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If you had the money to do anything your heart desired, what would it be? Would you open your own business? Travel around the world? Learn a new skill? If we had the money, our ‘Once in a Lifetime’ would be to take our four children to visit Orlando. It’s something we have talked about … Read more
Before the Beans came along Hubby and I often used to go to concerts. I took Hubby to his first concert as a birthday surprise for his first birthday when we were together. We have been to a couple of concerts since the Beans but money has been much tighter so concerts have been less … Read more
I am in the process of making a photobook. It is time-consuming and emotional. There are a thousand pictures of him, but I will probably only include a couple of hundred. Jumping in waves. A look of pride from the top of the slide. Blowing out candles. World Book Day dressing up. Icing biscuits. Flying … Read more
Every year, up to 55% of women (approximately 330,000) suffer from perineal trauma, damage to the area between the vagina and anus, during childbirth. The statistics around this incredibly common and painful side effect of childbirth aren’t widely discussed but a medical product does exist for pregnant women to help prevent tearing or the need … Read more
Safe non-alcoholic drinks during pregnancy. Experts recommend up to 12oz of 100% fruit juice daily, limiting other non-caffeinated, non-sugary drinks to 8oz.
I completely understand that telling lies is part and parcel of a child’s development and growth but that doesn’t mean it’s an easy pill to swallow. I really do my absolute best to try to bring my children up to be honest, caring and good children but somewhere along the way we seemed to have … Read more
For the first time in years we actually had the opportunity to go out and celebrate the New Year and what’s even better was that we were able to take the children along too. Friends of ours who were in a similar situation organised a family friendly New Year’s party at our local leisure centre … Read more
As the winter months settle in it can be easy as a stay-at-home Mum to get stuck into a rut of shooting home after the school run and locking ourselves away in the warmth of home for the day but this week when we ran out of Beanie Boy’s favourite biscuits I stopped in my … Read more
When we moved the children’s rooms around in preparation for the arrival of Jelly Bean we asked each of them how they would like their bedrooms decorated. We gave them as much ‘free choice’ with their rooms as we possibly could, depending on how expensive their ideas became. Our philosophy was that they need to … Read more