The Diaries
A week in my life
New diary entries every week — soft thoughts, loud days, and everything in between.
Week of November 2, 2026
Back to Nursery, Sparkler Safety Lectures and the Great Wellie Hunt
Half-term's over, one wellie has gone missing for good, and I've given a sparkler safety talk so serious you'd think I worked for the fire brigade. Early November in Essex, basically.
Read entry →Week of October 26, 2026
Half-Term Hot Chocolate, Four O'Clock Darkness & Trick-Or-Treat Diplomacy
Half-term in Essex: the first week of proper four o'clock darkness, a pyjama film afternoon that saved us all, a muddy leaf walk, a grandparents' rescue mission and a very serious Halloween sweet negotiation.
Read entry →Week of October 19, 2026
Costume Chaos, Last-Day-Of-Term Glitter & The Great Clock Change Con
The last week before half-term in Essex: a costume brief with four days' notice, the slow cooker's grand return, a podcast with a doorbell cameo, glitter on everything and the annual lie that is the extra hour in bed.
Read entry →Week of October 12, 2026
Darker Evenings, Half-Term Lists & The First Firework Chatter
Mid-October in Essex: school-run grit in the dark, half-term lists appearing from nowhere, firework chatter at the gate, and a podcast week held together with tea and stubborn optimism.
Read entry →Week of October 5, 2026
Harvest Tins, Heating Wars & The Pumpkin Patch Pilgrimage
October arrives in Essex with a harvest festival tin panic, the annual heating stand-off, one very muddy pumpkin patch and a quiet reminder to look after my own head too.
Read entry →Week of September 28, 2026
Crumble Season, Car-Seat Crumbs & Half-Finished To-Do Lists
Proper Essex autumn, apple crumble ambitions, car-seat archaeology, and a podcast week held together with tea and mild optimism. Soft chaos, as usual.
Read entry →Week of September 21, 2026
Jumpers, Nursery Colds & The Autumn Reset That Never Quite Is
The first proper jumper week, a nursery cold that somehow became a family sport, podcast tabs everywhere, and me pretending September still has a plan. Spoiler: it doesn’t.
Read entry →Week of September 15, 2026
Toddler Tuesdays, Mum Life Edits & The Beautiful September Chaos
Play-café glitter, podcast piles labelled Mum Life, school-run cardio, and me pretending September still counts as summer. A very Storme week.
Read entry →Week of June 1, 2026
Crafty Kids Chaos, Podcast Mode & Kat's Glam New Salon Opening
Messy play heaven in Chelmsford with my little terror Indie, a quiet week buried in podcast edits, and a very glam Saturday night at Kat's brand new body sculpting clinic.
Read entry →Week of May 25, 2026
Weddings, Weather & Way Too Many Podcasts: A Week In My Life
Family weddings, glorious British sunshine, and a whole lot of podcast prep. Plus John's football sulks and the real reason the kids are feral.
Read entry →Week of May 18, 2026
Podcast Launches, Poorly Babies & The Great British Sunshine Delusion
Hitting publish on episode one, surviving cold season with two poorly babies, and bracing for a weekend of glorious British sunshine.
Read entry →Week of May 11, 2026
Jet Lag, Nursery Runs & Tiny Dictators: A Week In My Life
Negotiating with suppliers in China one minute, and negotiating with a toddler over wellies the next. A jet-lagged, slightly feral week back home.
Read entry →Week of August 11, 2026
The Conversation We Need To Have About Domestic Abuse
After recording this week's episode with Hollie, I couldn't stop thinking about how many women are quietly living it right now — and how much difference one person noticing can make.
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