The Couple...

A couple love each other very much.

The couple have a strong, mature relationship.

The couple decide to start a family.

The couple are blessed with a healthy family.

The couple love their family very much.

The couple find being parents stressful.

The couple are stressed at the children.

The couple are stressed at each other.

The couple are unhappy.

The couple decide they can no longer be happy together.

The couple decide to part.

The couple, recently so much in love, are no more.

 

Discuss...

Disclaimer: Please do not read this as a reflection of my current situation - DH and I are still very much together. It does however reflect a simplified understanding of how our relationship was impacted over the past 3 years and is part of my search for remedies.

From SAHM to WAHM

So I guess you are probably all wondering where I have been hiding for the past 4 months?
Since B turned 1 in December I have returned to work 25 hours a week.  I am very fortunate to be able to work from home and after a couple of months of searching I have found a lovely nanny who looks after C and B in our home.

I know I am privileged in both of these respects.  I am never far away from my children.  I can hear them when they are playing downstairs and see them when they are playing in the garden.  I often try to come downstairs at lunchtime so I can eat with them.

7 Easily Forgotten Holiday Essentials for Babies and Toddlers

This is our 3rd or 4th self catering holiday since we became parents and although I like to think I am getting more organised, there are things (often the same things) that I nearly always forget. Some of them are because I am genuinely surprised the cottage doesn't supply them and others because they are things I forget we even use!

After this time around, I have decided to write myself a list so I can refer back to it when packing for our next holiday.

Here is my top 7 things (i couldn't think of 10) most easily forgotten when packing for a self catering holiday with a baby and/or toddler: