Note to self.

I had this lovely idea recently that I would bring Olivia to my 28 week antenatal appointment. Her dad couldn’t get off work for it so it was the perfect opportunity to have a mummy/daughter afternoon and include her in even more of this pregnancy. She’s a typical girl – sweet and maternal and extremely […]

My Hyperemesis Gravidarum Update

I didn’t know when I would be sitting down writing this post. Just a few weeks ago I couldn’t see and end to how miserable I was feeling. I would cry easily just out of pure frustration. There was a bad aura in our house because of it all and my husband was feeling crappy […]

Pregnancy announcement & Hyperemesis Gravidarum

I’m delighted to announce that I am pregnant with our second child. Olivia is thrilled to be becoming a Big Sister as you can see by the photo. But to be honest up until now, there hadn’t been much excitement as I’ve been suffering with the devil of all morning sickness – Hyperemesis Gravidarum. Surprisingly […]

The Kid Is Alright.

Olivia is in her twelfth week of play-school, twelfth! I don’t know where those twelve weeks have gone, but as the saying goes “time flies when you’re having fun”! And my God is she having fun. Play-school has never been a daunting thought or experience for Olivia since we first mentioned those words at the beginning of Summer. […]

Black Friday. Maybe Next Year.

Black Friday has really caught on over here hasn’t it?! There wasn’t a sign of any retailers reducing stock here in Ireland until recent years. We all just watched the news in amazement at shoppers in the U.S tearing each others hair out over a TV reduced to $10 or something ridiculous like that. Now it’s happening over here […]

Our Childfree Honeymoon.

A honeymoon is the traditional holiday taken by newlyweds to celebrate their marriage in intimacy and seclusion. (Wikipedia) And normally without children too! So why did I feel nothing but guilt when we left our three year old behind? Last month we spent eight nights away from our little girl. The longest we’d ever been apart in all […]

Mamastyle – C-RO Etage Magic Fit Jeans

A good pair of jeans and a good bra are the hardest items of clothing to find. I’ve worked in boutiques for twelve years now and they seem to be the main problem for most of my customers – A problem that I (99% of the time) can fix! Every so often we find a brand […]

Mamastyle – My Bridal Look Details.

Choosing my wedding dress was just the beginning of my wedding planning adventure. The theme for our wedding was Glam Boho. For me, the dress really was the center of the whole affair (after our love for one another) obviously! I had a vision for my glam boho wedding and my dress had to blend with the theme, […]

Breast Cancer Awareness Month – Centra’s #livewell campaign.

Centra launched their first – #livewell campaign today in association with the Irish Cancer Society’s Action Breast Cancer program. Hosted by Sybil Mulcahy with guest panelists – Nutritionist – Sarah Keogh , Broadcastor & Breast Cancer Survivor – Evelyn O’ Rourke, Blogger – Pippa O’ Connor and Breast Health Advice from Naomi Fitzgibbon – Irish Cancer Society’s Nurseline Manager. […]

Review – Kidloland App.

In our house Olivia’s dad is the “techy” one. I haven’t had much interest in downloading apps or playing computer games at all. But the times we’re in now most kids are drawn to computers, iPads and phones so having appropriate apps and games for them is quite important (in their little eyes anyway) And […]