Making a ‘Mumback’- Going Back to Work After Kids
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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The humans went away and left me…
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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Car servicing tips to keep you driving safely…
*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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A little Mother’s Day Chocolate Giveaway…
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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Keeping mum organised with Mum’s Office…
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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Because everyone needs a blingy duck for the side of their bath…?
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Getting help with your prescription medication…
I don’t know about you, but I have occasionally not been able to get medication I need, when I need it. If you have run out of a regular medication or something you need for a medical condition, and you know precisely what you want, and you have medical advice saying that’s what you need, […]
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Facing the teenage years with positivity – it can’t be all bad…
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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My Sunday Photo
Caught in the act of contemplating a back flip…?
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Sometimes other people’s children annoy me
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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