There seems to be a general misconception that because your instagram feed is relatively pretty, your entire life must be as perfect as what is depicted in that one teeny tiny square. Or that you are trying to make it appear that way…or something.

I like taking pictures of lovely things that I want to remember. Moments in time that I want to record, whether it’s as superficial as a new pair of shoes or documenting the development of my baby girl. And I think that’s my prerogative – we are all entitled to use social media platforms to share what we’re comfortable with.

The kind of things you won’t see me posting is the umpteen wash loads I do a week, the constant flow of discarded food that Mabel throws on my kitchen floor. Or the fact that last Friday when I’d set out a fun schedule for our Mama/daughter day, I ended up having to cancel everything and take Mabel to the doctors with a rather unpleasant suspected scalp infection. Upon waiting for what seemed like forever to have her prescription dispensed I ended up falling arse over tit in the middle of a crowded waiting room because Mabel thought it would be an opportune time to swing from the nappy bag I had over my right shoulder.

It was almost as embarrassing as when I arrived home and realised I had one orange eyebrow. Yes – just the one. No wonder I had received such funny looks at the surgery, there was me assuming it was because I had inadvertently flashed everyone my bum but no, it was because my adorable child had wiped bolognese across my face and I’d failed to notice.

Where you will be able to see such tales of motherhood and glamour is…yes you guessed it! Rock My Family!

And we’re launching…..TOMORROW.

Apologies if you thought I was going to get on my soapbox to endeavour to justify my not-exactly-real-life insta feed, it was simply a prelude to the main intention of this feature which is a blatant plug for our newest addition to the Rock My empire 😉

Rock My Family will embody everything we believe in, support, advice and a frequent escape to a world of frivolity and sunshine. We are so grateful to you gorgeous folk for continually supporting our brand and for joining us on our latest adventure. We promise to share the pretty, the ugly, the inspiring and the very very real.

Anyway, I don’t want to waffle on too much, I need to go and style a slice of gluten free rye bread on a vintage china plate with a sprig of organic parsley placed just so next to a handmade vase holding a very minimalist single stem anemone…. (I moved the pile of musty smelling towels that I forgot to put in the tumble dryer and the bumper pack of Dettol wipes out of view because you know, who wants to see that?)

#liveauthentic

I’ll hopefully see you at 7.30am in the morning….orange eyebrow and all.

P.S In the meantime you can follow us on the Rock My Family instagram which as we haven’t actually launched yet, does sway towards the lovelier side of parenthood. But as we move forward I’m sure it’ll become a storyboard of everything to do with raising a family.