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Throw back to a year ago when I gave our teeny, ti

Throw back to a year ago when I gave our teeny, tiny balcony a facelift with @habitatuk all in the name of preserving my mental health in lockdown (ironic). We loved lunchtimes and evenings out there but I have to say we were all really excited about the prospect of having a garden when we finally moved to Birmingham. I honestly never cared until COVID and the kids got older but a garden is looking less and less likely now. Here’s hoping for some space for the kids to run around, even if it’s just in very small circles. We’ll enjoy Granny and Grandad’s idyllic meadow for now 😉
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#mentalhealthawarenessweek #urbanjunglebloggers #citybalconies #citybalcony #lockdownliving #gardeninspiration

I’m so thankful for how sharing my mental health

I’m so thankful for how sharing my mental health struggles on here has lead to so many meaningful conversations in my DMs with an abundance of people going through similar things. It breaks my heart and makes me feel less alone all at the same time. Although we’ve come along way there’s still so much shame attached to mental health issues. I’ve suffered with an eating disorder, dissociation, complex PTSD, anxiety and severe depression and the only one that I don’t still battle is the eating disorder...so life can be intense. I became an expert in hiding the struggles in my mind even from myself. Finding out what was going on last year was a relief because it made sense of my life but it also came with shame, particularly when I was put on medication. Even though those little pills have literally saved my life, I still felt like I’d ‘failed’.
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Psychological wounds run deep. Trauma can actually alter your brain and so it was really helpful for my counsellor to explain that severe injuries to our brains often need treating just like severe injuries to the rest of our bodies. We wouldn’t think twice about receiving medical treatment for a broken arm would we? In the same vein, healing can take a really long time and perhaps you’ll never be quite the same again but we don’t need to carry the extra weight of shame. If the person with a broken arm shouldn’t feel shame then neither should we.
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Speak up and know you’re not alone #mentalhealthawarenessweek
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#mentalhealthawareness #cptsdawareness #dissociationrecovery #givegrace #flowerpowered

I’m still in disbelief that baby Lars is now the

I’m still in disbelief that baby Lars is now the same age as Maggie was when he was born!! How?! I thought Maggie was so grown up at the time and now I realise she was just so little. Having 2 under 2 really is like having two babies.
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I’ve not shied away from the fact that Lars was a more challenging baby but he’s in the most gorgeous phase right now, so bright, smiley, chatty, cuddly and wanting to try anything and everything. So excited for when this ball of energy can have his very first outing to soft play! #littlelarsespen
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#maggiemysweetheart #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodisanotherhood #mamabear #2under2club #newbornmoments #the_sugar_jar #getintheframemama

Walking has always been one of my go-to activities

Walking has always been one of my go-to activities to help my mental health and it’s a bonus when the sun’s shining and the wild flowers are pretty enough to pick and put in a jug. Is getting out in to nature something your prioritise?
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#mentalhealthawareness #forgetmenots #savourtheseasonalshift #apocketfullofposies #wildflowerseason #cornersofmyhome #onmywindowsill #springsun

After the year we’ve had (I’m not talking abou

After the year we’ve had (I’m not talking about COVID) we just want somewhere to call home. Yesterday we found out that the shared ownership house we’ve been pursuing for months is a ‘no go.’ We were already really far down the track and I’m still baffled as to how things got as far as they did when we were way off on the final checks. Yesterday was pants. I had to have my medication upped by the doc swiftly followed by the dreamy call giving us the news that no one was going to lend us money. I have no idea what God is doing but we’re trying to trust him and accept we can’t see as clearly as he can. Back to the drawing board we go. Swipe for us visiting the house in the making, back when we visited Brum at Easter.
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#homesweethome #housebuyingstress #cornersofmyhome #interiorbloggers #interiordecor #interiorloversdesign #postitfortheaesthetics #housebuying

Oh hey there 👋🏻 took an IG break for over a

Oh hey there 👋🏻 took an IG break for over a week and it was definitely a good idea. Took a few steps back with my mental health and to be honest IG was feeling like a bit of a slog on top of that. Man life can be so overwhelming. We’ve been trying to get outside and enjoy the Spring sunshine this last week...how about you? This looks like a picturesque countryside stroll when really it was a family walk to Sainsbury’s. Riveting.
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#savourtheseasonalshift #mentalhealthawareness #mentalhealthmatters #springtimewalks #littlehands

