I love reading. I remember one of the very first books I ever read was ‘The Naughtiest Girl in the School’ by Enid Blyton. I absolutely loved that book. Another childhood favourite of mine was ‘The Animals of Farthingwood’ by Colin Dann. It was a TV series originally and I remember coming home from school…
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The Perfect Family
Read moreMy mum with her mum I don’t know if it’s just me reaching a certain point in my life or if it’s just me being too sentimental, thoughtful, sensitive even, but I have found myself doing a lot of thinking lately. Actually, I’m not even sure if ‘thinking’ is the correct word to use. Reflection?…
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Win a Summer Picnic Set: Closed
Read moreTwin Daddy and I are very excited to be taking our twins on their first holiday. We’re off to Spain this Friday and we are both looking forward to it. I am nervous about the flight because the twins have never been on a plane before, but I’m sure it will be ok. This will…
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I want Mummy! I want Daddy!
Read moreAll children go through phases. I know that, but why do I find this one particularly hurtful? We’ve had phases which involve not wanting to eat certain foods, not wanting to sleep, not wanting to sit in the highchair, not wanting to sit in the pushchair, the list is endless! This current phase we are…
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Contemporary Cool
Read moreI am so excited to introduce you to Contemporary Cool. Contemporary Cool is a business which creates and prints unique canvas prints. It offers a wonderful selection of canvas print and gift ideas for many different occasions. From weddings to the birth of a child and I personally absolutely love their height charts! I love the idea…
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Finding Mummy Friends (continued)
Read moreI wrote a post (click here to view) a while ago about how to make friends with other mums. I explained how I found it diffcult to find someone to chat with at baby group each week because most of the mums already knew each other. I would say hello and have a brief chat with…
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Home is where the heart is
Read moreBeautiful range of boxes at HomeSense What is a home? This is something that has been on my mind for a while now. Why? Well, a lot of things have changed in my life over the last 15 years. Some good and some not so good. When I was growing up, a home was a…
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A letter to my 13 year old self
Read moreMe around 13 years old I recently read a post by Nicola (who blogs at Nicola…Life Through My Eyes) which I found really interesting. Nicola wrote a letter to her 15 year old self and it got me thinking about what I would say to myself now that I am older. I thought I would write…
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Holiday Checklist
Read moreR helping me pack! I can’t believe in just 7 days time we will be jetting off to Spain for our first holiday with the twins! I’m both excited and nervous. Excited because I’m looking forward to relaxing by the pool and spending an interupted week with Twin Daddy and our girls. Nervous because I…