Hi and welcome to ‘Diary of a Domestic Goddess (in training)’, a blog about me, a 23 year old wife and mummy to be.

I hope that this blog will document my journey as a housewife, mummy and domestic goddess in training as I strive to do my best in all areas of ‘keeping house’. In this blog I will share my trials and triumphs, the dramas we encounter and the tricks and tips of domesticity and motherhood that I learn along the way.

My dreamy husband and I had the opportunity to relocate with his job to Dublin in January 2006. We had never lived together before and we were both excited about our adventure. I must have been doing something right in the 4 months of living together because he asked me to marry him in April 2006, just a month before our anniversary of being together 2 years. He proposed at a music festival with a jelly in place of ring as it was spur of the moment… he even got down on one knee.

Our wedding day was superb and the weather was fantastic. We got married on 26th May 2007 in the beautiful Belle Isle Castle in Enniskillen. Our ceremony and reception was very intimate with only 35 guests and everyone stayed for the weekend. I’m pleased I was lucky enough to have a weekend wedding rather than a wedding day because the day itself went so fast.

My husband and I were ecstatic to find out on 6th October, that I was pregnant with our first baby. I had been broody for years and the feeling of knowing a little life was growing inside me made me beam from ear to ear. You can read about my journey through pregnancy on my blog ‘Bump, Baby and Beyond’. We already know the baby is a boy and we can’t wait to meet him on 18th June. The below picture is of a 4D scan we had. He is the picture of my hubby.

Having had some problems during my pregnancy, I have been signed off work until the baby arrives but I won’t be returning. I have taken the plunge and handed in my notice so that I can become a stay at home wife and mother and look after my family of 3

Dublin is a great city but is so expensive. We are planning to move back to Belfast at the end of August so that we can climb onto the first rung of the housing ladder. James and I are both so excited to own our own house and I am super excited to decorate. Interior design has always been an interest of mine, I’ve just never had a house of my own to try out my ideas!

Apart from interior design, my other interests include reading, cooking, cleaning (a relatively new interest!), films, crafts, i love dogs, painting, keeping my blogs and I adore a lot of different music whether on the speakers or though my ipod, painting, eating out and travelling.

On a final note, I hope my blog is of interest to some and if you have a blog that is in anyway similar in topic, leave me a message because I’d love to read yours too.

Emma x