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  • How We Play

    5 reasons playing outside is important for children

    5 May, 20215 May, 2021

    Post in partnership with Fatmoose / Wickey As a family, we spend a HUGE amount of time outdoors, unless it’s torrential rain most of our day will be outdoors. Whether that’s the beach, the park or time in our back garden, if there is sunshine and fresh air – we are there. We love being

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    Christmas Crafting with Baker Ross | AD

    26 November, 2020

    There is one thing that always keeps the girls busy on cold, rainy days – that is crafting. Getting creative kept us going through TWO lockdowns. They absolutely love getting creative, making things and drawing, we spend HOURS a week at the table and have art folders brimming with so much ‘work’ I don’t know

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    How to make a simple bug hotel

    31 May, 202030 May, 2020

    This week Violet and I made a very simple bug hotel in our garden, we had so much fun collecting the materials and putting it together I thought I’d share the idea with you as I’m sure you are running out of ideas to keep your toddlers busy during lockdown, we certainly are! Bug hotels

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    21 simple lockdown toddler activities we’ve been enjoying

    3 May, 20207 June, 2021

    Post contains affilate links Keeping toddlers busy during lockdown is such a challenge, activities seem to last only a few minutes and the clearing up never ends! Lockdown is stressful for us all, I find keeping on top of the house, looking after the children, working from home and doing the laundry means my days

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    Water Babies: Our journey continues……

    14 May, 201929 May, 2019

    Sunday is officially now named ‘Wet Sock Sunday’. You’ll understand if you’ve ever tried to put slightly damp socks onto your slightly damp feet with a baby under one arm without falling over – It’s a talent, I’ll tell you! But it’s come to be a way of life for us as we just LOVE

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    How We Play: Washing the muddy animals

    29 January, 201929 January, 2019

    This Christmas Violet received a Tuff Spot Tray, so this is the first post in a new series on the blog called ‘How we Play’ – all about messy and sensory play for little ones. I thought it would be a fun idea to document our journey and the activities we do using the tuff

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    Baby Sensory ideas you can try at home

    24 September, 20173 January, 2019

    With the darker evenings and colder weather drawing in, it’s always good to have some ideas up your sleeve for fun ways to keep a baby entertained at home. Days can feel really long at home when the weather is rubbish outside, so Violet and I have been loving trying some sensory play at home.

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    #AD | Can you believe Pearl is off to school this #AD | Can you believe Pearl is off to school this September? I feel like this is such a transition time for us, no longer do we have a toddler but a little girl who is desperate to be one of the ‘big girls at school’. She’s already declared ‘I don’t need a buggy!’ and now she’s said she’s ready to declutter some of her baby toys too. 

I’ve been giving her a hand by listing some of her toys on the @olio.app - it’s a fab little platform where you can list the things you no longer need for your neighbours to collect for free, meaning they go to someone local to you who will really love them! You can use it to list anything - from toys to clothing, household items and even food you no longer need. 

I have really enjoyed listing things on the app as I’ve met a few local mums when they’ve come to collect items from our house - I love knowing Pearl’s old baby toys will be treasured and loved by another child (aww the memories! 🥰) plus it gives you such a great feeling to help the community too. 

Are you like me and love a good declutter? ✨

​​#YouMeAndOLIO #reducewaste #wasteless #sharingeconomy #sustainablelifestyle
    Just another manic Monday 🤯 pretending my life Just another manic Monday 🤯 pretending my life is as serene as this picture... (spoiler alert: it's not... I'm contemplating burritos and a dark room 😂)

How was your Monday?

📸: @nicolajacksonphotography
    Chips on the beach after school with this crazy bu Chips on the beach after school with this crazy bunch 🍟😅

Apart from no chips for me as I had my brace fitted today and it's starting to feel really sore 😖😂

How was your day? 💜
    It’s #mentalhealthawarenessweek and I think it’s a really important time to talk as everyone has their own story to tell. I have always been an anxious, introverted person. My brain moves at 100mph 24/7. I overthink every single situation down to the finest details and I’m a TERRIBLE sleeper. Think the princess and the pea, although less princess and more Mum and the toddler crumbs. 

