The A la Mama-Poppins Interviews // POST 1 ♥

THIS ENCHANTED PIXIE  //  B L O G  |  S H O P   

A little about you: 

I’m a 31 year old mama living in North Wales, UK. I’m a jewellery designer, a blogger, a coffee lover, a book reader and an adventurer.  
  
A little about your family: 
My family is made up of myself, my husband, three home-schooled daughters, three cats, three guinea pigs and six chickens (I have dreams of having a farm of my own)!

A few of your favorite things about being a mother:
Morning snuggles; watching them learn a new skills.

And a couple of the hardest things:
Sleepless nights are the hardest for me... this mama needs her sleep. Also seeing them sick.

A ‘my kid did this funny thing’ anecdote:
My middle daughter, age two, decided she couldn’t wait five minutes more for her dinner, so she ate a two pence coin. We ended up on the children's ward for the night as they thought it was stuck... an eight-month pregnant mama trying to snuggle her baby on a hospital bed does not make for a fun night! They sent us home the next morning. We think the coin is still in there somewhere (four years later)!

A few parenting resources you like: 
The best parenting book I read was What Mothers Do by Naomi Stadlen. Also a hot bath and candles can soothe even the most frayed mama nerves.

One or two personal family traditions:
Half birthdays – we always celebrate these! The kiddos love it. We make a half birthday cake (simply a round cake cut in half and sandwiched together), and have a special half birthday tea and play a few games.

Daily things you love to do most (with the kiddos): 

Arts and crafts. There’s not many days that the glue and glitter don’t come out!

Best rainy day activities: 

Card games, arts and crafts and board games.

Something you like to do by yourself, when taking a break from mommy-duties:  Once in a while, I’ll sneak out and grab a coffee by myself. An hour in a coffee shop with a good book is bliss.

Advice you’d give a mother-to-be, or something you’ve learned as a mama: 

Being a mama is the hardest job you’ll ever have, but by far the most rewarding. 

New year resolutions for your family: 

Have lots of adventures; be kind and respectful to each other.

Last but not least, a quote about motherhood that you love:
“Mothers are all slightly insane.” -  J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye

T H A N K    Y O U    F O R   S H A R I N G,   P O L L Y !

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The  A La Mama-Poppins Interviews is a new series I'm starting all about mama-bloggers.  Because there are so many of us, and it's such a beautiful thing.  If you would like to participate, please send me an email at ladaisiblog@hotmail.com.