My beautiful friend Kara has tagged me in a post where you get to find out a little bit more about me. Despite this blog being called Mummy Matters, it has been pointed out that I actually don’t talk about myself that much. I’m a family-first kind of person so I guess that tells you all you need to know . . . I put myself second! Well, all being…
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Mum’s Night In: A child-free guide to having a night to yourself
Being a parent is difficult, especially if you are the kind of person who requires time alone to recharge and function at your best. Children need almost constant supervision, support and stability, which if we’re completely honest can be as exhausting as it is fulfilling.…
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Restless
I can’t switch it off. You would think it was an easy thing to do but it’s just not. This isn’t a new ‘thing’ for me, I have always known this about myself but I really do need to find a way as I’m wearing…
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Looking within . . .
As a Mum it’s very rare to find the time to really think about yourself, we’re always so busy trying to make sure that everyone is fed and watered, has clean clothes and reasonably presentable house. But recently I have been trying to get out…
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Mummy’s little helpers!
When you have children, you always like to think that they will grow up to be kind-hearted, thoughtful and generally good all round but sometimes it still makes you stop in your tracks when you witness them stand up and offer to help to do…
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The Gallery: 11.11.11
Good old Tara she does like to make our grey cells do some leg work for The Gallery. This week she set the theme of 11.11.11 but luckily I knew just the pictures to use and cleverly make them into a collage to fit the…
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The Gallery: TOWIE
When the Mummy Matters family visited London for the weekend a few weeks ago we had to make the customary pit stop at South Mimms services to tend to the cries of “Mummy I need a wee” just 15minutes after we had set out on…
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First time in a Police Station
Yesterday I took Little Bean and Beanie Boy to somewhere new, the local Police Station! It wasn’t a leisurely visit, unfortunately last Saturday as were driving down to London I spotted flashing lights in my rear view mirror and swiftly moved to the next lane…
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The Gallery: Colours
So this week Tara set the Gallery Theme of Colours. Immediately my mind jumped to the plethora of photos of flowers which I have, such bright and beautiful colours I just love taking photos of flowers but as I was looking through them I came…