Mummy and the Beastie

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Welcome to Mummy and the Beastie, a home for honest writing about family life in the UK. Motherhood is wonderful, exhausting, funny and occasionally chaotic, sometimes all before breakfast, and this is a place that doesn’t pretend otherwise.

You’ll find pieces on the everyday realities of raising little ones, alongside the bigger stuff too: going back to work after maternity leave, making the family budget stretch, parenting on your own, and finding a bit of yourself again when so much of life revolves around someone else.

Whether you’re knee-deep in nappies or wondering what comes next, pop the kettle on and have a read.

You’re in good company here ♡

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The mental load of motherhood: a mum sitting on the sofa in a quiet house with a cup of tea and a pile of sticky notes

The Mental Load of Motherhood: Why Mums Feel Exhausted

the invisible to-do list The Mental Load of Motherhood _____________♡_____________ The mental load of motherhood is all the invisible thinking, […]

Parent dropping toddler at nursery, thinking about childcare costs UK

Childcare Costs UK: What Help You Can Actually Get

the nursery bill, demystified Childcare Costs UK _____________♡_____________ Yes, there is real help with childcare costs UK parents can claim, […]

Returning to Work vs Staying Home: The Real Maths

the sums, and the softer stuff Returning to Work vs Staying Home _____________♡_____________ Returning to work vs staying home comes […]

Helping children cope with change: a young child sitting on moving boxes holding a teddy

Helping Children Cope with Change: Big Moves, Small People

big changes, small people Helping Children Cope with Change _____________♡_____________ Helping children cope with change mostly comes down to three […]

Co-Parenting After Separation - parents doing a handover

Co-Parenting After Separation: Making It Work When You’re Not Together

same team, different houses Co-Parenting After Separation _____________♡_____________ Co-parenting after separation is hard, emotional and often a bit messy, but […]

Making Mum Friends - Two Mums making friends over coffee at soft play

Making Mum Friends: How to Find Your Village as an Adult

friendship, the sequel Making Mum Friends ♡ Making mum friends as an adult can feel like dating, but with more […]

Losing your Identity To Motherhood - Trainers and headphones by the buggy, ready for ten minutes of time alone

Losing Your Identity in Motherhood (and Small Ways to Find Yourself Again)

Find yourself Again Losing your Identity To Motherhood ♡ If you have been feeling like you vanished somewhere between the […]

Family Budgeting on One Income - single parent working out her monthly budget

Family Budgeting on One Income: How to Make It Stretch

money talk, without the lecture Family Budgeting on One Income ♡ Family budgeting on one income is absolutely doable, but […]

Mum saying goodbye at nursery drop-off after returning to work from maternity leave

Returning to Work After Maternity Leave: Honest Tips

deep breaths, you’ve got this Returning to Work After Maternity Leave: What Nobody Tells You ♡ Returning to work after […]

Single Parent Tips - Single parent having breakfast with their child

Single Parent Tips: What We Wish We’d Known First

Parenting on your own Single Parent Tips: The Things I Wish Someone Had Told Me at the Start Parenting on […]