Hi! I’m Leanne — HR leader, mum, wife, dog wrangler, and long-time PCOS warrior. Welcome to my gloriously chaotic, multi-hyphenated life.

Ok, where do I start? – I guess with the basics? I’m Leanne, 36 years old, mum to a 9 year old (by the way he is far more interesting than just a description of 9-year-old …. ohh look my first official ‘hyphen!’…… but I’ll tell you more about him later), wife to an angling-addicted Morecambe supporter, dog mum to a lunatic labradoodle, and Head of HR for a tech company – all based in the North West of England.

I’ve created Mrs H as a space to share the chaos, curiosities, and challenges of my multi-hyphen life – I won’t be offended if no one ever reads anything, or if people think it’s just waffle – I’m just writting down my thoughts, opinions, ideas and experiences of life.

So, why ‘Mrs H’? Well, it’s the first letter of my married name. (I came from a ‘G’, so maybe I’m alphabetically ambitious?) It’s also the ‘H’ in HR — yep, that’s Human Resources — my day job. Then there’s Hormones, thanks to PCOS, which I’ve been living with for 18 years. And finally, Hobbies — because yes, HR folk do have lives outside of policies and performance reviews! – Mine include cooking everything in my air fryer, throwing themed get-togethers, and spoiling a Labradoodle named after a dessert.

I won’t be offended if no one reads a word of this — but if you do, I hope you find a spark of joy, some shared experience, or at the very least, a laugh at my expense.

Here we go!