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Mrs Lighty’s Liked and Loved: March 2017

Posted onMarch 31, 2017January 7, 2018AuthorMrs Lighty11 Comments

As with most of my blog posts, I tinker with them over the space of a few weeks. This one has been no exception, and I’ve been adding things here and there, little highlights of Read More …

CategoriesRandom Musings, SeasonalTagsLiked and Loved, Liked and Loved March 2017, March 2017, March Review

Mother’s Day is Overrated: The Sequel!

Posted onMarch 27, 2017March 30, 2017AuthorMrs Lighty8 Comments

This time last year, I’d just had my first Mother’s Day. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but knocking out the bath panel and a day spent running errands for Mr Lighty and Read More …

CategoriesCelebrations, Random MusingsTagsMother's Day, Mother's Day is Overrated, Mother's Day is Overrated: The Sequel!, Second Mother's Day

I Worried…

Posted onMarch 23, 2017March 28, 2017AuthorMrs Lighty17 Comments

From the minute I saw that blue line on the pregnancy test, I worried. I worried that I was imagining things, that there wasn’t really a little tiny person growing in my tummy, that I Read More …

CategoriesRandom MusingsTagsAnxiety, I Worried, Motherhood, New Mum Worries, Postnatal Anxiety, Worry

A Year on from Maternity Leave

Posted onMarch 8, 2017March 7, 2018AuthorMrs Lighty18 Comments

It seems like only yesterday, I was writing down my thoughts and feelings on my imminent return to work after maternity leave. I remember the emotions I had as I wrote that post so well: the heavy Read More …

CategoriesRandom Musings, Working MummyTagsA Year on from Maternity Leave, Maternity Leave, Return to Work, Working Mother, Working Mummy

Judge Less, Empower More

Posted onMarch 7, 2017March 14, 2017AuthorMrs Lighty25 Comments

I seem to be thinking a lot about judgement recently. There seems to be a lot of shaking of the head, and “tsk, tsking” going on on All Things Spliced at the moment, and I’m Read More …

CategoriesHelp and Support, Out and About, Random MusingsTagsEmpower, Empowerment, Judge, Judgement, Support, Women's Support

“What has he done with that Sausage?!” Ridiculous Things I Never thought I’d say, Part 3!

Posted onMarch 2, 2017March 7, 2017AuthorMrs Lighty20 Comments

Back by popular demand (ok, one request from the lovely Dawn at Rhyming with Wine to make it into a series!) this is the third instalment of the ridiculous things I never thought I’d say. Honestly, Read More …

CategoriesParenting, Random MusingsTagsHumour, Parenting, Ridiculous things I never thought I'd say

Mrs Lighty’s Liked and Loved: February 2017

Posted onFebruary 27, 2017January 7, 2018AuthorMrs Lighty15 Comments

When I thought about writing February’s Liked and Loved, I must admit that my first thought was, “what on earth am I going to fill it with?!” At the start of the month, our calendar looked pretty empty. Read More …

CategoriesRandom Musings, SeasonalTagsFebruary 2017, Liked and Loved, Mrs Lighty's Liked and Loved

Pick ‘n’ Mix Parenting

Posted onFebruary 20, 2017February 23, 2017AuthorMrs Lighty18 Comments

In everything I’ve done so far in my life, I’m not sure there has been anything that I’ve come across which is as controversial as parenting. It seems to be one of the few areas Read More …

CategoriesChildcare, Help and Support, Mummy Friends, Parenting, Random Musings, Working MummyTagsBabywearing, Car Safety, Gentle Parenting, Judgement, Paranoia, Pick 'n' Mix Parenting, Working Mum

10 Things that Happen when you’re the Mum of a Small Baby

Posted onFebruary 13, 2017February 21, 2017AuthorMrs Lighty18 Comments

I’ve written previously about Baby Lighty living up to his name and being, well, light. He was a relatively tiny 6lbs 8oz at birth, starting off therefore as a small baby, and after what I like Read More …

CategoriesRandom MusingsTagsPetite Baby, Small Baby

10 Reasons why Mrs Lighty is #RockingMotherhood

Posted onFebruary 7, 2017February 14, 2017AuthorMrs Lighty12 Comments

When the lovely Bridget of Bridie by the Sea tagged me to take part in the #RockingMotherhood tag, I must admit that I thought it would be difficult to come up with 10 reasons why Read More …

CategoriesParenting, Random MusingsTags#RockingMotherhood, #RockingMotherhood tag, 10 Reasons Why I'm Rocking Motherhood, Parenting, Rocking Motherhood

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Hi, I'm Nicola, or Mrs Lighty as I'm more commonly known. Welcome to my little corner of the internet! You'll find lots of parenting highs, lows, loves and laughs here. Got any questions? Feel free to contact me at: mrslighty@allthingsspliced.co.uk

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