6-months of maternity leave gone – time to return to work?

I’ve been at home with Maia for six months now. In many places – including here in London – I would have normally returned to work already, especially considering that I work in the male dominated finance sector where the corporate culture isn’t supportive of long parental leaves. By the UK law my exact job Read More

Wedding planning in Italy – first trip abroad with Maia

I had two reasons to be nervous about our trip to Italy last week. Firstly, it was Maia’s first trip abroad and first time on a plane. Secondly, we were going to visit our wedding venue, which we have already booked, for the very first time! Yes you read correctly, we booked and paid our Read More

5-months old baby Maia

Maia is now 5-months (+10 days) old and I’m really struggling to find time for blogging! She’s no longer a “4-month monster” (read: 4-month old baby ) but is overall happier and we all sleep a bit better again but she’s definitely a handful! 😄 In fairness in the past month we’ve also been travelling Read More

Postnatal training update- 5/12 weeks of BBG 1 done!

I started the Bikini Body Guide (BBG) exercise programme four months after giving birth and I’ve been doing it at home for a month now, five weeks to be exact. I downloaded the “SWEAT”-app after realising I can’t get to the gym often enough for my membership to be worth the money. I’m happy to Read More