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Hi, my name is Catherine & I am so happy you stopped by. The pages of my blog will mostly be filled with my journey in motherhood and our ordinary extraordinary moments. There is me, my husband Mark, our beautiful daughter and a beagle, setting down roots in our self build home by the river in the Northern Irish countryside.

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Spring Break // the sun is set to return and I cannot contain my excitement. I'm itching to get outside with my girlies, long walks, picnic lunches and park play dates; it's how I daydreamed the Easter holidays would be. What a world away from beer garden afternoons and late night date nights that I used to daydream about. I wouldn't trade this new normal for the world 💐

Sweet Susanna // this girl came bouncing into my room this morning, back pack on and teddy in hand to announce that she was "all ready for a day out". I offered up couple of suggestions of what we could do this rainy Tuesday and she ever so politely shot me down and asked me to phone Nana instead 🤣 you sure do learn to grow a thick skin with toddlers around. So we baked buns and pottered around the house until she was entirely fed up with my company and decided it would be more fun to perch herself on the windowsill and just watch for @underhis_wings coming. • We have made a couple of loose plans for Easter, our priorities are a farm visit, egg hunt and maybe a trip to @w5belfast if the weather is dodge. Any other ideas you could throw our way? If the weather turns out like it says it will we want to be outside as much as possible but my baby brain is seriously limiting my ideas 🤪

Monday // I know the feeling Connie girl. Its one of those days that I would love to just curl up on the sofa with mountains of chocolate and a big duvet, a girl can dream, right?! I'm pretty tired and our oil ran out so the house is chilly (thankfully the oil man has just been) but I think a combination of the two is making me a bit grumpy today. Usually I'd be reaching for all the sugary snacks but my will power has stayed in tact so far. We are off to soft play with some friends this afternoon, coffee and chats may just be the cure ☕

Today is the most Sunday-est Sunday we have had in quite a long time. We Churched, brunched, browsed and coffee'd the afternoon away and now we are home to a roaring fire. The girls are in their PJs, I'm in my comfies and we are almost ready to settle down for the evening. • Today's sermon was a reminder that I didn't even realise I needed. I am feeling so refreshed. Our pastors message was from Hebrews but I can't get this verse out of my head today so I'm just going to leave it here in case there is something in it for someone; • “Are you tired? Worn out? Burned out on religion? Come to me. Get away with me and you’ll recover your life. I’ll show you how to take a real rest. Walk with me and work with me—watch how I do it. Learn the unforced rhythms of grace. I won’t lay anything heavy or ill-fitting on you. Keep company with me and you’ll learn to live freely and lightly.” Matt 11 v 28-30 🙌

Happy one month our sweet Connie girl // you have just eased into our family like the most beautiful missing puzzle piece. You have ministered to your mama and soothed my soul and just like your big sister you have stolen all our hearts. Susanna calls you "my gorgeous" and rushes to look after you at the slightest cry, which, by the way, goes from zero to 100 with nothing in between, it's comical! You love to snuggle but you also are content just watching the world go on around you. Last night you slept for your longest stretch yet; 9pm to 3.15am, what a treat. • It has been as plain sailing as it sounds but a lot of that is probably down to your mummy & Daddy being so much more relaxed about the whole thing this time round. This month has gone too quickly but it really has been a joy 🎀

Gone are the days when this lady stands still long enough for a staged photo. Oh well, candid for the win am I right?! • Connie joined mama for her first ever girls night in but Susanna opted for swimming with @foxandfins instead. It was so nice to just chill out with the girls. Our usual junk food movie night was a lot healthier than usual. I'm four days in to the @shrink_coach Shred & Shine plan and absolutely loving it. I was in such a rut with my food choices and I can already feel the benefits of eating cleaner. I know a lot of you are interested in following my journey so I will post updates every now and then. There are so many delicious recipes on this plan, I'll maybe even do a What I Eat in a Day story if you fancy it. • Anyway, here's to the weekend. Anyone got nice plans? I need some inspo for me and the girls because poor hubs is working tomorrow. 🤔

I had such a lovely coffee and catch up with @julesmmccann this morning, just look at these beautiful blooms she brought! • Susanna finished playgroup for Easter today and thinks life is just amazing because she is getting to come to the shop with me in her PJs. I remember that being such an exciting thing as a kid, good to see the old simple things are still the best. Happy Thursday friends, the weekend is in sight 🙌

Monday was completely exhausting; mentally I mean...if I had my fitbit on I doubt I would have reached more than 1000 steps so it certainly wasn't physically tiring. • It was one of those days where I was sat at a screen all day. I was vaguely aware that the sun was splitting the stones outside but I had a mountain of admin to do and as Mark pointed out; I do tend to put myself under a lot of pressure to meet self imposed deadlines. Anyway I digress, I had tied up all my work by 5pm when I realised figures didn't match so I then spent the next 5 hours frantically looking for a needle in a haystack trying to identify where it had all gone wrong. It turned out a very slight typo at 10.30am this morning was to blame. I know exactly when I did it; Connie was fussing for a feed and I quickly tried to finish "just one more order" before she got too upset. If I had just slowed down a bit the chances are I would have saved myself 5 extra hours of hugely frustrating work! When will I learn? • Monday has always been Mummy day for me and Susanna. Its the only day in the week that we dont have anywhere to be and I usually make a real point of spending quality time with her. Its been interesting juggling work and family life this week but we made it to the finish line and at the end of it all I just feel so thankful that I can work from home for now, even thought it may be the trickiest thing I have ever done. I have such a respect for all the incredible mamas who run full businesses from home; teach me your multitasking ways!! Anyway, my view was cute & my big girl was having a ball with her Daddy and her wee mate & now I can focus on some fun with my girls and a few days where the laptop will be well out of sight 🤪

In the organised chaos of this past week I held on tightly to the promise of Sabbath. Time to rest and soak up this little family of mine. How lucky we are that our Church is at the North Coast, it makes it so much easier for us to retreat for the day. The hustle will return tomorrow, I'll be juggling many plates for the next few days but no doubt that sea air will fuel the week ahead 🌊

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