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"Do you need a clean nappy?" (Wicked Wednesdays)
I asked Nerys if she needed a clean nappy the other day. Her response was to run away and 'hide' at the end of the sofa.Good thing we weren't in a rush to go out and had the time to play the 'come and...
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The 5 stages of coping with the loss of the extra hour in bed now you're a...
Chances are you've seen some posts starting to pop up on Facebook about how the clocks are going back this weekend. Which is normally seen as something to celebrate seeing as it, in theory, gives us...
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I've got a sneaky feeling..
I was on the train on Saturday, travelling home from a newborn/family photo session with a good friend of mine from Uni, already feeling a bit warm and fuzzy from all the love that was in their...
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A really interesting parenting quote.
I've been a parent for about 4 and a half years now, and am constantly learning how to be the Mummy that my children need me to be. A lot of the time I'm just following my gut instincts, trusting that...
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Be the parent your child needs
I wrote a post yesterday where I touched on this idea of being the parent that your child needs.I think if I could go back to pre-motherhood me, that would be the advice I would give myself. Don't get...
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The joy in motherhood.
I took part in a really interesting workshop last week, which aimed to use creative writing techniques to help mothers express their feelings about being parents.One of the things we discussed was how...
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Things I would tell pregnant me
Part of a creative writing and motherhood workshop that I took part in recently involved writing ourselves a letter, thinking about what we would say to our pregnant selves.I've been really thinking...
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The best way to eat grapes (apparently) - Wicked Wednesdays
Seems the best way to eat grapes is straight from the tub, while sitting on the work surface, biting into each one, then putting it back for someone else to enjoy later!Yum!
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7 ways being a parent has changed me
As much as we might like to think that having children won't change us at all, I really don't think any of us parents are quite the same as we were pre-babies. Here's my list of 7 ways that being a...
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Let's stick with love.
There are no words that haven't already been said. The recent events in Paris have left the world reeling. And this is just the latest in a long run of horrific attacks. But, in the aftermath of...
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Busted! (Wicked Wednesdays)
I bought a pack of fig rolls the other day, thinking that no one else in the family liked them and therefore I could have them all to myself. Nope.Turns out Nerys is a big fan. Here she is after...
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A quote about love
8 years ago today, I put on a pretty cream dress, cream pointy-toed heels and a simple pearl necklace and headed off to get married. It was a tiny wedding by anyone's standards, just us and 10 guests....
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Our perfect, tiny, low-key wedding
As I was looking through the photos from our wedding, picking out my favourites for this blog post, I turned and asked my husband, "do you ever regret getting married the way we did?". The answer? A...
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Me. Help. Mummy. (Wicked Wednesdays)
That moment when you let your toddler do sensory play with a load of porridge oats while you cook. Then they offer to help you by sweeping it up afterwards.Yep, that.I have to admit, this mess really...
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Things that bug me about Friends (that also show I've watched it far too much)
I am a big lover of the TV programme Friends. All these years after it finished I'll still quite happily watch it over and over again. I have the complete box set which was a life-saver during the...
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Relish the remarkable ride.
Back in the summer my best friend sent me a copy of 'About time' for my birthday. It was a bit of a gamble on my part, asking for a film I'd never seen before but the reviews were good and it had...
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Everybody's free (to wear breast pads)
I took part in a creative writing and mother hood workshop a few weeks ago, which left me feeling really quite inspired. This was one idea that popped in my head that I just couldn't shake, so here it...
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Why can't I wear these boots?! (Wicked Wednesdays)
Over the last few months Nerys has learnt the word 'why' and my brain is struggling to cope with all the times I'm asked it in a day, and the answers I have to come up with .The first time I realised...
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The little things that are the big things.
My quote post for this week was from the film 'about time', and was about relishing the remarkable ride that is life. One of the main themes of the film is about paying attention to the little wonders...
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Sharing struggles
I've seen a few reviews recently for the new book by Jenny Lawson, called 'Furiously happy'. I'm really tempted to get a copy because it sounds like a really good read! It's a book about her battle...
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