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CategoryI Won’t Be Your Mama Forever, Little One
Kids, there’s going to come a day when I won’t be your mama anymore. I mean, I’ll still be your mum biologically-speaking, but you won’t …
To The Mum Facing An Unexpected Pregnancy
TO THE MUM FACING AN UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY:
I want to let you know that you’re not the first and you won’t be the last.
You’re frightene…
Thirteen Valentines Days Ago, It Was Just You & I
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Thirteen Valentines Days ago, it was just you and I sharing a takeaway in our student halls. I had angsted over buying th…
Hospital Care Package – Overnight Hospital Stay Gift
Recently, a very close friend of mine had to go into hospital for a major operation. It’s heart-breaking to see those we love facing such…
A Letter To My Average Child Who Seems Invisible
To my beautifully average child,
Every week your little heart floods with hope that today could be the day; maybe this will be the week …
Show-and-tell Develops Confident Kids & Here’s Why
Show-and-tell – it’s an institution, right? At the end of the school week, the whole class sit down on the carpet and the kids can talk a…
39 Intentional Words To Make This Year Your BEST YET!
I’m rubbish at New Years resolutions! I’m rubbish at making them, and I’m rubbish at keeping them. But a few years ago, I came across the…
40 Reasons I NEED The Internet!
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We are a typical 21st century family – we have electronic devices coming out of our ears, we take roughly 683 photos a da…
#MudFestMCR hosted by Grass & Air and Our Kid
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Last weekend, we went to Mud Fest, Manchester – #mudfestmcr –
This messy, muddy event was hosted by local shop, Ou…
Reclaiming York From The Dark Depression Days
Last weekend, hubby surprised me with a weekend away in the beautiful city of York. This is not something we normally do.
I was beyond e…
I Have A Little Superpower: A Poem
Today’s post is a little poem about being sensitive and being anxious.
Sensitive
I have always been sensitive and picked up on other pe…
The Easiest Stew and Dumplings Recipe EVER!
I’m a mum. I have two kids who are always hungry and a hubby who is starving by the time he’s cycled home from work. That means I need to…
I Am Sensitive But I Am Not Weak!
A while back, I read a post by a lovely fellow blogger, Mackenzie Glanville. Speaking about her daughter, she said,
“it saddens me when …
Today would have been your birthday, Grandma
I visited my Grandma today. Or rather, I visited Grandma’s grave. It’s her birthday – her very first birthday in Heaven.
I don’t suppose…
40 Money-Saving Tricks You Might Not Have Tried
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Money is tight! I think that’s true for most of us. We’re a family of 4 on a single income and we’re certainly feeling th…
Instagram Round Up 1: Four Months Of Snapping!
It’s hard to believe that I have been on Instagram 4 months already. At the beginning, Instagram totally freaked me out! I hated being a …
That Time We Won Tickets To The Wimbledon Final!
I have always loved Wimbledon. As a child, it was the one time of the year that Blue Peter, Fun House, and Art Attack gave way to somethi…
Barbecue : Mummy vs. Daddy (includes wine giveaway)
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We love having a barbecue at our house. As soon as the weather gets above freezing (slight exaggeration but not by mu…
My Name Is Lucy And I Am A Middle Class Fraud
I’m middle class. Or at least that’s what you’d think if you met me. I am well-educated, live in a nice area, enjoy eating out at restaur…
Feeling Out Of Sync With Everyone Else
I feel out of sync.
It’s like the rest of the world is playing a beautiful symphony and I’m the trumpet player who’s lost his place and …