Sleep seems to be a common topic of conversation since I became a parent. From the moment your baby is born, everyone who greets you and your newborn will say “awww isn’t she/he cute, how are they sleeping?”. We’ve had a mixed bag with all…
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An Avengers-style bedroom
I knew the day would come when I had to say goodbye to all things ‘baby’ in the Mummy Matters household and with Jelly Bean hurtling towards his 3rd birthday in January, Hubby and I decided it was time to give the boys (Beanie Boy…
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A bedroom makeover wishlist for our boys . . .
Just before Jelly Bean was born we had to have a bedroom switch around so that Beanie Boy could share the largest of the children’s rooms with Jelly Bean. Bearing in mind Beanie Boy had only just turned 2 years old himself we decorated the…
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How to Save a Space for the Unexpected Guest – with Style
Renting or owning a home with more than enough space to swing several cats can be quite far up the ladder for a lot of people. Then, with space tight as it is, it can be exceedingly difficult to accommodate friends and family for more…
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How to get a good night’s sleep in three steps . . .
Sleep – it’s kind of necessity, isn’t it?! Without a good night’s sleep, we lose the ability to function properly, we become susceptible to all kinds of health problems, we get grumpy and short-tempered, we crave bad foods, and that’s just the start of it.…
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When Mummy Matters went behind the scenes on set for #MakeItMagic
If you had asked me just over 5 years ago when I started blogging what I thought I would be doing in 5 years time I can pretty much guarantee you that I wouldn’t have said “oh you know, just hanging out on set at…
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Baby it’s cold outside (but it’s warm under my House of Fraser throw)
I have mixed feelings about Winter, on the one hand I love those days where the sun shines brightly yet low in the sky because it’s gives a beautiful light for taking photographs, I loved to get snuggled up in cosy warm clothes when venturing…
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Easter holidays – bedroom mini-makeover
It was a little remiss of me to not take a ‘before’ photograph of our bedroom but basically it was a magnolia box with plain cream bedside lamps and colour was thrown in via various different duvet covers. It has been our intention for some…
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Little Bean’s Bedroom Makeover with Wall Stickers
When we did the big bedroom switch in preparation for Jelly Bean’s arrival, we pretty much kept the style of their rooms the same as they had been. We gave each child their choice of colours but they didn’t want to change them so Little…