8 Reasons Why We Could Not Live Without Our Husbands/Partners
1. Someone has to change the light bulbs and grab those things at the top of the cupboards – and the tallest guy wins. 2. You have now...
Mandy
Jun 21, 20202 min read
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Teach Children About Tolerance, Inclusiveness and Diversity
It has been a hard week filled with sadness, anger, and a lot of learning following the sad death of George Floyd. These emotions have...
Mandy
Jun 16, 20203 min read
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Covid-19 - We Are In This Together
I am proud to say that I have always had a pretty strong immune system. I have always tried to keep on top of my nutrition and have...
Mandy
Mar 20, 20205 min read
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Let's Teach Our Children To Be Kind
It was Random Acts of Kindness Day this week – an annual day in which making small gestures of kindness to spread happiness is...
Mandy
Feb 19, 20203 min read
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The Seven Rules Of Soft Play
I think it is safe to say all parents have a love-hate relationship with soft play. We dread walking through those doors into a large...
Mandy
Feb 12, 20202 min read
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It's Official - I'm a Hincher!
It’s official – I am a self-confessed ‘Hincher’. For those who have been living under a rock for the last few years, Hinching is a recent...
Mandy
Jan 22, 20203 min read
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Things You Start But Never Finish When You Become a Mum
1. Conversations – what was I saying again? 2. Cups of tea. 3. Meals. 4. Make up. Mid mascara and they are usually trying to climb on...
Mandy
Jan 16, 20202 min read
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Can We Stop Asking Parents How Their Babies Are Sleeping.
One of the main questions I was asked when Jovan was born was whether he was sleeping through the night. I think I lost count of how many...
Mandy
Jan 7, 20204 min read
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Our First Family Holiday...Martinhal saved us!
So we were keen to take Jovan abroad on our first holiday together but to say we were anxious and a little worried would be an...
Mandy
Dec 22, 20196 min read
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Toddler Tantrums...and how to survive them.
So I have been fairly quiet for the last 18 months or so mainly as I returned to work and I have spent the last year trying to catch up...
Mandy
Dec 16, 20193 min read
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Things Mothers Can Stop Feeling Guilty About.
As mothers, we feel guilt from the moment we bring our little ones home. We constantly beat ourselves up about the choices we make mainly...
Mandy
Apr 28, 20185 min read
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Can You Die From Lack of Sleep?! Google Searches of a New Mum
I love Google. You can ask it absolutely anything. It will never judge us for asking those questions we’re too afraid to say out loud in...
Mandy
Mar 18, 20184 min read
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New Mum Comparisons and Competition - a Recipe For Stress
From the moment Baby J was born, I found myself comparing him to every baby we came across. I was even drawing comparisons to other...
Mandy
Mar 10, 20185 min read
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My First Outing with Baby J - fail!
So having been confined to my house for a number of weeks in order to fully recover, I decided to venture out with Baby J on my own. I...
Mandy
Mar 1, 20185 min read
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My First Month as a Mother - Love, Love...and Anxiety.
I've always been a busybody - anyone who knows me well will tell you I hate doing nothing and that I need to occupy my time with...
Mandy
Feb 15, 20185 min read
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To Buy or Not to Buy? The most useful and least useful products for your newborn baby.
One of the most exciting things during my pregnancy was preparing for the arrival of Baby J. My nesting was completely out of control and...
Mandy
Feb 8, 20186 min read
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Birth plans...waste of time?!
So after having a somewhat happy, chilled (and fat) pregnancy, I was super keen to continue this feeling right through to my labour. I...
Mandy
Feb 7, 20183 min read
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