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What I will do for my Diabetic Daughter.
Two years on after a diagnosis of Type One Diabetes, I can honestly say life has changed. Not for the worse, not for the better, but it has changed. For one thing, the sight of blood no longer makes...
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Win a wonderous ink adventure
Like most small children, my four year gets lost in books. Although she cannot read as yet, she spends hours poring over her favourite stories and ‘reads’ them to her dolls and teddies as her own eyes...
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Christmas with Getting Personal
I love buying Christmas presents for people, it is the part of Christmas that can’t come early enough for me. I like to really think about what will put a smile on people’s faces and how I can make a...
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The one where the kid gets burnt
Normal families like fireworks, most families look forward to burning a replica of a man on a fire and whooping as lights burst open in fury in the sky. We are not a normal family. I have dreaded...
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#OfficeSpaceRace: Exercising through lunch!
I have a tough relationship with exercise. It dominates my mental well-being, but is the first thing I sacrifice when I am feeling glum, which is a vicious circle in itself. For the last nine months I...
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If I won a £100,000….
If I won a £100,000, I can only start to tell you what I would do… Firstly, I might buy hire a limousine and take the children to the zoo. We would hire it out for the whole day, And invite lots of...
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Languedoc Manor: The one with the photos
It has been almost a week since we returned from Languedoc and it is amazing how quickly it seems like forever ago. All we have is memories to sustain us, and of course our photos! So for my last post...
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Eating clean on a budget with Aldi #shop
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser, Aldi. All opinions are mine alone. I take my food pretty seriously nowadays, and apart from the occasional fall off the Paleo...
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It is only my opinion, but…
…I am an excellent driver. Admittedly I perform better when no one is around, but I can tell you from my experience of driving myself everywhere that I am a pro behind the wheel. It is simply other...
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What to do in Jersey with kids (and only 2 days)
To say we maximised our three nights, two day stay in Jersey would be an understatement. The weather was so ridiculously kind that it would have been criminal (although desirable) to have simply...
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Why toe biting is on the increase….
Kittens. Beautiful, cute, ever so sweet, and tiny. These were the phrases that sprung into my mind when anyone said kittens to me. Until I became owner to three. Now those words are replaced with…...
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Empowerment: Walking on Fire
Empowerment. That is a pretty big word. It has a lot of connotations, but even letting the word roll off your tongue can create a strong feeling that wraps around you. But would you ever describe...
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It was really for us….
“Wow!” said my three kids in perfect unison. Their faces were a picture, their mouths all hung open, their eyes as wide as saucers and their little feet dancing with excitement. “Really mummy? Is this...
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The one about Jersey and Longueville Manor
Words fail me so far, I think I will only be able to describe the intrinsic beauty of Longueville Manor and the Island of Jersey once I am safely back home, sitting by the fire, with only memories of a...
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Sailing onto Paradise – #Jerseyadventure
I have not been to Jersey for almost nine years. In fact the last time I went to the British Isle I was newly pregnant with my first child. I was pregnant enough to be proudly popping out of my...
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Can you make Halloween #nojunk?
Halloween is a date I can never forget. Halloween 2012 was quite possibly one of the worse days of my life. My then six year old daughter was told she had a condition that would be with her for life,...
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The Anki DRIVE: Best Christmas Toy Ever
Today I played…. I mean, proper played…. Let me describe myself in case you are new to this blog. I am a 37 year old mother to three, I have an intense fear of anything technical. I work part-time...
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Counting down the sleeps….
She has been counting the sleeps like it is Christmas. Each night before sleep finally overwhelms her she as double checked her numbers with me, firstly asking if it is four sleeps, then three, then...
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A Night of Two Halves: Ballet and Boogie
This year I have noticed with increasing frequency how fragile life is, how short a time we are in this world, and how vital it is to make every second count. Not a day goes by where Facebook doesn’t...
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Win a nights stay in a Travelodge of your choice
Any regular readers of this blog will know that I like to travel, be it in the UK or abroad. An ideal weekend for me is getting the kids out of the house and finding somewhere new to explore. And for...
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