Before I had the twins, I never really had to think about ‘Me Time’. I simply did the various things I loved to do. All the other things…the things that came under the category of ‘had to do’, were a part of work or making me presentable. Well, now that the twins are here, I definitely seem to be thinking about getting some time…
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Money Saving Tips for First Time Parents
Read moreCongratulations! You’re about to become parents! You’re probably more than prepared for your little ones arrival in terms of caring for them. You’ve probably read numerous books and online articles, been given lots of advice from other parents and now all that’s left to do is await your babies arrival. Everyone knows that having children…
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2015 Blogging Changes
Read moreDon’t worry this isn’t one of those posts where I make a bunch of New Years resolutions! If you want to read about those you can visit my new blog here! How long?! I’ve been blogging for almost three years now. I started back in 2012 when I would post rather sporadically and inconsistently. As…
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Mums – How do we find some time for ourselves?
Read moreIt’s a common problem I imagine both mums and dads of small children face. ‘Me’ time. As I look back at the last few days of my life I can recall that the most times I actually sat down in any one of those given days was four times. I sat down four times in…
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Rise and Shine! It’s time to take on the Early Bird Challenge!
Read moreI am not a morning person. I never have been and I doubt I ever will be. My husband on the other hand is definitely a morning person. Once he’s awake, he’s awake! It doesn’t matter what time it is. Before our twins were born he would regularly wake at 6am and just sit watching…
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Return to the school gates: The good, the bad and the ugly!
Read moreIt’s official – half term is well and truly over! Image courtesy of digitalart/freedigitalphotos.net Schools are back and with it some normality can (hopefully) be regained! But, what does the return to school mean for you and your family? For most it means forking out for new school uniforms, pencils, pens and that awful sticky stuff…
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What makes a happy mum?
Read moreAs mothers, it’s easy for us to come across as having it together all the time, and most of the time we do. Correction! We have to! Without some sort of order to the unpredictable chaos it would be some challenge just to make it to the end of the day! But you say our…
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The perfect work/life balance
Read moreIs there such a thing as the perfect work/life balance? Before I had children I had a full time job working in a call centre. I would work Monday to Friday and also the occasional weekend and late shift. Weekends were spent with my husband either going out somewhere nice for the day or usually…
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Competition Time! Win a Pink Lining Child Bag! CLOSED
Read more***The winner is Ellie Caldwell*** As part of our fundraising efforts, we have a number of exciting competitions coming up including the chance to win a weekend box and much more! Today we have a gorgeous Child’s Satchel Bag to give away courtesy of Pink Lining. This super cute ‘While the world slept’ design picture…