M enjoying an ice lolly in her Zoggs Swim Jacket Twin Daddy and I returned home from Menorca on Friday after a lovely 7 day holiday. We were lucky enough to have been sent two Zoggs Swim Jackets to take away with us. I think Twin Daddy and I have taken the girls swimming 2-3…
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First Trip to the Library
Read moreI love reading. I remember one of the very first books I ever read was ‘The Naughtiest Girl in the School’ by Enid Blyton. I absolutely loved that book. Another childhood favourite of mine was ‘The Animals of Farthingwood’ by Colin Dann. It was a TV series originally and I remember coming home from school…
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Finding Mummy Friends (continued)
Read moreI wrote a post (click here to view) a while ago about how to make friends with other mums. I explained how I found it diffcult to find someone to chat with at baby group each week because most of the mums already knew each other. I would say hello and have a brief chat with…
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A letter to my 13 year old self
Read moreMe around 13 years old I recently read a post by Nicola (who blogs at Nicola…Life Through My Eyes) which I found really interesting. Nicola wrote a letter to her 15 year old self and it got me thinking about what I would say to myself now that I am older. I thought I would write…
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Holiday Checklist
Read moreR helping me pack! I can’t believe in just 7 days time we will be jetting off to Spain for our first holiday with the twins! I’m both excited and nervous. Excited because I’m looking forward to relaxing by the pool and spending an interupted week with Twin Daddy and our girls. Nervous because I…
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Guest Post: Confidence
Read moreMe, pregnant and periodically alone I’ve never really had much confidence. I never believed I was clever enough, thin enough, tall enough, pretty enough, good enough. I think that’s how I ended up staying in a horribly abusive, manipulative relationship with, and getting pregnant by, a truly nasty person. I didn’t take much convincing that…
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The Competitive Mum
Read moreWe’ve all met them. They go on about how they only breast feed their child and wouldn’t dare let an ounce of formula pass their little ones lips. They tell you how perfect their child is and how they go down on their own in their cot at night and then they don’t hear a…
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The Weekly Shop Challenge: First Online Shop and Food Bill
Read moreFollowing on from my previous post (click here) we have now entered the world of online grocery shopping! The total bill was: £92.37. This is a massive saving for us of around £50.00 a week which means £200 a month! I can’t wait to see what arrives as I’m hoping we won’t have too many…
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First Trip to Soft Play
Read moreI’ve wanted to take the girls to soft play for some time now but unfortunately the local leisure center changed the time of their soft play session from the morning to the afternoon which meant we couldn’t go as it’s during our girls nap time. It took me a little while of searching online but…