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I’m now the resident blogger over at Hana Baby, where I will be chatting all things Mummy. Quite a broad subject, let’s see where it takes us. Pop over and have a look, my debut post is about Breastfeeding in a sling. http://www.hanababy.co.uk/blog1

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A rare, genuine #instagram Life right now, this v

A rare, genuine #instagram
Life right now, this very minute, me planting flowers, dinner with a view for Nancy, Marvin Gaye drifting through the air, that sunlight, this deck...
I keep telling myself I won't share any more, until it's done done, but I just can't help myself!
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Today I wrestled a tree, you? . . . . . ##myhomevi

Today I wrestled a tree, you?
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Work in progress. This is very much the tag line f

Work in progress.
This is very much the tag line for most aspects of life right now, but one part that is giving me joy is the daily realisation of my garden plans.
I wasn't going to share here on my grid yet, I've propped a board up to hide a big gap under the shed, said shed needs several more coats of black stain, but do you know what? 2020 is most definitely not the year of perfection.
Stu has taken the girls off for a spur of the moment camp/ surf trip, I've been staring at a computer for about the last month and this was a moment of coming up for air.
This deck is giving me life right now!
Thank you to everyone who's messaged to say they're enjoying following along with the progress ♡
I'll be writing a blog about decking soon x
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Me, this spot, Pinteresting the shit out of which

Me, this spot, Pinteresting the shit out of which direction(s) I want our work in progress deck to run. Anyone else have a head full of ideas, but when it comes to committing, they all float off somewhere and you can't quite make sense of it all again?
That's how Tuesday evening looks for me.
You?
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Had a tidy, thought I'd take a quick snap from out

Had a tidy, thought I'd take a quick snap from outside, to document a less chaotic moment, stepped too far back, fell into the raised bed, almost got a bamboo pole up the 🍑, ripped a hole in my favourite jumpsuit and cut the back of my knee.
Moral of the story? Stop with the instatwattery perhaps?!
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NEW BLOG POST - As I'm sure it's been rather evide

NEW BLOG POST - As I'm sure it's been rather evident, I've had my struggles over the past couple of months when it comes to the work/ life balance, I think most of us can say this about 2020, it's certainly having a good go at kicking my arse.
I'm talking about this over on the blog tonight, along with announcing some changes to the way I'm going to be running my business. There's also a little discount treat in there for you too, so pop over to the link my bio or in my stories.
Onwards and upwards!
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2 years since we adopted this furry thing, 2 years

2 years since we adopted this furry thing, 2 years of her choosing anyone else's lap but mine, throwing up ONLY on my Ercol daybed and waking up to find her sleeping on MY pillow, with me, unconsciously moving to position myself on the edge of the bed, to accommodate her needs.
She also likes to bat things off Nancy's desk, onto the floor, at around midnight, giving me an absolute heart attack if I'm still up, in the living room below.
This is Hazel.
(This photo was taken when she had just arrived, before the girls got home and found out she was here to stay. More about how she came to live with us in my stories, if you're interested).
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Hello, how are we all? Stu and I have spent a roma

Hello, how are we all?
Stu and I have spent a romantic day together, without the girls, possibly for the first time since March....putting up shelves at the shop (amongst other shop based things).
We know how to be wild!
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NEW BLOG POST - Not only did I meet a really impor

NEW BLOG POST -
Not only did I meet a really important deadline today, after a huge amount of stress, anxiety + worry, with that achievement came a wave of inspiration and I finally wrote a long overdue blog, all about my budget front garden revamp.
Swipe for a before + head to the link in my bio or stories to read about what I did with very little time + very little money.
Our home is far from the theoretical dream house, but with it comes security, safety and a springboard to take some risks elsewhere in life.
We are so fortunate.
I'd also like to send out a huge thank you to the wonderful @lottie_storey for her help this past week, keeping my head above water ♡
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Throwing it back to a time when you could see the

Throwing it back to a time when you could see the floor in our home.
Apparently it was once wood, now it's just a sea of discarded cushion dens, cardboard box craft projects and a whole lotta sand and dust.
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I've had so many interesting conversations on here

