I’ve become quite addicted to washi tape. I haven’t managed to find much around, apart from the rolls I bought in Cath Kidston ages ago, but I did find a couple of different patterned ones whilst on holiday in Devon. I’ve been slowly putting it around the house. There are lots of different ways to use it. Before Pinterest I used it to keep some of my favourite pictures in my trusty Moleskine for inspiration. It’s perfect for decorating tea light candles. How about pretty washi tape bunting. It also looks great on display, how about this cute washi tape…
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The other day we went to Westfield Stratford. I love that place as, although I’m not a big shopper, I love the fact that I can visit John Lewis, Waitrose and Lakeland all under one roof. There’s also plenty of places to eat, a fab viewing platform over the Olympic site, a pop-up Cath Kidston store and the baby changing/feeding rooms are a genius idea. As I’ve mentioned before the toddler has really taken to Lego Duplo. He has enough sets that he can build houses and generally let his little imagination flow. My husband and I are both Lego…
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I don’t seem to write about my children as much as I used to. I’ve been getting bogged down with offers of lovely items to review which means my blog often goes a way I don’t really want it to. So, I’m going to concentrate on the things I’m actually interested in – like my children, baking, and crafts – and review less irrelevant products! My 6 month old has changed so much. I feel bad that, unlike with her brother, I just haven’t made a note of those silly milestones that are only important to a mother. Life is…
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One of my most popular posts is the one about saving money whilst on maternity leave. This surprises me as I’ve always been pretty terrible with money. Despite my Dad being an accountant and trying to teach me the value of money I was pretty hopeless when I left home and had to manage my own finances. It wasn’t until I finished university and moved to London that it all started to fall into place! Fortunately my husband is pretty savvy. We saved like mad whilst we had two wages, managed on my maternity pay and his full-time wage and…
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The latest celebrity must-have looks like it will be the fabulous limited edition Joolz as chosen by Sienna Miller. Little Sis and I were invited to Soho House for the exciting reveal of two new editions of the Joolz travel system, the award winning Dutch brand (they’ve just been awarded a Gold Mother & Baby award for best travel system). When the email inviting us to see these new travel systems landed in my inbox I couldn’t wait to take a look – it’s not every day a launch is held at the exclusive Soho House. Little Sis and I…
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You may remember a couple of weeks ago I was invited to an event to learn more about chicken pox. I’m ashamed to say that I obviously didn’t learn anything as a week later Big Brother, you guessed it, caught chicken pox! In hindsight he must have caught it at nursery when he attended his Monday session. When he woke up on Thursday the skin around his mouth was covered in spots but I thought nothing of it and packed him off to nursery. I picked him up as usual but when we went to hop on the bus home…
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We try and make sure we always sit and eat breakfast together, it’s a great way to start the day!To make breakfast time more fun Cravendale are brightening up milk cartons into your favourite character in The Muppets. Cravendale are giving away free Muppet sticker sheets over at their website www.themilkmatters.co.uk to help celebrate the release of Disney’s The Muppets. You can bring the Muppet Show to your kitchen table with their limited edition sticker sets. There are four sets to collect, starring Miss Piggy, Kermit the Frog, Gonzo and Fozzie Bear. I loved the Muppets when I was a…
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It’s been a while since I last joined in with Reasons the be cheerful (a weekly meme hosted by Michelle). Little Sis is now 6 weeks old and we all love her to pieces. She has fitted right in to our family and it’s difficult to believe she hasn’t always been here. She’s also starting to smile (not wind related – honest) which makes all those night feeds worthwhile. Having a young family is incredibly hard work but the hubby and I are beginning to have a bit of time together each evening to remember who we are, why we…
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A couple of weeks ago we took Edward for his 12 month jab. We were surprised to find that they now do the 12 and 13 month jabs together which meant he was due the MMR. I had taken my husband with me for moral support and we both decided we wanted time to think about whether Edward should have the MMR jab. A few weeks later we both knew we wanted Edward to have the MMR so last week we went back to the doctor’s. Again my husband came with us for moral support. We’d previously had an appointment…