18 months seems like quite a big milestone – we don’t have a baby anymore but a proper little person with an even bigger personality! She is just soaking everything up like a sponge, learning and changing every day. In her 18th month she became a big sister and showed us all how kind and
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How to Make the Most of This Year’s Jean Trends
Now that the weather is getting cooler, it is definitely time to get your warmer clothes out and try everything on. If you find that something no longer fits, don’t worry. After all, it gives you the perfect excuse to go out and treat yourself to something new. There are some really great looking clothes
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Making Your Wardrobe Work For You Year Round
As the seasons change, what we tend to wear changes, too. You’re probably not going to spot nearly as many people wearing a mini skirt in winter as you are in summer – it’s common sense! However, this either means updating your wardrobe with each season, which can get expensive, or packing away items you
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Raising money for Christmas?
Sorry to say it, but Christmas is only 3 months away! Some of you will already be worrying about how you’re going to afford it this year. The presents, the food for not only Christmas day but all of those that surround it, not to mention the alcohol! So many households are still paying off
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Life as a Family of Four – in Photos
The newborn days are like no other. Swept into a vortex of all-consuming love for your new baby with a side serving of sheer exhaustion, worry and difficulties you never expected. Those early days can be so beautiful but so incredibly hard too. The newborn days really do take you to your limits and then
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3 tips on how to create a successful working area #MyChairStyle
Working from home has its many perks such as you don’t have set office hours and you can be flexible with your own working schedule. Before choosing an area that you call your office it is important to make a list of the essential stuff you will need to create a home office. Here
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5 tips on how to make your blog SEO friendly #SEOyourblog
When starting a blog it is important to have some SEO knowledge. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) is what drives traffic to your website. When someone enters a word into a search engine, sites will appear that relate to that specific keyword. This can only be achieved if these sites have followed the different SEO rules.
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Family Travel to Japan: My Questions Answered by the experts!
Post written in paid partnership with InsideJapan If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you’ll know Japan is my absolute dream holiday destination and I’m often dreaming of our ultimate trip of a lifetime, which we will do one day! Although with Pearl’s arrival, family travel seems even more daunting than ever –
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Bringing Pearl home with Britax Römer – plus win a DUALFIX i-SIZE car seat!
When it comes to choosing your babies car seat, safety is always the most important factor. Even as a second time Mum, the moment we were discharged from hospital with Pearl felt like the most daunting challenge in the world to keep such a tiny human safe! Like most parents, the first thing we did
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How pregnancy changes the body, and procedures that can help
You knew that your body would change while you were carrying your baby. You expected it and embraced the process. You believed every moment was worth it to experience the instant you held your little one for the first time. You are still overjoyed about being a mother and having the greatest gift any woman
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Why wearing a surgical bra is necessary after breast lift
A breast lift may not be the most invasive type of plastic surgery, but it is still a serious medical procedure. The recovery process can take a lot of time and energy, and the right activities during recovery can greatly affect the final results of your surgery. In the days after your surgery, it is
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Weaning: Why our children are vegetarians #NoJunkJourney
Post written in paid partnership with Organix I’ve shared a huge amount of our weaning journey with Violet on the blog, but I’ve not ever talked about our decision to raise our children as vegetarians, so I thought I’d chat about this today. This isn’t just about not eating meat but also how we always