I've had so many interesting conversations on here today, about so many different things.
• How I'm trying to keep my children's bedrooms tech free (Nancy, 8, currently has a very old PC on her desk, just out of shot, a lock down addition which I can't wait to get rid of asap).
• Todays influx of tourists to UK holiday destinations and how that's a whole complex can of worms when it comes to our feelings about it. Living in Cornwall, it's been instantly noticeable and feels like a giant social experiment, with noone really in control.
• Small, indie businesses and their importance to our immediate environment. So many of you are going out of your way to support local + national indie people during this difficult time + that is just wonderful to see ♡
Today has reminded me of the good parts of this app, the real point of it - the connections.
Thank you.
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Tap for tags, head to my blog for much more about this room.
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I've spent the last day + a half here, getting int

I've spent the last day + a half here, getting intimate with a spreadsheet or 6, spending some quality time with a very long digital to-do list and having some deep and meaningful conversations with several lucky Live Chat Gurus.
A good time has been had by all.
Anyone else work really well from their bed too?
It got to 6pm + I thought it was about time I got up for the day, so I had a shower, had dinner, treated myself to a clean pair of pjs and climbed back in for another session. Powering through my complete lack of bookkeeping skills and total inadequacy when it comes to this rather important part of having a business!
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Oh the things you'll find on the floor in our van.

Oh the things you'll find on the floor in our van... usually it's not a nice surprise, but last week there was a beautiful handmade pottery bowl, amazingly still intact and this week's offering is a vintage Lilliput typewriter, which I have a vague memory of collecting from somewhere quite some time ago. It's been hiding in there ever since.
Nancy and Eula think it's the greatest thing ever created and have been busy playing offices, shops, libraries and job interviews for 2 days straight.
I haven't told them I actually have a new ribbon for it somewhere, so they could produce real, visible writing. I'm saving that little piece of information for next week, when the novelty of the imaginary has worn off!
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Need me some back stoop living today. I let someo

Need me some back stoop living today.
I let someone ruin my day, a day already difficult enough juggling 2 little girls and mind numbing accounts. A day that could have been productive and positive, but someone came into my space and pushed on me their own bad mood and bad manners, it seeped into me and infected my outlook.
When you give a lot of yourself here, it's hard to pull the shutter up quick enough, when you need to.
Tomorrow I'm taking care of me and making plans for how I can introduce some better boundaries when it comes to my business. Just because we live in a 24/7 access world, doesn't mean I should be.
Anyone else a bit crap with setting boundaries and clocking out?
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Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better To p

Dust if you must, but wouldn’t it be better
To paint a picture, or write a letter,
Bake a cake, or plant a seed;
Ponder the difference between want and need?
Dust if you must, but there’s not much time,
With rivers to swim, and mountains to climb;
Music to hear, and books to read;
Friends to cherish, and life to lead.
Dust if you must, but the world’s out there
With the sun in your eyes, and the wind in your hair;
A flutter of snow, a shower of rain,
This day will not come around again.
Dust if you must, but bear in mind,
Old age will come and it’s not kind.
And when you go (and go you must)
You, yourself, will make more dust.
- by Rose Milligan
Discovered this incredibly apt poem via @_lisa_dawson_
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Monday - marshmallows, mud and me and my girls. Ye

Monday - marshmallows, mud and me and my girls.
Yet another non interiors grid post, what's come over me?!
Life for us right now seems to be focused more on the beautiful county we live in and the daily escape it allows us. I hope you like the little glimpses of the outdoor life we lead, away from the house, the mess, the monotony of week 14(?) of no school and normality.
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Living home life with a set of imaginary blinkers

Living home life with a set of imaginary blinkers these days. Get up, get out quick, before the mess in my peripheral vision sinks too deeply into my consciousness and the anxiety kicks in.
Back in the good old pre-world crisis days I had a cleaner, something that felt indulgent and wonderful, it was my gift to myself and my mental health. My way of coping with the demands of self employed, small business owning, parenthood juggling life.
Some days I would quite literally be working to make the money the cleaner would cost, but I'd get home, the air would glow a little brighter, my mood would soar and all would be good with our little home world.
Those were the days!
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A busy day in my slightly chaotic stock room, wish

A busy day in my slightly chaotic stock room, wishing I was hanging out here.
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Just a really good day. . . . . . #isolationchroni

Just a really good day.
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My girls have got this hanging around, doing absol

My girls have got this hanging around, doing absolutely nothing totally sussed.
I keep thinking about what their memories will be of this time, they're old enough to know what's going on out there in the world, but also young enough to just let it wash over them and go with the flow.
Do you think it might have a long term effect on their personalities? A innate sense of patience and appreciation, hardwired in their formative years?
Wishful thinking perhaps?!!
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