Archives for December 2018

Melt in the mouth, Hygge Mince Pies

CareerMom Blog· Christmas Hygge· Recipes

In recent years I have taken increasing pleasure in devoting a little time to bake for friends and family in…
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I’m staging a “Christmas Merriment” Intervention. Against myself. Here’s why…

CareerMom Blog· Christmas Hygge

Christmas celebrations are well underway! And I’ve fully embraced the annual onset of my anything-goes “of course you can eat…
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How to plan for a gentle Caesarean Section Birth

CareerMom Blog· Free Downloads for Working Moms

Please note that this post uses referral links – but only to products that I personally love and use in…
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The Top Five things that People with Kids Know…

CareerMom Blog· Maternity Leave· Parenting

The Michael McIntyre sketch “People without Kids Don’t Know” did the rounds on social media again recently. I’ve lost count…
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Easy and Delicious Chilli Jam

CareerMom Blog· Christmas Hygge· Recipes

Last Christmas, following months of living off maternity leave pay, I needed to be frugal for the holidays. I decided…
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I'm Rebecca, a CareerMom with two little girls - who is passionate about finding a balance between work and family life.

I've recently returned to work after my second maternity leave and am focusing on creating a hygge home life of positive parenting and gentle family rhythms - combined with a successful corporate career.

Disclosure: please note that posts may contain affiliate links that earn me a small commission, at no additional cost to you.
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A long week involving a very long drive... but - so worth it: back in my happy place 🌟⭐️☀️ #happyplace❤️ #cornfield #vines #cognac #charentemaritime #hyggelife #careermom #runningismytherapy

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🌟Happy Fathers’ Day! 🌟I’m celebrating today in true Dad style by having my annual Daddy mug of tea and mowing the lawn... gratitude abounds for my own wonderful father who taught me everything I know about gardening - and tea, for that matter! 💗 Sending much love and admiration as well to all of my dear mom friends who manage to do it all everyday - you impress and inspire me daily 💗🌟 #fathersday #emmabridgewater #mowingthelawn #dadjobs #bluejobs #hotcuppatea #singlemother #singlemommy #singlemomlife #dobothjobs #momanddad

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🧲 Upping our fridge magnet game... this particular 4th birthday gift was probably more for mummy - but fortunately the girls love it too! Grimm’s magnetic puzzle from our friends @myriadnaturaltoys 🧡💛 #grimmswoodentoys #grimmsrainbow #waldorf #waldorfhome #giftsformum #4thbirthday🎂 #rainbowspiral #rainbow #magneticpuzzle #careermom #montessoriinspired #fridgegoals #fridge #fridgemagnets #fridgemagnet

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Another very busy week at work... but walking past our post birthday display of #ostheimer and #sarahssilks from our friends @myriadnaturaltoys is sparking joy every day 💗🌟#sparkjoy #waldorf #waldorfinspired #waldorftoys #waldorfhome #butterflywings #ostheimercastle #unicorns🦄

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💗Happy 4th Birthday to my darling girl 💗 #waldorfinspired #waldorf #steinerinspired #ostheimer #ostheimercastle #playsilks #lockdownbirthday #heirloomtoys

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When I have said my evening prayer,
And my clothes are folded on the chair,
And mother switches off the light,
I’ll still be three years old tonight. .
But from the very break of day,
Before the children rise and play,
Before the darkness turns to gold,
Tomorrow I’ll be four years old.
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Four kisses when I wake,
Four candles on my cake.
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Let the #lockdownbirthday #celebrations🎉 commence!💗💫💗🌟💗✨💗 #birthdays #waldorfinspired #waldorfbirthday #waldorfbirthdaycrown #needlefelting #needlefeltcrown #elsafrozen #frozen❄️ #itsbeenemotional #peachesandcream #grapat #parentinghygge #hygge #mommyblog #careermom #singlemomlife #singlemomblogger #singlemomblog #singlemumblog #ukparentbloggers #balloonsandbunting #fairylights #myeverydaymagic #blub #hyggelyeverafter

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Silks dyed and, this evening, they were ironed... parcel wrapping tomorrow! #birthdayprep #4thbirthday #furoshiki #peachesandcream #homedyedsilk #fooddye #waldorfinspired #positiveparenting #careermom #ecofriendlyproducts

