Hi, This is not my first foray into blogland. I blogged for three years about my Ulcerative Colitis . Now, having had my bowel removed and recovered completely I am embarking on a new phase of my life, one that is healthy and able to indulge in the passions in my life – of which I have many!
I drive my husband mad waffling on about everything I get up to and everything I want to get up to so figured I needed an outlet and the most sensible thing is to blog again about everything I love 
I am a modern, fairly left wing women but I choose to live quite a traditional, domestic and homely life with my husband and two children. I am a wife and mother of two boys aged 6 and 4 and proud to be so. I am completely committed to these roles, probably even more so having had these roles diminished for many years due to illness, and want to do it properly and successfully . This doesn’t mean giving everything I have to these three people in my life and living a life of drudgery, it means embracing what these roles mean whilst still retaining me – afterall my husband fell in love with me as ME, not as his wife or mother of his children.
I LOVE lots of things and am passionate about pretty much everything I do. My life is massively inspired by the women from the 1940′s and 1950′s and the way they lived their lives.
I love taking care of my family and anything domestically creative. I knit, cross stitch, sew, craft, make my own gifts, bake, keep house and garden. I recycle and reuse almost addictively and love sharing all of my discoveries and experiences with friends. I adore clothes, especially anything vintage from the 1940′s, 50′s and 60′s and love playing around with make up. I am obsessed with the colour red and can be guaranteed to wear something red each day – I always have red nails!
My husband and I love to dance West Coast Swing and Jive and I love Burlesque. I am a Domestic Diva through and through
As well as my love for all things domestic I think it is imperative to play an active role in the community. I live on a unsual street in modern times which is a fantastic community with annual street parties, charitable street fairs and lots of parties for no reason other than to get together with great friends! My career before children was that of a professional fundraiser for various charities. I now choose to use my fundraising skills voluntarily and work to raise money for my local community and the NACC (National Association for Colitis and Crohn’s).
I feel passionately that many women are being underrated and undervalued because we choose to be domestic. Whether a women that works and then comes home to bake, craft or cook or a women who is at home for one of a myriad of reasons and enjoys cooking, baking, crafting and keeping house, our domestic abilities and desires to homemake are often belittled and ridiculed. Yes, we can have careers and work on equal footings with men but lets not forget that we are damned good,in fact, bloody brilliant, at keeping a home and taking care of our families.
I intend to write about lots of things. All the things I love doing and the things I get up to with my family and friends and hopefully offer some inspiration to others on how to embrace being a Wife and Mum and a useful member of your community.
I will write about many loves but all of them based on the fact that I love being a wife and mum but ultimately love being a women!
Hope you enjoy – I know I will.
Lottie -x-
Hi lottie
Thanks for leaving a comment on my blog. I was beginning to think that the time I spend blogging should be put to better use, like playing with the kids! but then I get a comment from you and it makes me realise that I need to blog and read blogs as it keeps me sane and it gives me the chance to meet other like minded people in blog land. I’m waffling now, sorry! So I’m really pleased you stopped by and I’m off to have a wander through your blog.
Nice to meet you Jenny
I know exactly what you mean! Every time I blog it takes me so long but then I look at my previous blog that I wrote for nearly three years and I know it is definitely worth it. It is like any diary, time makes it all worth while. It will be so nice to look back and realise the things you did both on your own and with the kids. I know what you mean about comments too. I love writing my blog just for the sake of it but it is really nice when someone drops by and say’s ‘Hi, I like what you’re up to’ – so thank you, I hope you liked what you found and that you come back again. I shall definitely be a regular visitor of yours.
Lottie x
hi lottie
i have been following you on twitter for a while and have totally jumped on the tfif bandwagon. i have just read this little piece and it has really struck a chord with me. we have 2 children aged 4.5 and almost 3… we have just made the really difficult decision to not have any more children. a definite head over heart… i have been battling with thoughts of well if i’m not going to have more children i really should go back to work but your words have reassured the secret feeling i have had for ages about it. i just don’t feel it’s right for me to go back to work. i want to be a stay at home mum and keep house for my husband and children. no one is making me do it… i don’t judge others who don’t do and choose to work in fact i admire them for juggling. but for now it is right for me and our family to stay at home. it’s really hard for me to feel ok about that because i beat myself up about all sorts of things but your words have really encouraged me to be brave and do what i feel is my job. all the while having a laugh, enjoying it, challenging myself and hopefully looking gorgeous!
keep up the good work you have started. it sounds like you’ve got through some really tough stuff and it’s just great that you’re out to encourage others.
kati x
I’m glad it helped hun. If we Mum’s can’t help and support each other then we’re missing a trick!
We have two children too and I know what you mean about that decision being hard. We won’t be having any more. I think that whatever a mother chooses to do, be it work or stay at home, it must be a decision that suits them and their family situations but staying at home is equally as tough as going to work. I think today’s age puts a lot of kudos on mothers who work because women fought so hard for the right to leave the family home and earn an independent living. This is absolutely right but it should not belittle those of us who are able and choose to be stay at home Mums. Just because we are not paid does not mean we are not working damned hard and often are a huge part of a well functioning society. I have said it before but lots of communities would struggle to exist happily if it weren’t for stay at homes (see my post Stay at Home Mums)
hi Lottie I am loving this blog and am very excited to know about it. I am completely behind you on this. Self-esteem and celebrating being a woman and being appreciated are all close to my heart. I am looking forward to hearing more from you and getting to know you much better. Maybe I will learn some fashion tips along the way!
Thank you so much Naomi, I don’t know why it means so much but it really does and I too can’t wait to meet you. So glad you are on board xx