We all have bad days. Some of us are lucky to get one every so often, whereas it could be a bad week or month for others. Understanding what triggers these bad days can take time but here are a few tips that may help. Image Source Take A Breath It sounds obvious, right? But
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Getting out and about with two-under-two: My Ergobaby Omni 360 review
I have a little theme running on my blog at the moment – I’m recreating posts that I wrote in the early days with Violet but with a brand new update now Pearl is here! Today’s post is an updated version of this post, where I talked about my struggles with getting out of the
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A Second Baby: My Hopes and Fears ANSWERED!
You might remember that back in March I wrote this post about my hopes and fears for a second baby. I wrote it when I was about four months pregnant with Pearl and full of worries about how things might pan out with another baby. Violet was my world and although I was excited
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How to Be a Relaxed Mummy
You love being a parent, but boy oh boy, it’s not easy it is? It seems like life is forever moving at a million miles per hour, and while you generally manage things just fine, from time to time you can feel the pressure levels beginning to rise, rise, rise. Aside from compromising your own
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Aviva Community Fund: The Real Junk Food Project Brighton
Advertisement feature in association with the Aviva Community Fund It’s that time of year again! It’s time to talk about The Aviva Community Fund. If you’ve been following my blog a while, you’ll know I’m a huge supporter of this fantastic initiative. Last year, I visited a local primary school who had just received funding of £5000 towards
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Could You Come in Under Budget This Christmas?
Ahh, lovely Christmas; the season of generosity and goodwill to all men (as well as women, children and even the occasional pet). Actually, children get quite a lot of the Christmas goodwill and it’s not cheap! If you dread Christmas, and especially the financial hangover in January and February, then it’s time to take some
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Choosing the perfect Gift – 50 days of Christmas with Boots
With Halloween out the way, the countdown to Christmas is truly on! This year with two little ones I feel like preparation for Christmas is going to be tricky to fit in, but with two little excited faces on Christmas day, it’ll all be worth it I’m sure. All I can say is THANK GOODNESS
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How I cope financially during my maternity leave
Post written in paid partnership with Sunlife I’m sure I’m not alone in saying one of the stressful things about maternity leave is worrying about money. It is something that plays on my mind a lot and I’ve certainly had to make some changes since being on maternity leave – especially this time around as
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Food
Simple Halloween and Bonfire Night Recipes to make with kids
Post written in paid partnership with ASDA Brighton Hollingbury Boo! ? I’m so excited that it’s nearly Halloween! I just love this time of year with Halloween, Bonfire Night, my birthday (the 14th Nov… just in case you wondered) and then Christmas! With the cold, crisp weather, the dark nights – there are so many
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Great Family Activities In Kuala Lumpur
If you are looking for a new place to visit with your family this year for a holiday to remember, one place which can be overlooked but is amazing is Southeast Asia. This part of the world is perhaps the most magical and the landscapes, cities, and delicacies on offer are second to none. To
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Travel
Planning a dream family holiday to Japan
If you’ve followed my blog for a while, you know I’m always planning my dream holidays. I live permanently with my head in the clouds as travel is one of my biggest passions (in fact I used to be a travel agent and cabin crew, back in the day!) Our travel plans are just on
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Weaning: First Food Adventures – preparing to wean again!
Post written in paid partnership with Organix As Pearl is nearly three months old, it really won’t be long until we start weaning again – can you believe it?! I’ve made it no secret that weaning was one of the harder parts of parenting. Firstly, I’m a rubbish cook and secondly Violet is a really