“I’ve always loved the mornings. My mum’s the same – when I go to visit her in Ireland, it’s not unusual to find us chatting over a cuppa in the kitchen at 4am.” Freelance journalist Alix O’Neill talks mornings, and expecting her first baby…
Author: The Early Hour
Mornings
We ask Naomi Kerbel – Bloomberg’s head of TV and radio scheduling and a mum-of-one – to share her morning routine. From waking up to breakfast preferences, how she chooses what to wear (little secret: she has a stylist) and her morning commute…
Family
“My late great aunt Tinnie was an amazing, eccentric and inspirational woman – she would choose one primary colour a day and would wear that colour from top-to-toe.” Children’s book illustrator Jenna Herman on finding inspiration in family members and nature…
Family
Her first storybook – Parrots Don’t Live in the City! – launched this summer. We talk to full time mum and debut children’s book author Lucy Reynolds about her own childhood, creativity and reading with her eight-month-old son…
Family
“Growing up surrounded by knowledge and access to art, culture and literature felt very natural. My parents never told me what I could and couldn’t do, but always supported the decisions I made.” Artist Sian Gledhill on a creative upbringing and raising her own son, Otto…
Work Life
“Our famous carrot sticks are a favourite finger food for babies – we get lots of parents sharing pics with us of their little orange babies.” Emily Day talks food development for healthy kids’ snack brand Organix – including the ideas that didn’t quite work out…
Mornings
“I always loved nature and plants as a child: collecting flowers, making perfume potions, pressing flowers… so the fact that I’m now fascinated by herbal remedies isn’t really a surprise.” The creative director of MOA skincare on mornings, family and why she started her business…
Family
“We have a lot of art and craft supplies in the house, and I try to just let them use whatever they want without worrying about doing it right or ruining things,” says Devon-based yarn dyer and mum of four boys, Daisy Forster…
Mornings
With the pressures of being a work-from-home mum, Frankie Tortora – of Doing it for the Kids – needs to regularly remind herself to slow down, breathe… and then continue. Here, she shares her start-of-the-week thoughts…
Mornings
“As I was on maternity leave, it seemed the perfect time to combine my design experience with my dad’s experience in textile manufacturing. So while rocking my son between naps, I designed the first prints…”. Meet Claudia Carvalho, founder of Piupia kids’ clothing…