Strong women: Amy Ransom

by Nicky | Mar 13, 2017 | Family Life, Health and Lifestyle, Strong Women

Here’s the final story in my Strong Women series.  And it’s all about Amy. Amy’s the lady behind the blog “Surviving Motherhood” and The New Mum’s Notebook. I’ve been following Amy for a while, she makes me laugh out loud with her tails of Motherhood. She...

Strong women: Jo Tutchener-Sharp

by Nicky | Mar 8, 2017 | Family Life, Health and Lifestyle, Strong Women

I’ve been talking a lot about strength lately and I’m always amazed at what people can go through. Often with only our loved ones really seeing the depth to which we’ve been hurting or what we’ve been through. So I wanted to share some amazing...

Losing yourself in motherhood

by Nicky | Feb 28, 2017 | Family Life, Health and Lifestyle

I lost myself in motherhood there for a while. I don’t think it’s actually a bad thing. My babies were babies, I was feeding them, they demanded all my attention (and they’re still doing this) but I definitely lost myself. I came out of a bit of a cloud towards the...

How do you find strength?

by Nicky | Feb 19, 2017 | Health and Lifestyle

There are days when we feel super confident when you feel like you can take on the world. You know those says when you feel like Superwoman! And then there are days when that little voice of self-doubt sits on your shoulder, when you’re feeling off balance and you...

Avocado mayonnaise

by Nicky | Feb 19, 2017 | Recipes

Who doesn’t like something to dip their chips in? Yes I did say chips. Sweet potato chips are my favourite but I also enjoy homemade baked chips too. You always need something to dip your chips into! Your traditional mayonnaise, tomato ketchup or any other sauces for...

You can choose how you react

by Nicky | Feb 10, 2017 | Nicky For Life

I never realised you could choose how you react to things. It was always such an automatic response that I’d never given much thought to my reactions. Usually if it’s a good reaction you don’t think too much about it either. But what if it’s not a positive reaction?...

Grain free Granola

by Nicky | Jan 7, 2017 | Recipes

Most people think granola is a healthy choice. And I was exactly the same. I used to eat of lot of granola particularly when I was travelling as lots of food places do granola as a breakfast option. Sadly it’s usually full of sugar and very high in sugar too. And if...

Seeing out 2016, bringing in 2017

by Nicky | Dec 28, 2016 | Health and Lifestyle

With Christmas now behind us, our attention quickly turns to the new year.  I love the energy a new year brings. Full of possibilities and hope. But first of all I like to take the time to reflect on the year gone by. We can forget how far we’ve come. We can sometimes...

Happy Christmas

by Nicky | Dec 23, 2016 | Family Life, Health and Lifestyle

It’s just a few days before Christmas and I’ve managed to have a bit of space to myself, just a little bit! And it’s got me thinking, reflecting on the year gone by. I think every year has it’s ups and downs. I don’t think you can go through 365 days without feeling...

Back to work!

by Nicky | Oct 14, 2016 | Family Life, Health and Lifestyle

Going back to work after maternity leave is HARD! You’ve been in a lovely baby bubble for the past year; no alarm clocks, no meetings, no daily commute. And then even though you know it’s coming, it’s like you enter this whole new world. And it’s not the same, you...