Really looking forward to having a place to make o

Really looking forward to having a place to make our own again. Sadly doubt I’ll be able to recreate these high ceilings though. It was never going to be likely though eh? Also fun fact: the most questions I’ve ever had in my DMs or emails over the years is about this standing lamp. Funny that. If you’re interested it’s an old gifted one from @westelmuk 😉
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#interiorblogger #cornersofmyhome #homesweethome #stylemyhome #interiorgoals #mywestelm #loftapartment #homedecorinspo

Team mischievous ✨ I love both of their faces in

Team mischievous ✨ I love both of their faces in this photo so so much. Little update on the dummy weaning for those who were waiting with bated breath (obviously you are 😉)....
Big success! He now only has dummies when he sleeps and literally pops it out as soon as we lift him out of the cot. He beams with pride as he places it on the window sil, their new home. He doesn’t really mention them in the day unless he’s really hurt himself but seems to recover quickly with lots of cuddles and his beloved blanket. Win!
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#motherhoodunplugged #candidchildhood #the_sugar_jar #mamabear #dummyweaning #siblings_love #feelgoodmotherhood #maggiemysweetheart #littlelarsespen

Throw back to a year ago when I gave our teeny, ti

Throw back to a year ago when I gave our teeny, tiny balcony a facelift with @habitatuk all in the name of preserving my mental health in lockdown (ironic). We loved lunchtimes and evenings out there but I have to say we were all really excited about the prospect of having a garden when we finally moved to Birmingham. I honestly never cared until COVID and the kids got older but a garden is looking less and less likely now. Here’s hoping for some space for the kids to run around, even if it’s just in very small circles. We’ll enjoy Granny and Grandad’s idyllic meadow for now 😉
[featuring product from a previous paid collaboration]
.
#mentalhealthawarenessweek #urbanjunglebloggers #citybalconies #citybalcony #lockdownliving #gardeninspiration

I’m so thankful for how sharing my mental health

I’m so thankful for how sharing my mental health struggles on here has lead to so many meaningful conversations in my DMs with an abundance of people going through similar things. It breaks my heart and makes me feel less alone all at the same time. Although we’ve come along way there’s still so much shame attached to mental health issues. I’ve suffered with an eating disorder, dissociation, complex PTSD, anxiety and severe depression and the only one that I don’t still battle is the eating disorder...so life can be intense. I became an expert in hiding the struggles in my mind even from myself. Finding out what was going on last year was a relief because it made sense of my life but it also came with shame, particularly when I was put on medication. Even though those little pills have literally saved my life, I still felt like I’d ‘failed’.
.
Psychological wounds run deep. Trauma can actually alter your brain and so it was really helpful for my counsellor to explain that severe injuries to our brains often need treating just like severe injuries to the rest of our bodies. We wouldn’t think twice about receiving medical treatment for a broken arm would we? In the same vein, healing can take a really long time and perhaps you’ll never be quite the same again but we don’t need to carry the extra weight of shame. If the person with a broken arm shouldn’t feel shame then neither should we.
.
Speak up and know you’re not alone #mentalhealthawarenessweek
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.
#mentalhealthawareness #cptsdawareness #dissociationrecovery #givegrace #flowerpowered

I’m still in disbelief that baby Lars is now the

I’m still in disbelief that baby Lars is now the same age as Maggie was when he was born!! How?! I thought Maggie was so grown up at the time and now I realise she was just so little. Having 2 under 2 really is like having two babies.
.
I’ve not shied away from the fact that Lars was a more challenging baby but he’s in the most gorgeous phase right now, so bright, smiley, chatty, cuddly and wanting to try anything and everything. So excited for when this ball of energy can have his very first outing to soft play! #littlelarsespen
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#maggiemysweetheart #motherhoodunplugged #motherhoodisanotherhood #mamabear #2under2club #newbornmoments #the_sugar_jar #getintheframemama

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