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The reality of Christmas
I like Christmas. Really I do. Honest. In the 90's I even put tinsel in my hair and snogged an elf. It's just when you're grown ups, parents, Christmas becomes a responsibility. Oh the pressure.And...
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Through the eyes of children
I challenged myself to stand, starkers, in front of a full length mirror and pick one thing about my body that is 'okay'. It was a harder task then it sounds. I saw my lank hair. I saw my weary eyes....
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Geeking it up.
Mummy, you have failed this crochet.This is what happens when you're obsessed with The Arrow whilst learning to crochet.
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Little Moomin has Eczema. Awful Eczema. All over her gorgeous face. Three courses of Hydrocortisone cream and three different moisturisers (one of which made her howl) later and we're in the midst...
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World Book Day
World book day. Three small words that strike fear into every parent of a school age child, or at the very least a muttered 'Arse'.Don't get me wrong, I love books. The spawn love books. I'm...
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Letterbox Cake Review - Baker Days
Life is better with cake, in fact everything is better with cake. It's one of those facts of the universe. So, imagine my delight when presented with the chance to review a Letterbox Cake from Baker...
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Babymoov Ambassador: Changing Bag City review
Regardless of whether you walk, drive, use a pushchair or babywear there's one thing that all mums need; a changing bag. Travelling light when you have a baby is mission impossible as you find the...
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The Rubber Ducky Hack
Who doesn't love a rubber ducky? One thing I don't like though, is the way water gets trapped inside of them and becomes stagnant and mouldy resulting in Rubber Ducky becoming Skanky Ducky. You can...
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psychopath[sahy-kuh-path] Spell SyllablesExamplesWord Originnoun1.a person with a psychopathic personality, which manifests as a moral and antisocial behavior, lack of ability to love or establish...
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The internet Mum-doctors.
If you're a Mum you've probably at some had an ill baby or been concerned something may be wrong yet you're uncertain what to do, you don't want to be labelled the neurotic Mum at the Dr's nor do you...
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Babymoov Ambassador: Muslin Blanket Review
Available from BabymoovSometimes it's the simple things that are most useful. When pregnant with my first, back in 2003, I hadn't the foggiest idea about what muslin cloths were used for. Now I have...
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15 baby and parenting 'firsts' the books never tell you about
The Reality of parenthood firsts....Babies have many firsts that you want to experience and record from their first smile, first tooth, rolling, sitting up, first word, cruising to walking etc. Yet,...
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Review: Babymoov Project Light
What can I say I'm a sucker for anything that glows/changes colour or has stars, so it was inevitable I'd be curious about this particular item I'm reviewing.There's a multitude of projectors aimed at...
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Top 10 essential craft essentials for children.
Deep in the kitchen there's a cupboard, dubbed the cupboard of doom. It's official title is the craft cupboard. Open it at your own risk for the fruits and tools of expression will literally rain...
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Sleeping like a baby
At Moomin's 9 month review with the Health Visitor I was asked how well she sleeps.I responded that she sleeps like a baby. I then expanded on this by explaining that she wakes when she needs to as is...
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Review: WaterWipes
One thing as Mum's that we're painfully aware of from within the very seconds of giving birth is just how delicately precious our babies skin is, there's a reason why the old saying goes 'Soft as a...
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3 Ingredient, dairy free & egg free, Chocolate Goo.
I'm aware that the blog is long overdue a Moomin update, I will rectify this soon, she's 10 months old now! I will however tell you that currently Moomin and I are dairy free and egg free. For a...
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