BMI is NOT the be all and end all…
So I recently shared about weight loss and how I have worked hard to loose some weight, in order to get myself to a healthier place. I have been feeling pretty good generally and pleased with my efforts and also conscious of the need to continue to look after my body. So when I went […]
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Putting the lad back in salads with Haywards…
So, when I told LSH that we were going on a gallivant up to London for the evening, recently, I think he thought he was being taken on a date night. What he didn’t know was that he was actually going to be cooking me dinner, and be taught how to make meals more interesting […]
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Surcare – Getting tough laundry done, but being kind to skin…
I do a LOT of laundry. Two kids, who wear school uniform, and a lot of extra curricular activities that mean there are lots of muddy, sweaty, sometimes paint covered clothes dumped in the wash basket every week. I also have a husband that runs and cycles for exercise and I work with small children […]
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When Mum has a meltdown. No mum is perfect.
When Mum has a meltdown, you know it’s been that kind of day. It started badly, with tears, tantrums and grumps, and I lost my cool after being shouted at by one child and stropped at by the 9.5 year old going on tweenager… (Have I mentioned she’s just like me? I’m kind of dreading […]
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Squeeze my hand…
Matthew and I have a secret code, something I taught him (and actually his sister too) for when he is really struggling. When life with SPD is getting to him, or he is somewhere he is finding hard. I tell him to squeeze my hand, as hard as he can, and then I know, that […]
READ MOREFootball fun with Lidl
My small boy is a bit football mad and loves kicking his ball round, playing with his mates in the playground and watching matches on the TV. So a visit to the Lidl football Zone at the Royal Bath & West Show, to practice and learn some new skills was a perfect for him. “The […]
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Getting my confidence back with Bio Oil (and a giveaway)
I am nearly 40, my body has been through weight gain and weight loss, two pregnancies, and there are some scars and marks to prove it. I have stretch marks on my tummy & thighs. I am mostly ok with them, I am learning to love my body a bit more and be less bothered […]
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Please don’t be scared…
Please don’t be scared to tell me you are pregnant. Yes, I’m struggling a little (OK, a lot) with the idea that I might not fall pregnant again, and am facing the possibility that we are “done”. Yes, it’s a little hard for me to deal with the feeling that you have something I want, […]
READ MOREThe guilt still remains…
If you follow us on social media at all you would have seen these posts from this past weekend where I shared about how my small boy was struggling with an ear infection then a perforated ear drum. It was not a fun thing to watch him in so much pain, knowing there was very […]
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Message in a bottle, personalised books for children.
We are very excited here, to share about something we think is wonderful and that we think our readers will love. No it’s not the Sting song or the movie. This Message in a Bottle is personalised children’s book. It’s has been created by acclaimed children’s author Tom Percival and illustrator Tuire Siirainen and it really […]
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