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With a little over 10 weeks to go until Christmas, it’s time to start getting into the Christmas spirit. All things that sparkle and yell “It’s Christmas” is starting to creep into Queensgate so as a Queensgate #QBlogger I was set the fun task of creating my very own Queensgate Winter Wish List and I’ve had … Read more
Oops sorry I couldn’t resist that one. You know those people who hear song lyrics in a conversation and can’t help but break into song and quote the next line, yep that’s me! I love music and pick up song lyrics very quickly so there’s generally something playing along in my head even if there … Read more
School is a learning curve for parents too Having children at school has been quite a steep learning curve. It starts with the simple things like counting from 1-20 and days of the week, but even things as simple as learning their A, B, Cs are very different to when we learnt at school. These … Read more
With the Beans now back at school at I’m slowly returning to some form of routine, it’s only been three days but I’m hoping to get myself back to my ‘organised self’ that I used to pride myself on back in the day when I worked full time in an office. Whenever I updated my … Read more
Dreams have always intrigued me and as a teenager I read lots of books on how to interpret your dreams. Now that I am a Mum, dreams have become a topic of conversation once more. When Jelly Bean comes to see me in a morning, the first thing he says to me is “morning Mummy, … Read more
As a parent it’s natural that we should want to protect our children from all the dangers in life but sometimes these dangers can be hard to discuss with children without taking away their innocence. One just topic is sexual predators of which there seems to be an increase (either that or it’s just more … Read more
What kinds of teaching methods are out there, and why would they suit you?
Raising a family is not a decision to be taken lightly but it’s definitely one that I would recommend. There are so many things to consider; breast or bottle, reusable or disposable nappies, full-time parenting or childcare, school or home-education and then that brings about where in the world you want to live. For us … Read more
Today will be a sad day, I’m heading back to my home town to say goodbye to a very special lady. Someone who I wasn’t actually related to but felt like family all the same. I grew up living with my Mum, Nanna and Grandad until my Nanna passed away when I was 11 years … Read more