365: 09.04.13 #99 Getting ready for tomorrow
Tonight I set up the Tuff spot ready for tomorrow. We are doing some pink and purple star crafts after play group. Regular readers of this blog will know why. It’s way for the children and I to take...
View ArticleWelcome to the Lullaby Trust
Today FSID charity has changed. It has evolved. It has spread its wings to become The Lullaby Trust and I am honoured to have been asked to share this with you today. Jennie and I have been sworn to...
View ArticleBirth trauma: If only I’d known…
This post is my entry into Little Stuff’s Aptaclub Preparing for birth app competition. If only I’d known that being pregnant meant ending up with a baby. And gosh, writing that down makes me feel...
View Article365: 14.04.13 #104 The Lego Pit (Legoland Discovery Centre Manchester)
Today we took the kids to LEGOLAND Discovery Centre in Manchester with lots of other northern bloggers. It was lovely to meet up with some familiar faces- thank you Laura! Once again the Lego pit was...
View ArticleWalkers Hoops and Crosses: a review
This week we are looking at our bodies- what’s inside them, what makes them work and what keeps them healthy, amongst other things. So the opportunity to review new Walkers Hoops and Crosses came at...
View Article365: 27.06.13 1stfone- how young is too young? (a review)
A couple of weeks ago, my daughter sat with me and designed her first mobile phone. She chose a red cover, patterned with skulls (because she is a self professed Tom Boy) and we picked 12 numbers,...
View ArticleThe Present Club: a wish list and a giveaway!
Recently I attended Brit Mums Live with the help of some wonderful sponsors. One of the those sponsors was The Present Club and today I wanted to share with you a little project I am working on. Before...
View ArticleFeel the Heat
With the winter months approaching, it’s more important than ever to stay warm. Heating your home during the cold days and long nights of the winter season can be expensive, which is why it’s important...
View ArticleNot just one day
So I read this post because I saw it on Gentle Parenting’s Facebook page and the comment that went with it read: “Birth Trauma – this is why birth isn’t “just one day in your life” – it’s “just one day...
View ArticleLetters for Matilda Mae
This week begins a countdown. One year. One little life. One family, destroyed. One community, stunned. One heart that stopped beating. One more baby added to the list of senseless deaths; life at it’s...
View ArticleDear Matilda Mae: thank you for the rainbows
Dear Matilda Mae Thank you for the rainbows Just as I was hurtling through the freezing cold Just as the screams exploded from my chest Just as my body was to give in to the end a rainbow. …...
View ArticleThe hidden secrets of dreams
This is a featured post Dreams are one of life’s most enduring mysteries. Though at times dreams can seem random and meaningless, they still can be analysed to inform us of important issues in our...
View ArticleMake mother’s Day with Picanova
The lovely people at Picanova have been in touch to let me know about an exclusive Mothers Day offer they’re running- but you have to be quick if you want delivery in time! From now until Sunday 23rd...
View ArticleBella packs her bag
Every Friday, Bella packs her bag. In it she puts a baby doll, a turtles mini figure, a pair of her brother’s socks and a book. She wears the bag proudly on her back and clutches a second dolly close …...
View ArticleThe Grind of Working From Home
There can’t be a single one of us who, upon being stuck in unmoving traffic during the morning commute with a rumbling tummy because we snoozed too late to fix breakfast, with a fuzzy head because the...
View ArticleWhat matters most: is your child’s drawing a winner?
John Lewis have recently launched a super competition for all budding Picassos out there, and there are only a few days left to enter! Your little ones have until Thursday 24th April to get their works...
View ArticleWe met a Gruffalo in the deep, dark forest
A few weeks ago we were extremely lucky to be invited to Whinlatter Forest, courtesy of the Forestry Comission, to meet the one and only Julia Donaldson! There are 15 Gruffalo trails around the country...
View ArticleWays to play… with rainbow play dough
Recently I’ve been searching for lots of ways to play that allow me to take a less active role, in both the set up and clearing away, and the actual play too. I’ve been so sick with this pregnancy and...
View ArticleMake mother’s Day with Picanova
The lovely people at Picanova have been in touch to let me know about an exclusive Mothers Day offer they’re running- but you have to be quick if you want delivery in time! From now until Sunday 23rd...
View ArticleAre You Having Enough Adult Time?
Day in and day out, our routine is composed mainly of going to work, toiling for eight hours or more, going home, and putting our children to bed. There are others who get home much later in the...
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