Mum’s Prison Box…
Now that’s a bit of a title for a blog post isn’t it? What am I talking about? I recently have become very frustrated, with something to do with my children, and as a result, I have instituted a new thing. It’s called Mum’s Prison Box. Let me start off with a tale of when […]
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Why adding a memorial bench is the perfect touch for your garden
When it comes to losing someone special in your life, there is a good chance that you are going to want to have every opportunity to remember them. There are a number of ways that you can do this, from ashes jewellery, teddies made from their old clothes and of course memorial benches. Memorial benches […]
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Well, that was stressful…
It’s been a LONG old week, and it’s only Tuesday. In fact it’s been a long few days. This blog is my baby. It’s my baby after my children, and the cranky cat. It’s taken a lot of love, blood, sweat, tears, effort and time to keep it running and whilst I am not a […]
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The Top Ways Children Learn Through Play
In early years, children learn about things through touching, feeling and playtime. This vital stage in their development soon starts to give them the tools to know what their likes and dislikes are, plus watching other children play and network assists in developing their tolerance and natural interaction skills. Traditional playtime is also an important […]
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Top Tips for Early Childhood Development
As any parent can tell you, there is no right or wrong way to parent. As long as you love your kids and do all that you can for their health and wellbeing, the specific choices you make are all up to you. That being said, knowing what you can do to improve their education […]
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Genetics suck…
Genetics, genes, inherited traits. Quirks and flaws passed on. Mine, they suck. I have benign hyper mobile joint syndrome. I’ve had it all my life but it’s only in the past 5 years with the knee issues and misdiagnosis of my symptoms being labelled as arthritis, then psoriatic arthritis, that I now know that being […]
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If my body won’t do what I want it to, I am going to break it to do something new…
I have started running again. I haven’t run in 12 months, a year. I was told to stop running this time last year, when we came to the conclusion that my knee was utterly knackered and needed the big surgery and I was told that running was damaging what was left of my knee too […]
READ MOREHelping those who need it…
It’s hard to avoid news about some of the awful things going on around the world, that are affecting the lives of many people. Wars, famine, weather conditions that force people from their homes, with nowhere to go, and you only have to glance on social media or the news to see that whilst we […]
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Kindness is key for new mums
Lack of sleep and ‘me’ time, new responsibilities, reduced self-confidence and the battle to lose baby weight are among the hardest things of being a new mum Over half of new mums expect others to show kindness with one in ten revealing it’s the most important personality trait Despite one third of new mums experiencing […]
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Beautiful skin oils with Awesome Natural Skincare…
I am not a beauty blogger, my eyebrows are not instgram worthy, and I don’t have the knowledge to share about beauty regimes (although I do have quite an impressive collection of lipsticks and lip balms, which my tweenager tries to borrow) but I am fussy about skin care and what I use on my […]
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