It was my birthday on Saturday and although things are not quite as joyful as I’d like this year with my husband being so poorly, I wanted to try to keep things as normal as possible for the children and do something to try and…
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This week marks a year since I started writing this blog. I actually signed up for my first free blog account in 2012, but only wrote two posts before I lost interest, bottled it and shelved it for a few years. It was in…
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This post could also have been called Eat, Pray, Love as that’s what it’s all about. I’ve had without doubt the worst week of my life. We’ve been trying to come to terms with the news that my husband has been diagnosed with bowel…
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On Wednesday we were told my husband has cancer. The next day was our wedding anniversary. The day after that, we were told the cancer had spread. How do you take something like that in? The news was broken by the same doctor who told…
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For most parents, getting their children to eat healthily is a daily challenge, what with persuading fussy eaters to finish their five-a-day and steering them away from too many calorie-laden snacks and treats. For my friend Zara, getting as much fat into her daughter’s diet…
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Finding tasty, convenient food for little ones isn’t always easy, especially if you’re hard-pressed to make something from scratch, so when I was asked if I wanted to try out these new organic kids meals and drinks from Quinola I jumped at the chance. I…
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I’ve written before about how my little girl loves to be close to me all the time, clinging to my leg being one of her favourite things (especially when I’ve got other stuff to do). I know I’ll miss it one day, so love taking photos…
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I’m having a wobble this week. I’ve been trying to keep a brave face on things but it’s just not staying put. Sadly my husband is still in hospital and things just aren’t getting any better. If anything, they’re getting worse. It’s now March, two…
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This was my beautiful new lipstick, bought this week as a pick-me-up and a quick fix for a bit of springtime glam. I loved it. I loved it so much I wrote about it. Then my toddler destroyed it. First it was the Vaseline, brought…
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The day my son has been waiting for for weeks has arrived, it’s World Book Day and I’ve sent him off to school dressed as Puss in Boots. I know the whole dressing up thing has divided opinion among parents, but for my son dressing…
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We’ve always loved sharing books with the children at bedtime, but as well as finding new stories and authors to read together we also like looking at some of the stories we enjoyed ourselves as kids. Some of our favourites are the original Ladybird books…
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I’ve been blogging for nearly a year now, and in that time I have learnt so much and made some really good friends along the way. When I started out, I thought writing a blog was a fairly straightforward – you basically wrote a post,…
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It’s my turn to host the Sunday Stars blog linky this week, along with Katie from Mami 2 Five who I actually met in person last weekend. Until now, we’ve just chatted online but I had the pleasure of getting together with her and a…
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My son takes his dressing up very seriously, and for him, getting into character for World Book Day is more than just putting on a costume – it’s weeks of talking about it, planning it and making it. Last year, he went to school dressed…
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There’s nothing quite like the giggles from a toddler reunited with her brother at the end of the school day. Baby gal loves seeing her big bro, and loves walking down the road holding his hand even more. She loves the freedom of being let…