Today I handed in my notice at work. I worked there for so long I can’t remember what I did before. Now I have the perfect opportunity to give some thought to what I want to be when I grow up (having a child doesn’t mean I’ve grown up, does it?). My first memory is of wanting to be tractor driver. I was a complete tomboy growing up. Never happier than riding my bicycle around the neighbourhood or digging for worms. Tractor drivers, I thought, just sat down and drove up and down fields all day. Easy. After a bit…
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When I was pregnant I suffered from morning sickness like many pregnant women. I coped by drinking lots of ginger tea and keeping a supply of ginger biscuits in my handbag. I wish I had heard about Sea-Band acupressure wristbands which have been providing nausea relief to millions of people for over 20 years. They work fast and effectively for all types of nausea including travel and morning sickness. Gwen Stefani was recently spotted wearing Sea-Bands for her morning sickness and other celebrities including Gail Porter, Ulrika Johnson, Fiona Phillips, Kirsty Gallacher have all been seen wearing Sea-Bands whilst…
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Edward loves his finger food but unfortunately doesn’t like fruit unless it’s pureed. However I’ve found a way of making sure he gets banana by hiding them in muffins! This is a really simple recipe which takes 30 minutes from preparation to eating. Ingredients: 55g unsalted butter 100g caster sugar 1 egg 2 ripe bananas 1/2tsp natural vanilla extract 125g plain flour 1 tsp baking powder 1/4tsp bicarbonate of soda Method: Preheat oven to 180Oc and line your cake tin. I use a mini muffin tin for bitesize muffins but you could make these adult sized too. Beat the…
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Before having a child I hadn’t appreciated just how they learn all the time, their brains are like a sponge. Over the last few weeks Edward has started copying what I do. It’s amazing watching him. He’s obsessed with picking baby wipes out of a packet but will not only pick them out, he’ll also use them to wipe the dining room table, wipe his mouth and wipe round his sippy cup at meal times. I’ve been trying to turn it into a game to teach him about tidying up and keeping clean. He’s started picking up the dustpan and…
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Today is a very special day as it’s Edward’s first birthday. Please let me wallow in nostalgia and post a picture of his first day and one year later. I’m so happy to be Edward’s mummy and am looking forward to spending the next year with him!
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1. I’m currently in Bruges, my favourite European city, with my husband, son and mum. I’ve spent the last two days drinking beer, eating yummy food and doing lots of sight seeing. We’ve also been on a horse and carriage ride around Bruges and a canal boat trip. 2. Edward is 1 year old tomorrow and I am so very happy to share the day with my husband and mum. I’ve had an amazing year and loved every second since he was born. 3. I’m cheerful because I have a friend to share my thoughts, worries and fears with. She…
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The theme for The Gallery had me thinking and looking back through my archives for pictures of trees. My son is obsessed by them and spent the first few months of his life sitting in his pushchair and watching the trees above him. However. before I found a suitable picture I remembered what my husband did at the weekend. We love geocaching and find it a great way to get out and about. Last weekend we went out for a walk round Ealing and bookmarked a couple of geocaches. One of them was in an unusual place. Yes, that’s my…
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This weeks Listography is your top 5 favourite sweets from your childhood. I have a real sweet tooth so it wasn’t hard. In fact, I could have listed my top 50 sweets with tom thumb drops, fizzy cola bottles, jazzies, popping candy and foam bananas. I’m old and I remember when 10p would buy a bagful of sweeties. I dread to think how much Edward will be demanding from me when he gets older. shrimps rice paper sheets bubble gum sweety necklaces flying saucers