We Got This (Sometimes!) in the Press

 
 

A Norwich meet-up to help mums juggle work, childcare, leisure and life…

Setting up your own business is the latest theme for We Got This (Sometimes!) – launched by a Norfolk mum keen to bring top parenting bloggers, speakers and entertainers to Norfolk - click the image, or here to read more in the Eastern Daily Press.

 
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The New Year Edit

If your new year’s resolution is to get organised, influencers Anna Newton and Erica Davies will be sharing timely advice….Norwich Resident, January Issue

 
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ONE OF THE COUNTRY’S MOST RESPECTED BEAUTY WRITERS, SALI HUGHES, WILL BE IN CONVERSATION WITH SAM CHAPMAN OF PIXIWOO….

Event organiser Emma Victor-Smith tells us more….click on the image to read or see the full magazine here in Norwich Resident Magazine, October Issue.

 
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AUTUMN RE:BOOTED

Perfect timing if you’re looking to give your wardrobe an autumn update - or clear some space to make way for new purchases…thank you Norwich Resident!

 
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AUTUMN 2018 EVENT LINE UP - 21 SEPTEMBER 2018

Thrilled with the coverage for the Autumn Norwich event line up: Fashion Re:Boot, Sali Hughes in conversation with Sam Chapman and The Christmas Scummy Mummies Show. The online article is here.

 
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FAB READS AND FEEDS FOR PARENTS by Sally white in the edp

Family blogger Sally has created a brilliant reading list to help you through the toddler years, the teen years and all the parenting points in between. You can find Sally here.

 
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we got this in the metro - 26 September 2017

We Got This was listed as a way to make mum mates in the Metro, by Kate Starkey who runs Cheltenham Maman :-), the article is here

 
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we got this in the edp - 1st october 2017

I had my first press interview for my own business and not a client with Sophie at the EDP, she was very kind and gave We Got This awesome coverage. The article is here.

 
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we got this in the edp - 10 january 2018

Inspirational – mum’s new business bringing parenting heroines to her home town

 

 

 

we got this in DEREHAM TIMES  - 7 FEBRUARY 2018

‘In the grips of post-natal depression I came away empowered’ - Dereham mum on how parents can enjoy a healthy social life

 

we got this and fashion re:boot in the norwich resident - 5 april 2018

'We had a fabulous night out when Fashion Re:Boot came to Norwich for the first time' - Editor Emma Lee

 

 

 

 

PARENTING COMEDY SHOW SCUMMY MUMMIES PERFORMING LIVE IN NORWICH - EDP 6 FEBRUARY 2018

'The duo celebrate the scummier side of parenting, from drinking wine at teatime to hiding from the PTA' Sophie Wyllie

