The Jade Goody Effect

I've mentioned before and am not ashamed to admit that I was (and still am, despite her no longer being with us) a Jade Goody fan. I'll never forget the images of her so poorly during her tough battle with Cervical Cancer. I was pregnant at the time with Charles. It was hard to know that she would be leaving behind two boys, especially a I was due to wel…

Not Ready To Leave Yet

Do you ever just look out at the world and say wow? No? Do it! Today we popped to the beach with my mother in law. As she and Charles walked behind playing with sand and stones, I walked ahead with Harry and just looked at what was around me. Taking in everything. I walked up some steps taking us from the sandy beach to the paved seafront and stopped. l looked …

Pretty Marshmallow Cakes

For Charles' First Birthday we had a little party for him at home. We decided to lay on a buffet style spread of sandwiches, crisps, Nigellas mouth-watering Cocktail Sausages [these were a huge hit and were gone within seconds!] chocolate rice krispie cakes etc I wanted something fun to make too. Something that would be colourful, pretty, and uber tasty. I fou…

Chocolate Apple Cupcakes

I'm really into Bramley Apples at the moment. I tend to go through stages of being obsessed by them, then being sick of them through eating too much and completely forgetting about them, then I love them again. I normally just boil them with a tiny bit of water and some brown sugar and either eat by themselves like that or add some frozen summer fruits. I'm…

Just Because

Mummys Birthday Boat

Last month I celebrated my 26th birthday. It was going to be quite special this year due to the fact that 2 months previous we had completed our family when Harry made his [dramatic] entrance into the world. I love spending my birthday doing something, going somewhere, rather than sitting around, and especially love to be surrounded by my family. We h…

The Thing Is......

I know whats wrong with me. I know where it all stems from. I've had help. I've seen a counsellor and someone from the mental health team. I've even seen a psychologist. And the thing is, none of them can help me. Because I know whats wrong. Being forgotten about. Being left behind. Not being important enough. This is where it stems from. My depre…