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Family Life

7 Family Days Out in the North East & Yorkshire with English Heritage

August 12, 2019

AD / THIS POST CONTAINS GIFTED PRODUCT FROM RED LETTER DAYS.  WORDS & OPINION EXPRESSED IS MY OWN. One of the best perks to having a toddler (I knew there would be one) is getting free days out – and I’m not talking about trips […]

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Baby & Toddler, Christmas, Family Life

12 Reasons Why I’m So Much More Excited For My Child’s Second Christmas

November 25, 2018

Last Christmas was our first as a family. It was a big deal. Being a huge Christmas fan, it was the one time of year I was most looking forward to seeing Reuben experience – and it was as magical as I’d hoped. Last Christmas […]

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Family Life

A COUNTRY DAY OUT | The Countryside Live Show

October 31, 2018

If you’re familiar with The Yorkshire Vet TV show, you’ll have a idea what my childhood was like.  Growing up in a small North Yorkshire town nestled between the Moors and the Dales, my life was contained within a rural bubble.  Even though I lived […]

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Family Life

AUTUMN DAYS | A Family Visit to Yorkshire Pumpkins

October 24, 2018

Autumn is a magical time of year.  Despite the shortening days creeping toward long chilly nights, the sweet scent of fallen leaves on frostbitten air announces harvest time, promising forthcoming seasonal holidays and a time to retreat with simple home comforts.  And nothing says Autumn celebration quite […]

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Family Life

A GRAND OLDE DAY OUT | Beamish Museum Review

October 7, 2018

[PR GIFTED VISIT] Entertaining toddlers can be tricky the best of times.  So when your little one is actively on their feet, your options can be quite limited.  If you’ve done the soft play more times than you can bear or you’re stuck in a […]

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Family Life

WE MADE IT! | Baking Gingerbread Miffy Biscuits with The Toddler

October 3, 2018

Baking with a toddler wouldn’t normally be on my list of things to do.  I like baking, but as a perfectionist (who oddly isn’t all that great a baker) and who loses their biscuit over the littlest hiccup, it’s best I bake on my own. […]

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Family Life

A TODDLER’S FIRST THEME PARK: Day Out at Drayton Manor’s Thomas Land Reviewed

July 30, 2018

[PR Gifted visit in exchange for honest review] Reuben’s become quite the fan of Thomas the Tank Engine.  So when I proposed a trip to Thomas Land, the news stirred a flurry of excitement through our household.  Thrilled at hearing about ‘Thomas’ but not quite […]

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Baby & Toddler, Family Life

Reuben’s Royal Mail: Post From Prince George!

January 1, 2018

Back in November Reuben posted a very special Christmas card to a royal household.  The recipient: our possible future king, Prince George! I was intent on making Reuben’s first Christmas a special occasion; lots of festive activities to enjoy together as our new family, and new […]

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Maternity & Motherhood, Mental Health

10 Ways I’m Treating My Post Natal Anxiety

September 5, 2017

No one goes through pregnancy expecting illness after childbirth – but I did. Having a baby is one of life’s beautiful experiences; incredibly rewarding but often hard work.  My pregnancy was difficult and tinged with worry and although I looked forward to finally meeting my baby, I […]

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Baby & Toddler

Blade & Rose: Summer Bear Outfit & Dribble Bibs

August 13, 2017

*PR GIFTED Where babies are concerned, it seems there’s nothing they don’t look cute in.  Whether they’re snug as a bug in an adorable baby gro or looking dapper in a miniature morning suit, you can bet baby’s OOTD will steal the show.  So when summer time comes around and those squishy limbs get an airing, […]

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Baby & Toddler, Maternity & Motherhood

Baby Led Weaning: First Steps Onto Solids

July 25, 2017

Someone once said to me that your baby will decide when they’re ready to do something.  At the time I thought, how does that even work?  We’re given all these guidelines and advice telling us when to do this and how we should hold off from […]

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Maternity & Motherhood, Mental Health

I’m Not Okay and That’s Okay: My Postnatal Anxiety

May 10, 2017

Mental illness can happen to any one, any time – no one is immune.  Yet for some reason mental illness remains a stigma; often mocked and not taken seriously.  Women who have recently given birth are an at risk group vulnerable to post-natal depression, but lack of […]

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Hello, I'm Becky! I'm a married mum of one from North Yorkshire, UK. I talk about my motherhood journey and family life while managing chronic health conditions.