Quick shout out to Bill’s Norwich, we nipped out for a spontaneous family tea last night 👀, all was going well until our toddler saw that his sister had the SAME pen as him, and the anger was very, very loud and real😂😬. Bill’s and other customers were kind I think, kind of avoided eye contact 😗. Tickled me as we debated for 20 mins whether to go to Bill’s beforehand, and we were quizzed all night about who is Bill? But why isn’t he going to be there? Did Bill make ALL THIS?! How did he do that?! Excuse me, can we have the bill? But mummy, Bill isn’t here!?! Well actually, Bill did come to Norwich when the restaurant opened here, and he went to the charity shops to buy trinkets, picture frames etc (it’s full of cool stuff) AND his son goes to @uniofeastanglia. So there are two good facts. Also the food was yummy. #Gifted thank you @billsrestaurant!
Desperately seeking ... a style update? Are you ready for Round 3 of glamour, fun and shopping? ARE YOU?! @ciaraelliott, @taniabirdevents and I have opened ticket sales for Norwich @fash_reboot, Thursday 6 June at @norwichshoe 🙌🏻, thanks to super stylish @dippleandconway opticians 👓 (they stock authentic vintage frames, stylish glasses from high-end designers and indi brands 😉)⁣ ⁣ COULD YOU BE A STALL HOLDER?⁣ We are looking for stall holders who have a wardrobe full of lots of lovely high street, vintage or designer clothes to sell on to new, ecstatic owners. Include mens and kidswear too - not just womens! Stalls are £30⁣ ⁣ COME ALONG AND SHOP, DRINK, EAT, DANCE⁣ Fancy refreshing your look and making the most of your money? Come and shop for you and your family. Tickets are £5 AND INCLUDE a glass of @minivinowines - don't delay - last time it was a sell out! ✅🚀 ⁣ ⁣ Tickets in bio 🙌🏻⁣ ⁣ See you there, love @ciaraelliott, Emma and @tanialeeds ⁣ ⁣ #fashionrebootnorwich #ecofashion #prelovedfashion #outfitinspiration #fashionblogger #fashreboot #fashionreboot #fashionparty #boutiques #fashion #preloved #styling #ethicalfashion #reusereducerecycle #fashionstyling #norwich #whatsoninnorwich #norwichevents #norwichmums #norwichfashion #norwichmums #norwichmumsofinstagram #mumsofig #thisisnorwich #norwichnorfolk #instameet #mumsofinsta ⁣
@sundaytimes has described Norwich as “cool, comfortable, relaxed and at one with itself. Genius”, one of the Best Places to Live 2019. We will take that 🙌🏻✊🏻👌🏽 #norwich #weloveyou
⚡️⚡️The photos from last Saturdays @superself.1 event are up in the bio link💯 (by @matyaspaul) such a GREAT day full of quick, actionable tips to take better care of ourselves, I’ve included some on the article in the link✊🏻👍🏼. #wegotthissometimes #easterholidays #selfcarehacks #lookafteryourself
🦹🏽‍♀️Wonder women🦸🏻‍♀️ This time last year I was googling and asking and trying to find out how people manage work and school holidays. This year we are in a mix of Mike taking time off, my mum, friends, holiday club, late nights, early mornings and taking holiday for Easter weekend etc. Is that how you do it?!! And we made it! Well, halfway 😂😝😬It’s Friday 🙌🏻. Totalling limping to the finishing line good vibes if you are too! 😘 ✊🏻😝🥂 #WeGotThisSometimes #ButItsTiringHey #ButWorthIt #takesavillage #TinaFey #isagenius
It wasn’t a BAD start to Easter holidays ☀️ (coats were definitely not required) Lovely day @pensthorpe_natural_park 🦆🦢and how is there still not a flamingo emoji 🤔. #easterholidays #goodluckwithyourjuggle #backtoworktomorrow #NotscaredofgeeseATALL #eagrammers #thingstodoinnorfolk
So superselfed I failed to take any high res pics today, will wait for Liza’s! Big thank you to Liza @superself.1 for organising a brilliant, spot on event. Check out her stories for the full day if you’re interested in seeing what went down. Lovely group of women and @carlyrowena was a treasure trove of honesty and laughs (pretty sure the Norwich @crossfit community will get a boost from today). @theyogatreenorwich totally revived everyone with yoga and meditation 💆🏽‍♀️. @erpinghamhouse lunch was delish, and @kristiebecker very much opened our eyes to all the essential oils we would like in our lives, right now to help us emotionally. Had no idea how powerful they are. @jackiehamiltonschoolnorwich in aid of @therapyaid (which is promoting to carers to look after themselves, great link) pummelled and massaged the final stresses away. The goody bags are immense// @jojomamanbebe gave us a proper tote bag, @lisaangeluk personalised superself necklaces for us and there are lots of samples from @livias @pukkaherbs @purechimp @betteryou_ltd @plenishdrinks @bloomandblossomuk @sirenscripts @kitandkinuk @vividdrinks and all in aid of @norwich_mind. Now, in the interests of self care ~~ I’m switching off - happy Saturday all, and thanks for joining if you did, it was lovely to relax and chat 🙌🏻💕👌🏽💯✊🏻#superself #discoveryoursuperself #timeout #mumsofig #norwichmums