That being said, I am in a much better place than ever - I still have my bad days, but I feel like I have got to a place where I really ‘get’ myself and what my triggers might be. This means I can avoid them before things take hold. The biggest game changer has been (and it’s hardly groundbreaking but has taken me 36 LONG years 🤣) is that since I’ve embraced who I really am, instead of who I think I *should* be, I am so much happier and I’ll work on that… forever! 

So I wanted to share some of my game changers for my mental health: 

✅ Embracing my full introverted self - goodbye FOMO, I’m more of a JOMO girl now! 🙌🏻

✅ OVERWHELM - as a mum I feel this a LOT, but I've learned to step in before things get too much. 

✅ Loving my body - I’m not going to lie, this is a journey. I spent my 20’s HATING my body and living on diets, so I have some serious negativity to unravel. But my body birthed two children, it’s been through IVF & soon it’ll take me through the Sahara. There is a lot to love too. 

✅ Being my own best friend and advocate - I spend a lot of time alone. I really love my own company, pottering about, thinking, having those silly ‘fake’ conversations in your head with people that don’t actually happen. You know the ones 🤣. I think this time has been really good for bonding with myself - I've learned to be my own advocate and speak to myself with the kindness I would a best friend. This hands down has made me a better, more understanding mother too.

✅  Lastly, I’ve learned not to take life too seriously! Life is just too short! Swipe for the second photo for proof of that 🤣 I love a tiktok dance, I fall over on the regular. It doesn’t bother me - it’s just another funny story for the bloopers reel of life! 

I’d love to hear your stories

📷@nicolajacksonphotography
    #DeafAwarenessWeek: V has struggles with her heari #DeafAwarenessWeek: V has struggles with her hearing, often getting frustrated she can't hear people and this was highlighted even further during the pandemic when she realised how much she was relying on lip reading and everyone was wearing a mask! 

She decided to get her hearing checked out, fully expecting to be told it was just a bit of wax, but when the results of her test came back it revealed she had significant hearing loss and a condition which means her hearing will only ever decline. 

During the appointment, she was told she needed hearing aids, which came as a bit of a surprise, but wanting to do the best for her hearing she was fitted and shown how to use them. You kind of think of hearing aids for older people, but this really isn't the case - many people need them for lots of different reasons. They are actually really slim-fitting, smart and do all sorts of funky things like take phone calls or play music, she can change the settings on her phone to suit the setting (i.e - restaurant, outdoors etc) - it's like having a permanent pair of airpods! 🙌🏻

But, the most important part is that since wearing her hearing aids, our life has changed drastically. Communication within the family is so much easier, she is calmer (it must be so daunting to not hear) and I don't think I'm being ignored as much (only sometimes! 🤣). 

As her condition is going to continue to decline, we've chosen to start using a bit of sign language too, which really helps as in noisy environments communicating is still tough. Out of the family, Pearl is the star at sign language as she learns it at nursery - so maybe she can teach me a thing or two 🙌🏻

It’s #DeafAwarenessWeek so we want to raise awareness of the isolation that deaf people can occasionally experience, and promote the importance of social inclusion around the deaf community 😊

Do you know any sign language? 🥰
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    #AD | What makes your home special to you? 🏡 #AD | What makes your home special to you? 🏡 

For me, I’m a real homebody - I love nothing more than pottering about in our home and garden, making it our own. It’s our safe space for our family to grow, plus our home holds all our memories - bringing our babies home, birthday parties, Christmas trees. So much has happened within these four walls! 🥰 

Join me over at @nationwidebuildingsociety where I’ll be sharing our journey to owning our first home - from the highs and lows of house hunting, to our growing family and even faster menagerie of pets and houseplants too 🐶🌱.

 What do you love about your home? 💕
    We've had such a lovely bank holiday just potterin We've had such a lovely bank holiday just pottering about, family time, dog walks and a huge spring clean - but it's really been the calm before the storm as I am dreading this week - Like a full-on knot in my tummy dread. Pearl has her pre-op assessment tomorrow then we will isolate until Friday when she'll have her operation to finally get the piece of pencil out of her ear. It's only a small procedure and we'll be home in a few hours but the thought of it just feels so unnatural, daunting and scary - plus, there is so much to think about, plan, logistics, child care, school runs, work... as well as looking after Pearl mentally and physically to check shes ok, as to be honest she's pretty traumatised by the whole experience right now 😔.

