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    Violets 18 month update 

    26 September, 20183 October, 2018

    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

    26 September, 2018

    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

    19 September, 2018

    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?

    18 September, 2018

    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

    18 September, 201814 October, 2020

    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

    15 September, 201819 September, 2018

      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

    15 September, 201819 September, 2018

    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!

    11 September, 20189 September, 2018

    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!

    9 September, 2018

    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

    6 September, 20187 September, 2018

    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

    6 September, 20186 September, 2018

    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

    4 September, 20184 September, 2018

    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

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    MONDAY MORNING RESET 🧹 - Does anyone else's hom MONDAY MORNING RESET 🧹 - Does anyone else's home look like this after a manic Monday morning school run? We've had a busy weekend, so this morning I set an hour timer and tried to see how much I could get done. I'm feeling quite self conscious about our home at the moment, there is SO much I want to change but so little time, we want to renovate the kitchen, get a new sofa (but waiting for the young kids/puppy stage to finish!) and the clutter - well, that is just never ENDING! But I wanted to show you what a real Monday morning looks for me, picking up the girls PJ's, cereal bowls, emptying the dishwasher and making the beds. It might not be perfect, but after quick hour refresh and some crisp Spring fresh air - it's made a big difference! 🌸

#cleaning #clean #reset #Mondayreset #realmumlife #cleanwithme#cleaningmotivation
#instaclean #instacleaning #cleaningtips #cleaningaccount #cleaningday #housecleaning #deepcleaning #homecleaning #cleaninghacks #cleaninghack #springcleaning #springclean #springcleaningtips
    I can't tell you how GOOD it feels to lace up my w I can't tell you how GOOD it feels to lace up my walking boots again. Its been a while! 🥾 @coppafeelpeople training round two officially started today, starting with a 11.5km walk from Ditching Beacon to the Jack & Jill windmills and down to the Chattri War Memorial with @didicraze. It was raining as I left the house and I could have SO easily decided not to go,  but we embraced the weather and just went for it and I'm glad we did. 

Amazing chats, beautiful views and a super rewarding, challenging walk in the training bank 🙌🏻. 

There was only one fail of the day.... not enough snacks.  This girl was HUNGRY.... I mean,  starving. We talked about cakes, roast dinners, the perfect chip size (chunky), jellybabies and more. Food chat got us by but next time I'm taking a rucksack of snacks! 😋

What did you get up to this weekend?
    Is it me, or does this weather make you want to h Is it me,  or does this weather make you want to hibernate? For the first time this morning I took Dolly for a walk in the beautiful Spring sunshine and thought 'FINALLY, Spring is here!' but nope, by the school run it was pouring with rain and we got DRENCHED (of course). 🌧

I just want to get started with life again..... with longer warmer dog walks, sea swims, mowing the lawn, watching the garden spring into life.  Surely all of this must be coming.... soon? 👀

What are you most excited about when Spring finally does arrive? 💐

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    AD | Clean & Bake with us 🧹🧁. To celebrate I AD | Clean & Bake with us 🧹🧁. To celebrate International Day of Happiness (20th March 2023) @euronicsuk have challenged us to do something to make a loved one smile! ❤️ 

As you know, V works really hard, has a long commute and throws herself into family life with very little ‘me time’ so the girls and I decided to clean the house from top-to-bottom and bake crispy cakes to surprise her after a very long, busy day!

@euronicsuk are the home of electricals. They stock everything from laundry appliances, ovens, and dishwashers to microwaves and TVs - they have us covered with a range of appliances that make life at home just that little bit easier!

What is that ONE job at home you dislike doing that you’d love someone to do for you on International Day of Happiness? (hint, hint partners - listen up!) 🤣
    Happy Mother's Day 💐 A day well spent with my f Happy Mother's Day 💐 A day well spent with my favourite girls, and also a bittersweet day as we also finally signed the forms to say goodbye to our embryos. I am so amazingly grateful to be a mother and for the two children we have, they are my world...but I will always remember those five little em-babies. I know this is the right decision for us but I will treasure them in my heart forever too 😭💔. 

How has your day been?
    #AD | Come with me as I prepare for Mother’s Day #AD | Come with me as I prepare for Mother’s Day as a two mum family. For us Mother’s Day is a double celebration! We don’t have a traditional day where one of us will stay in bed and get treats, as we are both mums in this house! Instead, we like to do joint things that we can both enjoy together.

This year I have put together a Mother’s Day treat box which is a gift for us both to enjoy once the kids have gone to bed. I did the school run then popped to my local @Morrisons where I picked up everything I needed for the big day.

@Morrisons have everything to make this Mother’s Day special without spending too much money. From Morrisons florist/bouquets of flowers (to suit any budget), cards, thoughtful gifts, table decor and more - you could also buy ingredients for a delicious meal to celebrate the special Mum in your life too!

