The older I get, the more worried I become about potential situations we could face. 2018 hasn’t been an easy year for my husband and I. He’s been plagued with ill health for much of the year. At beginning of 2018 he was diagnosed with high blood pressure following a stroke, and since then he’s…
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Dear Children…
Read moreDear Children, I want to start this letter by telling you both that Mummy and Daddy love you more than words can ever express. We want you both to be happy, and in order for that to happen, we’ll always be there for you, supporting you both through good and bad times. This letter has…
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Be careful what you wish for
Read moreWow, the title of this blog post sounds kind of sinister, but I want to reassure you that it’s not intended to come across that way! I’m one of those people in life that’s quite thoughtful, a bit of a daydreamer, but I’m also a worrier. Sure, I’m pretty laid back when it comes to…
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A new start (again!)
Read moreToward the end of August I wrote a blog post about how I’d accepted redundancy from the company I had worked for, for 11 years. In the same blog post, I shared the good news that I’d managed to find another job. This was great because I’d managed to get another job within a short space…
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In ten years time…
Read moreI recently read a post my husband wrote about predicting what our twin girls will be like at specific ages in their lives. This made me thoughtful about where I think they’ll be, say, in10 years time. It’s quite a wonderful, yet scary thing to think about, but I was fascinated by the idea! In…
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…and then I was 30
Read moreHoly poop. How on earth am I already 30 years old? I feel like the last 10 years have just gone by in a hazy blur. One minute I’m dancing at prom, the next I’ve got an office job, two kids and a husband. Seriously, it’s actually kind of freaky. I don’t remember much from…
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Top Tips From Busy Mums For Life With A Newborn And A Toddler
Read moreWe all know that mums are some of the busiest people out there. But, when it comes to the busiest of busy mums, those who have a newborn and a toddler certainly take the crown! If you think that life with a newborn baby is extremely hectic, just wait until it becomes a toddler and…
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What we did this week
Read moreLast weekend was spent with my husbands daughter. She came home from university for the weekend for a ‘sleepover’ as the girls say! They love it when she’s home! They wake her up early and cuddle under the duvet with her! We went to the park together which the girls had wanted to do with…
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The Pressure of Growing Up Today
Read moreWhen I was growing up, I spent most of my free time outdoors with my friends. We’d go to the park, walk in the river, sit outside the shops eating ice lollies on hot days and go to the woods to climb trees and build dens. Technology wasn’t really around. We had a desktop computer…