Saffron & Cyrus

saffronandcyrus

Saffron and Cyrus is a Newcastle-based family lifestyle blog, covering health, wellness, days out, travel, reviews, recipes and more from our family life.
The blog is written by new mum over 40, Saffron, with input from hubby H and son, Little C.

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Parenting in Midlife
How fatigue is costing working parents money and how to fight it

How fatigue is costing working parents money and how to fight it

Chancellor Rachel Reeves may be promising to tame inflation, but the truth is, I don’t need a Budget. I need a power nap … View Post
Midlife Wellness
The Consumer Choice Menopause Award is here, and it finally puts women in charge

The Consumer Choice Menopause Award is here, and it finally puts women in charge

There is big news in women’s health, The Menopause in Practice Awards (MiP) are back for 2026, and this year, for the first time, … View Post
Midlife Reinvention
Perimenopause has become a joke, but midlife women deserve better

Perimenopause has become a joke, but midlife women deserve better

There is a strange moment that happens in a woman’s 40s. And it sneaks up somewhere between figuring out why your nine-year-old has … View Post
Midlife Reinvention
Why midlife brands fail at PR (and how to fix it)

Why midlife brands fail at PR (and how to fix it)

If you’re a female founder in midlife, let me be blunt, most brands like yours are doing PR the hard way. Hours of … View Post
Midlife Wellness
Why I’m walking away from the gym in midlife

Why I’m walking away from the gym in midlife

For the past few months, I’ve been having thoughts that feel almost scandalous in my little world of fitness. Thoughts like: Maybe I … View Post
Parenting in Midlife
Self-service fatigue, why supermarket checkouts are wearing us down

Self-service fatigue, why supermarket checkouts are wearing us down

When convenience becomes a part time job Self service was sold to us as a modern miracle. Fewer queues, more control, a quick in … View Post
Parenting in Midlife
When the school ski trip costs more than your average family holiday

When the school ski trip costs more than your average family holiday

Flicking through the glossy dream I was flicking through a glossy lifestyle magazine, the kind where every page smells faintly sublime and promises perfect … View Post