There is no motherhood standard…

There isn’t. There is no set of goals, or a target to be reached or a prize to be won. There is no policy or plan that you need to implement in order to be “the best” or “better than” or “as good as” the next person. It’s a myth that we all should be […]

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Safe and gentle cleaning from Nimble

*This is a review post. We were kindly sent safe and gentle cleaning products from Nimble to try* My children are not babies anymore, but because I work with families and small children in my other job, I do a lot of cleaning and clearing up of messes still, and I do clean up mess […]

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Tweenagers are basically toddlers…

 If you are reading this, and you are in the throws of the toddler years and are wondering when it will get easier and saner, this post is not meant to make you despair, but I can tell you, and I tell the parents and families that I work with that, toddler hood is NOT […]

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Preventing dehydration in your cat…

As a pet owner, there are things I have to do, to look after the health and well being of the pets in my care. This is mostly day to day health, making sure they are eating a healthy diet, that they see the vet regularly, and that they are generally being looked after and […]

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Yes, I’ve gone meat free…

So I hadn’t planned to share this news. I’ve kind of hinted and mentioned it in passing on social media and over on my instagram feed I’ve been sharing as I stopped eating certain things but it’s slowly becoming more obvious and I’ve had to start to explain to people so I figured I may […]

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Exploring Shopkins fun with their Happy Places app

*This is a FREE app. We will receive payment for the purposes of writing this review, however, all thoughts and opinions remain our own. Images used with permission* Shopkins? What’s that? If you don’t know, they are a range of tiny collectible toy characters based on household items, with little faces, from Moose Toys. They […]

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Mother’s Day, always bittersweet…

When my mother died, for the longest time afterwards I was angry at her. I felt she had abandoned us, left us, not tried hard enough to stay. It took me a long time to come to a place where I wasn’t angry and I forgave her. Mother’s Day for me has always been bittersweet […]

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My Mother’s Day plans…

If you live in the UK, you may know it’s Mother’s Day this weekend. If you have forgotten this is your reminder, go get a card! 😉 We generally keep Mother’s Day low key. There are no extravagant gifts and I am not a fan of lots of fuss, but apparently my children have been […]

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