They have a fab selection of Mother’s Day cards, which are really reasonable in price too. They were so good I thought I’d tick something of V’s to-do list and pick myself up one too (#mumlife)

How do you celebrate Mother’s Day in your house? #Morrisons #MothersDay
    How do you know when your family is truly complete How do you know when your family is truly complete? 

This week our fertility clinic called out of the blue to remind us we still have embryo’s in their storage facility, that have been there in the deep freeze for SEVEN years now 😳 Is it finally time to say goodbye? 

I admit, I’d buried my head in the sand about them. We always thought we’d have at least three children, but after two-under-two chaos, then the pandemic (we didn’t plan for that one, did we!) time just kept rolling on. Fast forward to now I’m nearly 38, the girls are both at school, we are finally getting our work, home and lives back after being in the utter TRENCHES of early motherhood. I think we know the newborn days are behind us, but we just didn’t want to admit it. 

I feel sad for my little embryos that aren’t going to make it. If I could donate them, I would. Pearl was a little freezer baby, so I’ve seen that those little embryos ARE little people and just knowing that fills me with all kinds of sadness and guilt. It doesn't bear thinking about. But I can’t have 5 more babies, it’s just not realistic. 

So, what are we going to do? Would it be TOTALLY weird to have a ‘goodbye embryos’ ceremony of some sort, to mark that we are SO grateful to them and for giving us that chance? Is there a way I could keep something to remind me of them forever? Is this a thing?

Maybe I’m overthinking it, but if you are an IVF parent you’ll know how far it’s taken to get to this point, they were SO wanted, so it’s not natural to say goodbye either. 

If you’ve been in this position, what did you do? Or what would you do? Do you have any advice on dealing with this difficult goodbye 💜
    Instagram vs. Reality - teacher strike day edition Instagram vs. Reality - teacher strike day edition! This was only 9am too 😆😆😆 Who else had kids at home today? 

p.s - this is just for fun, I do fully support the teachers! 🙌
    AD GIVEAWAY 💐 | You might have seen that last w AD GIVEAWAY 💐 | You might have seen that last week I was swept away for a gorgeous Mother’s Day staycation, well, today it’s my turn to give a little something back to YOU! 🥰 

During our staycation we discovered Hand Tied Blooms - the gorgeous hero fragrance at @YankeeCandleEU this Mother’s Day. With fragrances of a hand-tied bouquet combining beautiful spring blooms create a colourful tapestry, it’s the perfect Spring scent to celebrate all of the special Mum’s this Mother’s Day 🥰

I have got THREE Large Signature Jars in Hand Tied Blooms to giveaway to three lucky winners. 

How to enter:
💐 Make sure you’re following @yankeecandleeu and @lyndsay.and.the.girls 
💐Like this post
💐 Tag someone you think deserves to win (one tag per comment) 
💐 Share this post to stories for a bonus entry (make sure you tag me so I see it! 🥰)

GOOD LUCK!!! 

No purchase necessary. The giveaway will close 19/3/23 at 11:59pm GMT. 3 winners will be chosen at random and notified via Instagram direct message from @lyndsay.and.the.girls account. Open to UK residents only. 

*This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with Instagram.
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    AD | Brrrr, the weather has been SO chilly recent AD |  Brrrr, the weather has been SO chilly recently hasn’t it! ❄️ One of our favourite things to do on a chilly, crisp day is build a cosy fort to snuggle up with the girls and read their favourite stories. 

As a family we are always looking for eco-friendly ways to stay warm, and adding @myStoov heated pillow (or ‘Ploov) and heated chair cover (which is lovingly called the ‘Big Hug’ 🥰) has been a game changer to our fort building as it makes it SO toasty warm! 

@MyStoov are cordless heated products which you can use all around the house or on the go, whether you are working from home, building forts or on the commute. 

 They warm via infrared technology, which means you can keep warm without having to turn your heating up - a sustainable option, which keeps those heating bills down too! 

@MyStoov is the perfect gift this Mother’s Day - like a big warm hug, that just keeps on giving! 🥰 They come in various colours, fabrics, shapes and sizes, too, so they easily suit a range of interior décor taste.

How have you been keeping warm this weekend? 

#wewarmpeople #mystoov 

🎥: @carolinefhood
    🐢 unboxing! It's the unboxing I've been looki 🐢 unboxing! 

It's the unboxing I've been looking forward to the most! Wilbur, our 96 year old tortoise is awake 🥰🥰🥰

This is our first year with Wilbur and first hibernation, so I can't tell you how worried I've been about him over the winter.  It's such a strange concept to just put your pet in a box in the garage and retrieve them 4 months later 😆😆, but he's fine. If anything he was way more spritely than I imagined he would be. 

First job was a bath with his vitamin solution to clean him off and give him some fluids. 
Now we need some warm weather so he can get back to roaming the garden 🐢
    🎥 International Women's Day! Heres how I spent 🎥 International Women's Day! Heres how I spent my day with a bunch of fantastic and inspiring women from my team at @mcsaatchimum 💐🥰 
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