Lockdown 3.0

On the 28th of December, Wales will be returning to a ‘stay at home lockdown’. There is no end date for this lockdown but there will be a review every 3 weeks. Of course this is causing a lot of worry, stress and anxiety for a number of people, including myself. After reading through some …

The Food I Miss!

As Christmas gets closer and closer, I’m starting to realise how much I miss all the little treats! Don’t get me wrong, I’ve made up for it by eating all the Christmas chocolates I can find, but it seems like there are so many things I usually eat/drink around Christmas that I now can’t! 1. …

Overwhelmed

So the past few days have been really hard for me. Why? Who knows... is it just hormones? Am I overreacting to things? Overthinking? Or just getting nervous about the next few months? Honestly, it’s probably a combination of all of the above! I’ve had some lovely supportive messages from mums and mum-to-be’s who have …

Stretch Marks

As a first time mum-to-be, one of the things I’ve been most worried about throughout my pregnancy has been stretch marks. Seems stupid, right? I’ve always been really self conscious and I feel as if I’ve always been careful with my weight, staying at a UK size 8-10. (Ok, mostly a 10, but I would …

25 WEEKS

I’m 25 weeks pregnant today! Of course I’ve been excited from the start, but every Thursday when I hit a new weekly milestone I feel on top of the world! I went for my 25 week midwife appointment on Monday. I’m so glad these appointments are still happening face to face in my health board. …

Post Lockdown Plans…

With the rules and restrictions constantly changing, it feels like I’ve basically been in a full lockdown since March now. We did have a few weeks break in August where we were able to go out for dinner in groups of up to 6 people, but we hardly took advantage of it as we had …

The Loneliness of Working from Home

So today I’ve woken up, come downstairs and logged into my laptop at my dining table. This has been my standard ‘working day’ since March 2020. Today I feel lucky as I have a few meetings on Microsoft Teams, so I can actually see and hear other people. But for the majority of my days, …