Recipes

Recipes

Freezer Meal – Roast Veggie and Chicken Pasta Bake Sauce

This freezer bag recipe for pasta bake sauce is easy to prepare and perfect for families. It includes chicken, pumpkin, carrots, broccoli, passata, and flavorful herbs. The recipe yields four batches, providing dinner for one night and lunch leftovers. Simple to cook and freeze, it ensures a quick meal solution.

Parenting

Hope and Resilience: My IVF Experience Explained

Introduction When going through my IVF journey, I found it really helpful to read other people's stories. It helped me prepare and know what to expect, and also helped give me hope in the difficult times. I hope that this story can do that for someone else stepping into this journey. We ended up on… Continue reading Hope and Resilience: My IVF Experience Explained

Self Care

Why I Gave Up Having It All and Found Something Better

It didn’t hit me all at once. It crept in slowly, between meetings, nap schedules, daycare pickups, and dinner prep. I was ticking every box, staying on top of work, squeezing in workouts, and keeping the house in some kind of order. From the outside, I probably looked like I had it all together. But… Continue reading Why I Gave Up Having It All and Found Something Better

work

Bittersweet Beginnings: Returning to Work After Maternity Leave

I’m in the final stretch of maternity leave, and I’ve been trying to find the words for everything I’m feeling as I get ready to return to work. It's hard to name the mix of emotions swirling around this transition — but here’s my best attempt. There’s the anxiety. The sadness. The fear that my… Continue reading Bittersweet Beginnings: Returning to Work After Maternity Leave

work

Do You Know Your Rights? – Returning to Work After Maternity/ Parental Leave

Returning to work after maternity/ parental leave can be both an exciting and challenging experience. I dreaded the fast approaching day as my time with Ollie was coming to a close, and that all too familiar feeling is back with only a couple months of maternity leave left with Elianna. For me, as with many… Continue reading Do You Know Your Rights? – Returning to Work After Maternity/ Parental Leave