At least the end of #pencilgate is in sight 😩. A week of chocolate, funny dog videos and cuddles to get by, but we will 😊️

How was your bank holiday weekend? 

Beautiful bluebell photos taken by @nicolajacksonphotography
    Ok, so I have a little announcement (well, a very Ok, so I have a little announcement (well, a very BIG announcement! 👀) - I've only gone and hit my ENTIRE @Coppafeelpeople fundraising target of £2750!!! 🎉🎉🎉
 
Our coffee morning & plant sale yesterday was brilliant fun and raised £320 with entries to my 'Lottertitty' game still coming in which have tipped us *just* over 100%. I can't believe it! 🙌🏻✨

I am so amazingly grateful for your support, to everyone who has sponsored me, shared my posts, come to my coffee morning, put a poster up or sent me kind, encouraging words (even when people tell me I'm crazy for wanting to go to the sahara, telling me about snakes, sandstorms or asking where we 💩) It all means so much 🥰

Of course, the fundraising doesn't stop there - the sky is the limit... it all goes to @Coppafeelpeople which is an amazing charity for breast cancer doing incredible things... so the more we can raise, the better... 🍉🍉 

So, a huge THANK YOU from me and @coppafeelpeople I better get packing my bags as I'll definitely be off to the Sahara now 😮

I'll leave you with a few snaps from my Coffee Morning, where people were so kind and generous. I'm buzzing with how lovely it feels when everything and everyone comes together. 🥰

📸: @Carriefry_ and V (as for once Carrie is in the picture!)

@mrsgifletcher #coppatrekwithgi #coppatrek #coppatrek2022 #lyndsaytreksthesahara
    It's the night before my @Coppafeelpeople Coffee M It's the night before my @Coppafeelpeople Coffee Morning and plant sale 🥳 the bunting is hung, the cakes are baked, the seeds are sown. We've got pizza for tea as I'm EXHAUSTED.

Over the past few weeks we've put so much time into growing plants, baking cakes, printing posters and flyers, inviting the neighbours - but now I've got that nervous feeling that no one is going to turn up!
Not sure I'll sleep much tonight 😳

Can you all keep your fingers crossed for me that it's a success? 🤞🏻🤞🏻 And if you've held a charity coffee morning is there anything that worked really well for you or any tips? EEK!
 😊

 #coppatrekwithgi #coppatrek #coppatrek2022 #lyndsaytreksthesahara
📷: @carriefry_ /@carolinefhood
    Hoppy Easter! 🐰 Hope you all have an egg-cellen Hoppy Easter! 🐰 Hope you all have an egg-cellent day! 🐣 (Haha, sorry I couldn't resist 😆) But I hope you have the best day and eat ALL the chocolate 🥰
    a d. Yay, the countdown to Easter is officially on a d. Yay, the countdown to Easter is officially on! With the girls asking nearly every night ‘is the Easter bunny coming tomorrow?’ I’ve had a little help from Alexa to keep them guessing where the elusive Easter bunny is until Easter Sunday! 🐰 

This year, you can ask “Alexa, where is the Easter bunny?” and Alexa will give you some clues as to where he was last seen - although, it might not be where you were thinking! The girls have been looking all over, under the bed, in the kitchen…. He just keeps hopping all over the place! Can you catch him? 🐰 You can also try “Alexa, do the Easter rap” for a giggle too!! 

What are your Easter plans? 🐣 

@amazonuk #AskAlexa
    When Wilbur gatecrashed our brand photoshoot and s When Wilbur gatecrashed our brand photoshoot and stole the show! 🐢📸

Last week when we were taking some photos for the @shopmatalan campaign, Wilbur decided to make an appearance and I just ADORE these photos! Easter, spring vibes and tortoise cuteness, what more do you need! 🥰

 He's slotted into our family so well, the girls (especially Pearl) are besotted already... so it's nice to get some sweet pictures of us all together 🙌🏻
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