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A better pic of my dress? Appreciate the attentio A better pic of my dress?  Appreciate the attention to detail here… the abandoned Shark vacuum cleaner and end-of-bannister dumped hoodie 🤣 This is what happens when you quickly grab a photo before dashing out the door! 💃 

Wearing:
Dress - Lipsy
Jacket - Quiz
Shoes - New Look
Belt - Kate Spade

#weddingoutfits #weddingguest #midsizefashion #midsizegirl #lipsydress #yorkshireblogger #fortyplusstyle
Beautiful wedding at the weekend celebrating the m Beautiful wedding at the weekend celebrating the marriage of my sister-in-law Janet and Tony. 💒  As a florist she did her own flowers which were just stunning. 💐 The reception held at The Baltic on Gateshead quayside was filled with the gorgeous scent of the flowers. A really lovely gathering. Wish the whole family could’ve been there, Reuben would’ve looked so cute in a little suit again. It might’ve saved me from the fate of the wine! 🤪 🥂 

#wedding #happyweddingday #weddingcelebration #balticgateshead #septemberwedding #secondwedding #weddingoutfits
Rain doesn’t stop play around here 🤪 🌧️ Rain doesn’t stop play around here 🤪 🌧️ 🌈 We’ve put our @englishheritage membership to good use and visited SO MANY places over the summer holiday. There’s been new pop badges released which Reuben has enjoyed collecting ALL of!  He’s also done the various trails which have been fun, and he achieved the coveted 2nd, 4th and 6th visit badges completing his summer ‘passport’. I think he’s chuffed!

So here’s yesterday’s day of play - Helmsley castle. Helmsley was my late Dad’s birthplace and stomping ground. Can’t visit here without feeling that connection. It threw it down with rain before the most glorious rainbow came out. 😌 🌈 

#englishheritage #helmsleycastle #badgesnapshare #daysoutwithkids #daysoutwiththekids #daysoutinyorkshire #yorkshireblogger #yorkshiremum #mumlifeuk
Still on the school holiday adventure train with l Still on the school holiday adventure train with loads of photos to share from days out places, so just gonna dump yesterday’s shenanigans right now. 

A visit to the National Space Centre in Leicester, on our way back from a Legoland trip. 🚀 

This place was awesome! A bit of an information overload (I found) but it was all so interesting. Reubs loved the interactive bits like the mini Hadron Collider and a Q&A screen that went through the mathematical distances between us and each part of the universe.  Mind blowing stuff. We had a late lunch literally beneath a massive rocket which was pretty cool and finished off with a ‘sky at night’ show in the Sir Patrick Moore Planetarium. Could’ve spent longer as it was great, however it could be improved too. Some of the displays could do with updating in terms of ‘00s aesthetics and silly bits about girls being made of stardust and then the alien bit is a bit dubious. And I definitely think there’s room for more artefacts, like it’d be amazing to see moon rock or something from space, or even see what life is like in the international space station. How do they wash in space? Do they grow plants? That’d be interesting.

Has anyone else been here?  What did you think of it? 🤔 We’ll definitely return but not sure if it’s worth the 2hour drive on its own when there’s The Centre for Life in Newcastle with a very good space area.

#nationalspacecentre #spaceexplorer #thingstodowithkids #daysoutwithkids #familydaysout #summerhols
Summerrrr 😎 ✌️ Gonna remember this one fo Summerrrr 😎 ✌️ 

Gonna remember this one for all the things! ☀️ 🏖️ 🎢 🍦☀️
Cutest boy on the block and he’s mine 🥰 #mum Cutest boy on the block and he’s mine 🥰

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