Getting prepped for tomorrow’s interview with @carlyrowena at the @superself.1 event. I asked you a couple of weeks ago what fitness-y things you want to know from Carly....you said...🏃🏽‍♀️HOW do I even get started?! 🤹🏽‍♀️HOW do I find the time once I have the motivation? 🥑 WHAT quick snacks can I eat to help myself? 🏄🏼‍♀️ WHAT is the best exercise to do for me as an individual? PLUS loads and loads more around mental health, confidence, online life and managing it all with a small baby. Can’t wait! Very, very, very much looking forward to digging around for my Superself 🦸🏽‍♀️with yoga and meditation with Atma from @theyogatreenorwich, lunch with @erpinghamhouse, essential oil workshop with @kristiebecker and a massage from @jackiehamiltonschoolnorwich. This time tomorrow 〰️ If you like the sound of this event but couldn’t come, let me know as Liza at @superself.1 is looking to run more 🙌🏻
Same here 🙋🏽‍♀️💆🏽‍♀️ @mamadisrupt
Admittedly on Mother’s Day I was freed from parenting/any duties (*I’ve listed what a 38 year old mum of two likes to do with her freedom👀) so I’m feeling more self-cared for than normal BUT on Saturday, I’m a guest at “Discover your @superself.1.”⁣ ⁣ It is thrilling to be actually participating (I am doing a bit of work for Liza, and am looking forward to interviewing @carlyrowena. In fact I think it was researching her website that made me get my bike out (see below 🤔). So, fellow guests, I feel the excited butterflies too. ⁣I’ve heard the goody bags are AMAZING, thanks to @jojomamanbebe @lisaangeluk and more ⁣ @lizakoroleva has produced the whole event for a university final year project (it’s lovely to see how it should be done properly). Anyway, I had a moment recently when I thought “it’s actually quite hard, this 💁🏽‍♀️” with little kids and doing the things you feel need to be done (I think I’d forgotten, and it became normal). My gran said it gets easier, so it must do. Well done Liza for creating a day that’s giving us butterflies. I feel a bit naff saying to tired mums “book in some self care” but it does feel nice🤷🏽‍♀️. ⁣ ⁣ * what a 38 year old mum of two likes to do with her freedom: sorted out my wardrobe, got some paint samples from Homebase (and painted them on bits of paper so they could be stuck on different walls, normally they would be shoved on a side for 3 months!), had a bath IN THE DAY, went on a bike ride, and read the Sunday papers. It was pretty epic. I highly recommend it
CHANGE OF DATE, tiny hiccup with dates but we’ve all found a shiny new date for Norwich @fash_reboot - Thursday 6th June, at @norwichshoe and we’re thrilled that @dippleandconway have agreed to sponsor again (thank you) 😆🙌🏻💯🚗 . Ticket sales will be open soon, we have a stallholder list - if you’d like to sell your pre-loved high end, high street or vintage clothes, shoes, accessories, please DM. Kids clothes sell very well too. If you’d like to come and buy (I wear a Fashion Re:boot find most days!) watch this space for the ticket link before Easter. Thanks for bearing with us - we’re very very very excited! @fash_reboot @ciaraelliott @taniabirdevents @dippleandconway @norwichshoe
Ahead of #MothersDay tomorrow, quick reminder that you TOTALLY got this 👵🏼👩🏽🤰🏽🤱🏼💯...all women who mother 💪🏽 via @femalecollective #mothersday2019 #yougotthis BUT WHY DO WE LOSE AN HOURS SLEEP 🧐😂
This month last year (I can barely believe it!!), Vickie aka @inpolife came to Norwich. I loved her stories, had seen her followers increase from 0-16k in a year, and wanted to find out how she made a business for herself using the gram. A room full of women came to hear her speak, newbies to experts, with kids of all different ages. I’ve tagged some of them, proud to say we’ve kept in touch too, mostly, it was a pretty cool way for us to “network” actually! What I remember most is (if you’re interested), to be successful business-wise on the gram, you must be yourself. You can’t copy someone else. Your filter on life and your experience is valuable, be authentic. Be sociable, chat to others and build a network. Have fun with it, if starts to feel like a chore, have a break. I think it’s probably fair to say the pressure to post is maybe less intense if you’re already successful, but it’s not life or death - your mental health is more important. I think I just made that last bit up, but I do think it’s important to keep it in perspective. Just checking back at my notes from the event (I’ve put the link in the bio) - don’t be focussed on numbers. Imagine if you