The prospect of going back to work after having children can be a daunting one. Whether it has only been a couple of months or several years, it is easy to lose confidence in your ability to rejoin the workforce. The lack of flexibility suited to a mother’s needs in the business world combined with […]
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They don’t call me #grumpycat for nothing, you know… They went away. They had the cheek to take themselves off to a fancy hotel, called a spa (I have no idea what that is, humans go to weird places) and they didn’t come back FOR A WHOLE TWENTY FOUR HOURS… They apparently needed a break […]
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*This is a collaborative post* For many families the car we drive is an essential part of life, used for getting to school, family activities, work, shopping, appointments, and for going on holiday. This post contains some car servicing tips to keep you driving safely. Image by Pexels It’s pretty important to make sure that […]
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Mother’s Day in this house can be a tad confusing because we have to celebrate it twice. My mother in law and The Husband are from South Africa and they celebrate the day at a totally different time of the year (like the rest of the world, it seems) and we of course also have […]
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It’s no secret, I am a busy working mum, with a family life and also a work/personal life to manage. I do use my trusty phone, to keep track of some things, but I am old fashioned and also like a paper diary, and have tried out a few diaries and note books but haven’t […]
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I’m facing a stage of parenting that I’ve unused to. It’s a stage I’ve not got much experience with, other than when I myself was at that stage, which seems a long time ago. I can do newborns and babies, I can do toddlers, I can do high needs children, and none of that phases […]
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Sometimes other people’s children annoy me. There, I said it. But before you read on, this post, please note the following. I LOVE children, generally. I work with them, currently, I have been a children’s nurse, a nanny and I am now a parent, who also spends a lot of time with families with small […]
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I am a HUGE James Patterson fan. Have been since I was a teenager (yes, I am old!) and I have loved reading his books, and have some firm favorites that I have enjoyed. I had NO IDEA he wrote children’s books, I am ashamed to admit. However, once we realized that he has written […]
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Moving home is a stressful experience, and can be made even more so when you have a cat that point blank does not want to go. Cats are a highly territorial species and become very attached to the place in which they live, which can make moving with them a cat-astrophe. There are, however, ways […]
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*This is a collaborative post* Photo from Pexels Kids are fantastic aren’t they? Even when they are seriously driving you up the wall, they have such a grip on your heart that one look, or one smile, can make everything better. Regardless of whether you have teenagers or newborns, there are challenges at every step […]
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