it. LOVED.IT. Disney have really made something special with Moana. Roz and I went to see a special advance screening on Sunday and both of...
View ArticleBreakfast, snacks, lunch, whatever
I’ve lived in Ireland for over 15 years now, which is longer than I’ve lived in the country of my own birth, and yet there are still a lot of things that cause me to...
View ArticleMusic and memories at Christmas
I’m Joining Nicola over on simply homemade blog today in taking a look at the songs that have made the season so memorable for me. There’s something special about the senses before we learn...
View ArticleFive Netflix things: a streamteam post
‘Tis the season for eating lots of food, visiting family and friends and watching lots and lots of movies. I wanted to pop in, between all the watching, to let you know of five...
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