I am sat at my dining room table attempting to recall quite what I’ve been up to the last couple…
Honest Motherhood: Back to School
It’s that time of year once again. Uniforms ready, ludicrously expensive Clarks visit out the way, stationery painstakingly labelled. Maia started…
Honest Motherhood: Leo the Party Animal
We had Leo’s first Birthday party last week. Joel’s parents kindly let us host it in their back garden, allowing…
Book of the Week: How to be Here
“No one has ever done this before. No one has ever been you before. This exact interrelated web of people…
Honest Motherhood: Two weddings and a one year old
It’s been one of those weeks where I don’t feel I’ve stopped once for air. The Garwood household has been…
Book of the Week: The Artist’s Way
The Artist’s Way – A Course in Discovering and Recovering your Creative Self. This is one of the most special…
Book of the Week: The Power of Now
“Accept — then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with…
Book of the Week: You are a Badass
“DO NOT WASTE YOUR PRECIOUS TIME GIVING ONE SINGLE CRAP ABOUT WHAT ANYBODY ELSE THINKS OF YOU.”– Jen Sincero, You…
Honest Motherhood: Mummy’s Moment of Freedom
I had my first solo day out since pre-lockdown times on Saturday. Eleven dreamy child-free hours. It was the longest…
Honest Motherhood: The Joy of Mealtimes
Each time I speak to another Mother now about weaning/mealtimes in general with a baby, we each have the same…