Blogging is hard work but worth it.
*This is a collaborative post sharing why blogging is part of my life and always will be* This blog is now almost 11 years old and I have been blogging for a long time. It’s almost like my third child, having started writing as a way of getting my feelings out when motherhood felt really […]
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Being a tourist in your own country is fun
This post sharing why being a tourist in your own country is a lot of fun is written in collaboration with Hotels.com, but all views are my own. We love going abroad to visit new places and enjoy exploring new countries. As a child, I grew up in many different countries and we have also […]
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A gift to treasure? A perfect Mother’s Day gift idea.
*I was kindly sent a locket to review for as a perfect Mother’s Day gift idea. All opinions are my own* Mother’s Day for me is slightly bittersweet because my own mum isn’t with us, and that is still hard for me but my family make me feel special and loved, every year, and enjoying […]
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How to achieve perfect, professional family photographs
Sharing a guest post By Emeka Ikechi, Director, Vanity Studios with some tips on making the most of having perfect professional family photographs taken. We hope it’s helpful. I love taking photos and have done some courses but am not a professional, so it’s always good to get practical but also professional advice that can […]
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Get Mum Fit – back on the horse again
Welcome to Get Fit Mum and me getting back on the horse. Not literally, of course, because we don’t own a horse and I haven’t ridden a horse for a long time. But, me sharing about getting myself into better shape, again, after a long, long period of being inactive first due to knee surgery […]
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Easy, no-fuss delicious pancakes by Griddle & Jim-Jams
*This is a review post for no-fuss delicious pancakes in collaboration with Griddle and Jim-Jams* We are big fans of pancakes in our house and I normally like to whip up a homemade batch or two for brunch, but sometimes I want no-fuss pancakes. Also whilst we are not averse to sweet treats in this […]
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Everyone needs good hair styling tools
We are big fans of Jose Eber hair styling tools and are delighted to share this review and giveaway. When you have long hair, curling and styling it, and keeping it looking and feeling good is important. My daughter has beautiful long hair and spends a lot of time making it look good. She is […]
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Baked lettuce – the only way I eat lettuce, ever.
Baked lettuce? It’s actually delicious, I promise. I am not a fan of lettuce, or at least iceberg, romaine, cos etc. They all seem rather tasteless and mostly a mouthful of watery crunch to me. Ok in a decent salad but boring and not really much to get excited about. I watched an old cooking […]
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How to Spot A Mum – the perfect book
*We were delighted to review How to Spot a Mum for this blog post* This is the perfect gift for Mother’s Day. I’ll say that at the start of this piece of writing. How to Spot a Mum by Donna Amey Batt with lovely illustrations by Aura Lewis This warm and witty celebration of mums […]
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Lockdown 3 Diaries – Keep calm and carry on
Lockdown 3 Diary week 3499, or something and we are basically more of the same and keep calm and carry on. Which is, I think what most people are trying to do, and frankly, it’s damn hard and boring but we stick to it. Our last diary was two weeks ago, post Covid test. We […]
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