One of the things I love about living in Brighton is the amazing sense of community spirit that infiltrates every part of daily life. It might feel like a large city, but in reality there is always a variety of projects taking place to bring people together and raise awareness of worthy causes – be
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Violets Four Month Update
FOUR MONTHS! Can you believe it? I say this every time, but Violet is growing up so fast and I can’t believe it’s time to write another update on her progress. This month she has definitely changed from a baby into a little person. She wants to be grown up now, she wants to be
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How to style this summer’s off the shoulder trend
Summer is the land of sunshine, beach holidays and – our favourite – summer trends. This warm season is seeing a whole lot of shoulder with the emergence of the off the shoulder trend, with both summer dresses and flowy tops springing up like daisies in stores everywhere. It’s a cute and flirty look that’s
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Newborn Sleep Essentials & a giveaway!
Babies and Sleep – it’s a big subject isn’t it? Maybe one of the most talked about in the parenting realm or at least level with the whole breast vs. bottle debate I’m sure. So, on the topic of sleep I recently wrote an article for Babycentre called ‘My newborn sleeps through the night, should
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Top tips for travelling with baby
Before we thought about having babies, travel was ‘our thing’ we liked to do. We were always plotting our next adventure, usually something including a trek off the beaten track or somewhere you wouldn’t normally think of going. We’ve been to some amazing places. So, with the arrival of baby Violet our travel plans have
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Posh Totty pops up in Topshop!
I love supporting local businesses and living in Brighton I really am spoiled for choice. However one of my all time favourites has got to be Posh Totty, as a blogger I’ve collaborated with them numerous times now and been to their fab craft classes – they just keep coming up with new and exciting
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We’re moving, we’re grooving!
It’s official, we have a roller! Violet can now roll from her tummy to her front and she can kind of shuffle about on her back. I seem to put her on the playmat in one place, turn my back and she’s across it on the other side, I’m not exactly sure how but I
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Whats in my Changing Bag?
Oh the classic ‘Whats in my handbag’ post, I haven’t done one of these in a LONG TIME (If you fancy a laugh at some of my old posts, I did a couple way back in 2013 & 2014). I don’t know why everyone (including myself) finds these posts so interesting, but they just are
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Violet’s Three Month Update
Time is flying by so quickly, so of course I’m way behind on Violet’s updates (she’s actually 14 weeks now!) but I don’t want to miss her updates as these are the ones I’ll look back on, no doubt. So, here is Violet’s 3 month update – weeks 8-12. Thank goodness for taking so many
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My Quick Lingerie Buying Guide
I was stunned to find out that as many as 64% of women are wearing the wrong size bra. This statistic came from survey of 10,000 women that was carried out by the lingerie firm Triumph. It got me thinking and I realised that a lingerie buying guide would be useful for a lot of
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Bathtime fun with Summer Infant Lil’ Luxuries Whirlpool, Bubbling Spa & Shower
Following on from my previous post, I thought I’d continue on the bath time theme by talking about another product that has really helped us make bath time as calming and as fun as possible for Violet – even in those early stages when times were really tough. We’ve gone from bath time being something of
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Review: Baby Dove Sensitive Range
When we first started bathing Violet, things really didn’t go to plan. Before I had a baby I envisioned our bath time being a sweet, bonding experience – I’d have a cute newborn splashing away in the warm water with a cute dollop of bubbles on top her head. Switch to reality and we had a