have 49 followers, and they were all in your lounge. That’s a lot of people. If you’re reading this and you’re not running a biz: like the posts you do see. It’s really valuable to businesses as it opens their post up to more people. More tips in the link in bio, and this is a message to Vickie - don’t underestimate the impact of you doing these events! I started being more confident on stories because of this event and appreciate how much work “influencers” put into their content more than before you came, it really is a job! Your experience definitely will have shaped how most of us now use Instagram and I KNOW it’s just a platform etc etc but it’s great space to be, so any tips are gratefully received 💯✅🙌🏻 #inpolife #sharingknowledge #instatips #womensupportingwomen #WeLoveVickie #wegotthis💪 #sometimes
This is for the woman sitting with their baby wondering what’s happened to their career, and the woman who has almost given up. There are lots of you. You know that intention setting thing? Where you do a mood board and explain to the universe what you’d like and then it happens? Well I admit I didn’t do exactly that, but since becoming a mum I’ve become more passionate about our responsibilities. Having worked in the food industry forever, I didn’t want to come back in and sell more products that people may not really need. I wanted to help make a change. The path has not been the path I expected, but somehow I found myself at a hotel in London yesterday, listening to global leaders, activists, scientists, manufacturers, brands, local government, retailers, plastic makers, recycling innovators debate, discuss and share their learnings into how we can move forward in a way that our kids respect - the will and the passion is there. So maybe intention setting does work? Perfect photo by @aishazaza 🌎🦋 #justsaying #thinkaboutwhatyouwant #beauthentic #whatsyourpassion #thefreelancemum
You know that intention setting thing? Where you do a mood board and explain to the universe what you’d like and then it happens? Well I admit I didn’t do exactly that, but since becoming a mum I’ve become more passionate about our responsibilities. Having worked in the food industry forever, I didn’t want to come back in and sell more products that people may not really need. I wanted to help make a change. The path has not been the path I expected, but somehow I found myself at a hotel in London yesterday, listening to global leaders, activists, scientists, manufacturers, brands, local government, retailers, plastic makers, recycling innovators debate, discuss and share their learnings into how we can move forward in a way that our kids respect - the will and the passion is there. So maybe intention setting does work? #justsaying #thinkaboutwhatyouwant #beauthentic #whatsyourpassion #thefreelancemum
#mondaymotivation from @emilycoxhead @thehappynewspaper ☀️ #yourewelcome #yougotthis #wegotthis #promise
Thank you, thank you! Tickets are sold out and @superself.1 is running a waiting list ✅🙏🏼. Am very, VERY, very much looking forward to a whole Saturday of super-ising me. #justmadeupaword #selfcareneeded🙋🏽‍♀️ #notworking #notparenting #justme #selfcareisntselfish
Basically I was a nicer person. #revelation #itsbacknow
It’s why we do what we do 💪🏽, thanks @little.dottie.designs 🙌🏻⁣⠀ ⁣⠀ #wegotthissometimes
💫NEW EVENT💫 Liza at @superself.1, a year 3 @nuafashioncomms student, has written her dissertation on the six dimensions of wellness, she knows her stuff. She has created a bespoke, glorious event for 17 lucky mums on Sat 6th April at @erpinghamhouse filled with:⁣ 🧘🏼‍♀️ yoga and meditation with Atma Gyanam from @theyogatreenorwich 🤸🏼‍♂️an interview with @carlyrowena (I’m interviewing Carly about how we can build fitness into our lives, motivation, confidence and there’s time for a q&A. It’s basically like having Carly in your lounge🙌🏻)⁣ 🍜a tasty vegan lunch at @erpinghamhouse⁣ 🌱essential oils and their emotional benefits workshop with Holistic Nutritionist and Life Coach @kristiebecker⁣ 💆🏽‍♀️mini massages with 3 therapists from @jackiehamiltonschoolnorwich AND Jackie herself and tea tasting ⁣ 🎟The ticket cost is £49.84 inc booking fees, ALSO including an exclusive, amazing goody bag (Carly may have had a hand in it 😉) and a bespoke wellness manual⁣ 💫Any profit will be donated to @mindnorwich⁣ ⁣ The ticket link is in the bio and Liza will be revealing more details over on her account @superself.1 as the weeks go by. She has only half the tickets left.⁣ ⁣ Liza researched a lot of London events before designing this one - it will be welcoming, encouraging and you’ll leave with actionable ways to feel better in your day to day life.🌱💥🧘🏼‍♀️⁣