Catherine Dietrich

Catherine Dietrich is a freelance writer and mom to two girls. A former women's magazine journalist, she now writes for various online publications as well as celebrating the ordinary moments of motherhood on her blog, Littles, Love and Sunshine. Catherine is a British South African, currently living in Switzerland with her husband and two small daughters.

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