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Children’s voiceovers

Children’s voiceovers

My little boy turned two last week, I made a cake , I didn't last year. It went down a treat, especially with my son who ate his weight in cake and chocolate. It was Hey Duggee a character from his favourite TV programme which if you don't know is about a Scout Leader...

Christmas in Manchester

With Christmas only 5 days away, I'm desperately trying to end the year feeling like I'm ready for the new year. With that in mind, paying a little attention to this blog has been on my to do list, since I changed my website in June! Do you feel the year...

chit chat

chit chat

One of the things about being a voiceover / audio geek is knowing what is the best kit and there's so much out there it can be daunting. I'm currently loving my tascam handheld recorder as I'm out and about interviewing people for my podcast. It's pretty idiot proof...

Let me say it for you

Let me say it for you

I'm Natalie B, a voiceover, presenter, podcaster - all round audio geek and I love talking. I've made a career of it. Since my teens I was obsessed with the radio and set my heart on working in radio and getting paid to talk. This all came true. I started in hospital...

Take a look at my face…

Take a look at my face…

After a wonderful weekend with some of my oldest friends, I was struck with how well we all scrubbed up. We've always been a pretty lot, I remember an old boyfriend commenting years ago about how all my pals were attractive, and we all talked about how we felt we...

Breastfeeding in the Library

Breastfeeding in the Library

I have a new date, Rhyme Time, every Tuesday at 11am my little man and I go to the library and sing along with Bookstart Bear..  I didn't predict this would be such a entertaining 30 mins of my parenting experience but then neither did I know that I'd get SO good...

Never mind the election, how’s’ Kate getting on?

Never mind the election, how’s’ Kate getting on?

What a week last week... with the general election.. (I'm not airing my views) and it was also the Duchess's first week with Princess Charlotte.  Now whatever your view on the manner in which the Duchess of Cambridge left the hospital, there is one thing she...

Due date…imminent!!

Due date…imminent!!

Well this is a strange time.. my due date for my first baby is in 2 days, so of course it's all exciting but what a bizarre waiting game this is. Each morning I've woken up saying to myself, well it didn't happen last night ( the general comments from the midwife...

If you’re pregnant – don’t smoke. SIMPLE!

If you’re pregnant – don’t smoke. SIMPLE!

I'm so maddened with the news today that pregnant women who smoke are to be given financial incentives in the form of shopping vouchers to stop smoking! It's not enough for the expectant mother to be given the information that smoking is the cause of around 5,000...

Moved to the couch…

Moved to the couch…

Having reached 33 weeks of being pregnant and completed our #NCT classes the countdown really is on for the upcoming arrival of our first baby!! Excitement, fear - lots of emotions running as I get ready to leave work as well..  Now, I confess I was slightly...

Sciatic pain in Pregnancy doesn’t have to be unbearable..

Sciatic pain in Pregnancy doesn’t have to be unbearable..

Yesterday, I reached 29 weeks in my pregnancy and whilst I've been growing nicely, and doing pretty well I have been struggling with sciatic pain all down my left side which has been getting progressively worse. It's especially bad in my hip and glute muscle on that...