Hello there!
My name is Deborah {but Debs or Debi is fine!}, I am a 41yr old Mother of five – Rhys 22, Ethan 21, Ellie 16, Jacob 13 & Annabelle 9. I am also married to one of the world’s good eggs, Sean. He has just recently started his dream job as a Software Developer and we couldn’t be more proud of him. We live just outside Belfast in Northern Ireland with our two cats Sega & Mabel and our free-roam house rabbit, Hopper.
I have been blogging for eight years now {wow} and I cover a wide range of subjects. From school days, creating free educational printables, our family adventures, the rollercoaster ride that is parenthood as well as brand collaborations & product reviews.
Growing up I never, ever considered blogging. Not until my youngest daughter was 3mths old. And even then I thought a ‘blog’ was an online diary of sorts and never in a million years, did I ever think it would blossom into what it is today. To say how proud I am of it is impossible to put into words. My family and I have been so incredibly lucky throughout the years and had some amazing experiences and opportunities, all through my little space on the internet.
I have learned so much over the years as a blogger. And not only has both my writing and my writing style improved but so has my photography skills. I am obsessed with taking photos and editing photos that are the perfect fit for each of the blog posts that I create.
And lately, I have dabbled in video creation, which has quickly become another skill that I am learning and trying to perfect. They are also gorgeous little keepsakes for us to look back on in years to come.
As a blogger, I hope that I can inspire some of those who read my blog. Whether it be with helpful tips, parenting relations, product reviews and more. I also aim to be someone other parents can relate to. Making us realise that we are in fact, all in the same boat, weathering the same storm.
Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you’ll stick around! xx
If you’d like to get in touch, for whatever reason – fancy a chat, have a question, wishing to have a product tested, then please do send me a message. I love to hear from you, for whatever reason! You can also download myΒ Media Kit if you like.
Hey! I was looking for a mom blogger in Belfast to do some collaboration and sure it’s my neighbour! So I work for Peter Thomas Photography and in charge of marketing and all that jazz. I am hoping to find some real mum bloggers that would love to experience a photoshoot at the studio and shout all about us π So basically this would be the session plus 10 high res digital portraits.
We are coming up to Mothers Day so wanted to focus on that – and for sure bring all the pets!!
I know your wee one is in a cast so if you are interested we could definitely wait for that to come off – unless you’d like to just celebrate kids being kids and make it a fun highlight π
Let me know what you think. I’m pretty new to influencer blogger contacts so not sure if there is a certain number of posts or content that can be created but thought: video of session, few images that we send you for social media and blog posts. I loved your blogs on photobook albums and the importance of having images of grandparents too which is so special.
Tara
Thanks so much for this Tara, I have sent you a wee email, so I look forward to your reply! x
I don’t know how you manage those different age groups of children, i struggle to keep a 5 and 10 year old apart.
I love the helpful tips! I am new to the blogging world and they’ve came in handy! You have a beautiful family! π
Thanks so much for connecting with me. Your family is beautiful and full of smiles. I too have 5 kids. 2 teenage stepsons and 3 toddlers. Busy life for us moms/mums.
What a story!! The idea of going through childbirth five times send shivers down my spine. Major kudos!
What a GORGEOUS family! I love that you’ve shared these beautiful stories π
Thank you so much. x