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Excuse the tired eyes (I should have opted for sunnies like @katievictoriadesign ) but we've been up since crazy o'clock making our way to the French capital. We've not been here 24 hours, yet I've already eaten my bodyweight in cheese and drunk my fair share of French wine too. I'm in heaven. Thank goodness breastfeeding is finished or baby Hugh would have a huge dairy problem to contend with when I get back! Tonight we're off to the cabaret at @lidoparis and then hopefully a full night of Zzzzzzz with the potential of a lay in tomorrow. I repeat - heaven! Daddy better watch out or I might run rogue in Paris and accidentally forget to come home!😂 #mumsnightoff #cheeseheaven #imamumand #winetime #mumofboys #mumblog #mumblogger #childrenswriter #mumlifeidthebestlife #mumlifebalance #mumliferocks #boymumlife #boymummy #metime💕

So, whilst I was out at the #futureofflex event with @katievictoriadesign and @mumstylelife last night, this cheeky monkey was running rings around daddy and refusing to go to bed. Turns out my 'easy baby' is learning how to make our lives difficult already. Anyhow, thankyou to @mother_wild for selling me her ticket. If you weren't able to go, I'm certain this isn't the last you'll hear about flexible working options. It was a really interesting discussion and it felt like only the surface was scratched yesterday. For me it felt like flexible working is caught up with many other issues: mental health, our desire for careers vs traditional roles, society's mindset and expectations for us, technology and how useful it can be and also how invasive it can be too... I could go on. Perhaps we are at a crossroads where we all need to stand back and try to figure out what we value most. I don't mean in a #sahm or #careergoals kind of way... I mean what should the typical balanced picture look like for everyone. Shouldn't our jobs only be part of who we are and not everything? We are more than just mothers. And so too are we more than just our job titles. Isn't it time that society recognised that and started helping us to achieve our real life goals? Did you go too? What were your thoughts? #reallifegoals #imamumand #morethanjustamum #myhonestmotherhood #motherhoodthroughig #mumitforward #storytellingmama #motherhoodinspired #uniteinmotherhood #teammotherly #mumblog #mumblogger #flexappeal #flexibleworkformums

Once again I've been reminded of how many wonderful women live down the road or just around the corner from me. I was really lucky to chat with Jess aka @socialmamahertford over the summer. She spoke about raising identical twins, finding her identity post birth, self-care and her exciting plans for the future. A true inspiration. You can read what she had to say on the blog now... Link in bio☝️ #imamumand #mumspiration #mumgoals #mummygoals #wcw #mumcrush #honestmotherhood #joyfulmamas #mynameismama #mynameismum #teammotherly #uniteinmotherhood #hertfordmums #hertford #mumtribe #motherhoodinspired #mumsinbusiness

So... I know it's September and the children have only just gone back to school... But I'm going to put it out there anyway... It's only 15 weeks until Chrimbob! I figure that that's close enough to start using Father Christmas as a behaviour management tool. Last year when I asked Oscar what he'd like for Christmas his answer was a jam sandwich and a cake; this year I dare not ask as I think his answer will be quite different! The pic was taken at bath time, using bubbles to give each of us a beard. As white beards go, this isn't a bad effort. (We're still working on the ho ho hos though.) I can remember clearly doing this when I was about 7 in my parents' house. It's a rite of passage, right? Every child must make a bubble beard before they grow up! Hands up if you did too. #itsnearlychristmas #christmas2018 #fatherchristmasisreal #bubblebeard #themanwiththewhitebeard #bubblebeards #hohoho #behaviourmanagement #naughtyornice #goodboylist #bathtimefun #15weekstogo #handsup #bathtime #bubblefun #mumlife❤

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