Hello!
I'm delighted you're here. I'm Iris - woman, mother and wife. I live with my husband, Andy, and our three daughters, Poppy, Tallulah and Sybil, in beautiful Somerset. This space exists because I want to share my (and to an extent, our) experiences with you. I suffered with anxiety and frequent panic attacks after the birth of my first baby and I'm currently retraining in mental health nursing. I find writing therapeutic, but I also believe passionately that (mental + physical) wellbeing is oftentimes directly tied to one's lifestyle choices. I endeavour to share both the good and the challenging, so don't for a second believe that we have it all figured out. We navigate our days much the way that every other family does, and amidst all of the chaos and good intentions there is always an abundance of love.
None of this really tells you very much about ME though, does it? I'm going to throw some random facts at you:
1. I'm from Vermont, USA. It's an amazing place to grow up but I don't ski or snowboard so I have zero appreciation for the cold weather - and it gets COLD.
2. I used to live and work (in textiles - I have a degree in fashion design) in NYC, which is where I met and married my husband. We met in a bar. The Jets were playing. Neither one of us likes American Football.
3. I'm an absolutely horrendous cook. I fantasize about being wealthy and having a personal chef. I dont care about the super yacht (who am I kidding) but never having to prep, cook, and clean up after a meal again is what I lust after.
4. We bought our first house last year and so I've nosedived into interior design and DIY, indecisiveness be damned (god help my husband).