Category Motherhood

HOW TO GET A SPIRITED CHILD TO SLEEP

I DON’T normally write ‘how to’ posts for parents. One, because I am no expert. And two, well because even the experts don’t always have the answers. Us mums, us dads, we all know that there is no rule book for parenting. No essential guide book that will make this parenting malarkey a breeze. It’s tricky. It’s testing. It’s pretty much all trial and error. But goodness me, if there

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WHAT MAKES A GOOD MUM?

SOMETIMES being a mum feels like the easiest job in the world. Other days, it’s the hardest, most challenging, frustrating, damn right difficult job I’ve ever had. Or ever will. We’ve all been there haven’t we? No mum is immune from those god awful parenting days. The ones that force you to your knees in the kind of way only motherhood can. Not even the best mums. (Whoever they are) Not

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HAVE YOU FOUND YOUR STAGE?

SHAKESPEARE once said: “All the world’s a stage”. And I happen to think he’s right. But what about our stages? The places where we shine. The places where we feel at home. The places where we come alive. Have you found yours yet? It’s a funny question to ask granted, but bear with me. Because the inspiration for this post came from the absolute legend that is Oprah and well, if

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A LESSON IN HOW TO ‘FEEL GOOD’ FROM MY DAUGHTER

THIS morning I’ve been publicising myself and my work… As you can currently find me featured on the fabulous new Activia UK website as one of their feel good bloggers. A rather lovely blogging career highlight, that’s for sure! Truth be told, I’m proud as punch. Anyway, you can find me here and read all about my top tips on how to love your body, if you fancy it. But

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WIN A VIP FAMILY TICKET FOR DISNEY ON ICE PRESENTS WORLD OF ENCHANTMENT

WHAT if I told you there was a way of making your child’s YEAR? Well you lovely bunch, I have the most exciting competition to share with you all today, because, I have an amazing VIP family ticket to Disney On Ice presents Worlds of Enchantment to give away! All together now, ooooo! The ticket is for the show at the Sheffield Motorpoint Arena on Friday 20th November at 4pm. This incredible prize

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HELLO PARTY! = HELLO, BEAUTIFUL PARTY STUFF!

YOU just know a product is wonderful, when everyone comments on it and sings its praises. Which is exactly what happened with all of these products, I’m about to share with you, from the brilliant new party company Hello Party. Last week, was Elsie’s 3rd Birthday and to celebrate we held a number of little gatherings to celebrate, including a fantastic kid’s party, a big family get together and a

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ELSIE’S 3RD BIRTHDAY PARTY AT WIGFIELD FARM

IT’S not often I share our family life on this blog. But Elsie had such a wonderful party with her friends at Wigfield Farm on Saturday, that I’ve decided I just have to! Wigfield Farm is a local farm, near to where we live in Barnsley and it’s a working farm, which teaches students. It’s also one of Elsie’s favourite places and one of ours too. I’ve lost track of

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BEFORE I HAD ELSIE…

IT’S Elsie’s 3rd birthday today! *beams* Watching your child grow older is a funny ol’ bittersweet thing. In some ways it feels like the past three years has gone by in a blink of an eye. In others, it feels like I’ve packed more into the past three years than I have in the last thirty! I really wanted to write something to celebrate Elsie’s birthday, and so when I

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