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My Year in Review
Read moreIn January of this year, I decided that I would keep a record of all of the good things that happen throughout 2017. I’ve surprised myself because I’ve actually managed to write in this book every month and I’m so pleased that I have because it’s been lovely looking back through it, and reading about…
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Mealtime battles! Just eat your food!
Read moreOne of the most frustrating things for me as a parent is the relationship that our girls have with food. They love fruit. M will eat blueberries like sweets and they eat bananas, oranges and grapes in abundance. Every Sunday we have a cooked chicken dinner with lots of veg and the girls always eat…
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M’s first ballet class
Read moreYou’d think that having twins would mean that our girls have the same likes and dislikes, but that couldn’t be further from the truth. M is girly. She loves princesses, fairies and ballet. R isn’t as girly and loves football, spiderman and Captain America. Of course she also likes princesses and fairies, but nowhere near…
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Today is our fourth year wedding anniversary
Read moreWho would have thought that this day would come. The day that my husband, Nigel and I got married four years ago. People said we wouldn’t last, but I think it’s fair to say that love has proven those people wrong. We’re still just as much in love now as we were when we first…
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It’s December Already!
Read moreI can’t believe it’s December already. This year really has flown by in a blur. We’ve done so much. Experienced lots of new things and our girls have grown so much in the last year too. They’ve gone from toddlers to proper little girls. They started nursery and are doing so well there. They really…
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Travel Guide: Nightlife and Clubbing for 18-30 year olds
Read moreOh to be young and have no responsibilities! I remember the days well! I lived for the weekend! I could do what I wanted, when I wanted and where I wanted! Saturday would typically be spent travelling – to the beach, a new restaurant or entertainment venue whereas Sunday was usually a day to spend…
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Stressful toddler meal times
Read moreR and M are very good eaters. They’re constantly saying that they’re hungry! So why is it that when meal time arrives they somehow regress and turn into babies?! We literally have to spoon feed them! I remember a time when they’d quite happily sit down at the table with us, pick up their own…
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Collins Academic Leadership Diary Review
Read moreI love diaries. I have a few of them and they all serve me different purposes. One is a diary that I use to write about my everyday life with my husband and twin girls. It’s a way of me recording important milestones and happy memories with the hope that one day when I’m no…
