I’m not sure how it started but I became obsessed with having a vintage kitchen cupboard. You know the kind, with lots of drawers and cupboards and a lead lined box to store your milk in. Somehow I ended up with two, greedy I know. Vintage kitchen cupboards The first I found in one of my favourite vintage shops in Exeter. The shop was stuffed full of antiques but they had a couple of kitchen cabinets and the decorated glass panels really caught my eye. It was made by Blue Gate Products Ltd. A ‘Pride o Home’ Unit, made in…
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Despite being 18 weeks pregnant I am happy to say I haven’t had any cravings, yet. I don’t really remember any with my first pregnancy either, although I did eat a few packs of Monster Munch. All this might be about to change. We were sent three tubs of Simply Ice Cream to taste. We both love ice cream so this was no hardship. We received Raspberry, Honeycomb Crunch and Stem Ginger and Marmalade. We waited until Edward was in bed before we tried them…. It’s no understatement to say the ice cream is delicious! I especially enjoyed the Honeycomb…
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It can often be tricky to administer medicine when your little one is upset. The Eezimed dummy has been designed as a safe and easy way of administering exact amounts of medicine to your baby.It can be used from 3 months and is an alternative to using a spoon or syringe. I’ve lost count of the number of times we’ve needed to give Edward a dose of medicine when he ‘s had a raised temperature or needed pain relief to help with teething. It’s often difficult to get the right dosage or administer it when you’re half asleep and trying…
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I was tweeting one night last week about how difficult it is to find decent maternity wear. It’s only been 12 months since I packed away my maternity clothes and already they seem so out of date. When I was pregnant with Edward I bought lovely Autumn/Winter maternity clothes. I lived in maternity jeans from New Look, a basic maternity vest from Dorothy Perkins and lots of tops and jumpers from Mamas and Papas. This time round I lack money to buy new maternity clothes but I can’t face wearing my old clothes. Not that money has stopped me having…
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*****Competition is now closed and the winners have been notified***** On 13th July in Battersea Park the first ever Bio-Oil Buggython is being held to raise funds for the British Skin Foundation. Hundreds of parents will come together with their buggies and take the gentle 2.5km stroll around Battersea Park, all in aid of the good cause. To help raise awareness of the event I have three bottles of Bio-Oil (60ml) to give away, worth £8.95 each. Bio-Oil is a fab product and can be used on scars, stretch marks, uneven skin tone, ageing and dehydrated skin. To enter simply…
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I just adore the taste of mint chocolate ice cream and wondered if this could be translated to cupcakes!? Yes, it can! Here’s a simple but tasty recipe for 12 mint choc cupcakes. Ingredients: 225g self raising flour 4 tbsp cocoa powder 1 tsp baking powder 225g caster sugar 225g unsalted butter 4 eggs 1 tsp mint essence 100g chocolate chips Method: Preheat oven to 160. Sieve the flour, cocoa and baking powder in a bowl. In a separate bowl beat the sugar and butter, then add the eggs. Add the dry mixture to the bowl with the mint essence…
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Amanda Jenner, the lady behind the My Carry Potty, has just written her first children’s story book which is designed to help parents and their children take the stress out of potty training. The book, ‘George & Hollie and the Magic Carry Potties’, includes a reward chart and stickers. Although Edward is a little young to start potty training I feel it is our next big step and want to be prepared as much as possible! I will happily read anything and everything on the subject to make sure we tackle it properly. We’ve read through the book a couple…
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We are huge fans of Ella’s Kitchen and were really excited to hear that they’re launching a new product which we were able to try. As soon as Edward saw what was in the parcel he put his hand out for the pouch. We were sent an apple and banana pouch and the colourful packaging definitely appealed to my son! Edward loves his fruit pouches and slurped his way through both pouches within minutes. He gave them a big thumbs up! First Tastes are a new range of stage 1 baby food which contain nothing but fruit (pears, bananas, mangoes…
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I’ve had a fantastic few days with my family on the Isle of Wight where I got to explore the local charity shops at my leisure. There were a couple of items I wanted – and knew I would be able to find – and had loads of fun – charity shop heaven! I needed a vintage wool blanket to try the new Dylon dyes I’ve recently been sent and found a beautiful cream blanket with green edging by Witney. Hopefully I will be brave enough to cut it up and dye it. I couldn’t resist this lovely 1950s glass…