Now that spring is finally making an appearance we can start to dust off the cobwebs of winter and look ahead to the warmer months. What this sometimes does is enable us to consider things like holiday time with the family and or activities to do during the summer break. But these can all cost…
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Card Making Goodies from Create and Craft
Read moreWhen I was a kid, I used to love making presents for my friends and family. I spend ages making them pictures, paintings, cards, friendship bracelets among other things. I still enjoy crafts, but have turned more towards sewing lately. However, when we were sent some card making goodies from Create and Craft, it ignited…
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My venture into dress making (and shorts!)
Read moreBack in February of this year I pledged to be more crafty and I like to think that so far I have been very crafty! I’ve made bunting, a table cloth and also a triangle pouch! My favourite thing that I’ve made so far though has to be a dress and a pair of shorts…
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Is social media making you a grumpy mum?
Read morePictures of perfectly clean houses with everything in its place. Happy children playing and sharing toys together nicely. Not a single food stain on their clothes to be seen. The seemingly perfect life of others. It’s funny how we view other people’s pictures on social media and compare them to our lives. A picture of…
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Making Crafty Pictures
Read moreLast week was a pretty busy week. I felt like all I’d done was drag the girls around various shops and play groups! On Wednesday morning I took them out on their scooters for a walk, but neither of them were very interested and just wanted to go home. After about 10 minutes I caved…
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Bye bye play group! Hello play date!
Read moreA little while ago I wrote about how I felt lonely at one particular play group. We go to a few groups over the course of the week. Since my last post I have had two ‘play dates’ with another mum in our homes. We both went to the play group mentioned above, but both found…
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Top 5 ways to make a decision
Read moreI’m quite an impulsive person when it comes to making decisions. I tend to jump in feet first without much thought! Sometimes that can be a great thing and can lead to some wonderful experiences. On the other hand it can be a decision that I later go on to regret. For example, a rash…
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Making School Days as Stress Free as Possible
Read moreIt doesn’t matter what time of year it is, whether it’s the first day back after the half term break or it’s in the middle of term, school days can be full of hassle. Making it easy for yourself and the kids is essential if you want to keep things as stress free as possible,…
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Finding Mummy Friends
Read moreBefore our twins were born I didn’t have many friends outside of work. I have my twin sister which is great but friends from school have all moved away or had families of their own and were too busy or too far away to socialise. Now that our twins are here and they’re almost 16…