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There has been a lot of den building in our house of late, in every corner of the house I’ve been invited to come sit down on cushions and take tea ... but it was such a particular delight to walk into the lounge at the weekend to find that this little one had created her own fort, without any help, from our playframe, Wobbel board and ALL of the blankets 💗 Our playframe and board came from our friends @myriadnaturaltoys 🧡💛 #makingaden #makingafort #blankets #playframe #wobbelboard #myriadmoment #myriadnaturaltoys #hyggehome #lockdown #preschoollife🍎🐛 #steinerinspired #waldorf #waldorfinspired #openendedplay #careermom #positiveparenting

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🦋 We don’t talk to the girls about the whole pandemic situation - and as we’ve been home for two and a half months, they’ve not had to be drilled into social distancing rules... yet. But I feel the time is approaching - so I made the eldest a mask from one of her old butterfly dresses and told her it was so she could play pirates. She loved the idea and is now taking it everywhere (around the house!) and her little sister is desperate for me to finish her mini one... #homemademask #butterflymask #letsallbewell #stayhome #easinglockdown #sewingproject #careermom #singlemomlife

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🌟 Happy Sunday! 🥛 I was listening to the wonderful @themontessorinotebook this week. Something I love about Montessori is the encouragement to let tiny tots get involved in work and jobs around the house - to develop independence. It can feel difficult to do this as it’s often quicker and less messy to do it yourself. Case in point... My daughters both like to go into the fridge and pull out their milk... proactivity which has put me on edge somewhat for the last year, indeed - since we moved to a milkman and glass milk bottles. The thought of a full bottle of milk smashing on my kitchen tiles makes me flinch a little... I realised this morning that I have, for months, let her pour the milk but with an autopilot, wide-eyed, stressy soundtrack of me saying « Be careful... CAREFUL! » This morning I realised she’d been doing this for almost a year and - with the Montessori notebook ringing in my ears, stopped myself from giving any commentary - either positive or negative. The funny thing was, as I stayed silent, she said to me, unprompted « I’m being careful, Mommy! Very careful! » Would appear that I’ve already more than made my point.... Yes, it wasn’t perfect and there was a tiny bit of milk spilled - but you know what, she was so proud of herself. And - it has just occurred to me that the only person who has smashed a bottle of milk in our house in the last year - is me! In fact, it was more than one... 😬🙈 I’m grateful to Montessori principles more broadly for the reminder to trust my little ones, build their self sufficiency and, critically, notice where I may be undermining their confidence by showing I don’t trust them to complete simple, age appropriate, tasks. Ps... birthday planning in full flow and I’m going through my well thumbed copy of the Whole Family Rhythms Birthday Guide. Crown half complete!! Going to be dying silks for frequent wrapping later! 💫 @wholefamilyrhythms #montessoriathome #montessoripreschool #montessoritoddler #montessoriinspired #waldorfinspired #pouringmilk #kleankanteen #kidkanteen #birthdaycrown #wholefamilyrhythms #birthdayplanning #waldorfbirthday #grapatnins

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Saturday afternoon art project with our Stockmar watercolours... from our friends @myriadnaturaltoys So interesting to watch the different painting development 💗#wetonwetpainting #rainydayactivities #watercolourspainting #preschoollife🍎🐛 #stockmarwatercolor #waldorfinspired #waldorf #positiveparenting

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Six weeks into my eight week blood sugar diet detox... and I’m still not eating bread (or potatoes, rice, pasta, pastry, sweet goodies) but... it is still a joy to wake up to the smell of freshly made granary bread in the morning! It’s funny - a year ago it felt like a big decision to no longer buy any bread and only go with home made... It is such a staple of the weekly shop that I almost felt like I needed someone’s permission to make, what felt like, a radical, counter-culture change! Crazy when I think of it now! As now it never occurs to me to buy bread - I make anything we need - and enjoy being able to control exactly what is in it! There’s something primarily satisfying about making the bread my girls eat for breakfast 💗 on a separate note - Detox is going well and I’ve lost over a stone/7 kilos... feeling so much better for it! #8wbsd #fast800
#freshmadebread #hotbread #homemadebread #breadmachine #granaryloaf #saturdaymorningvibes #nocarbsnosugar #lowcarb #lockdowndetox #detox #weightlossdiet #makingchanges #positiveparenting #waldorfinspired #waldorfinspiredhome #careermom #singlemomlife #hygge #hyggelife

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