Author Archives: gillian

About gillian

I'm an early thirty-something new mum writing about pregnancy, babies and life living in our little corner of London.

Ten endearingly weird habits of a typical toddler

Posted on May 21, 2013 by gillian

Toddlers are fascinatingly funny little creatures, aren’t they? I could observe mine in her natural habitat for hours, going about her busy way, climbing on everything and having a whole load of fun making a mess of all the things … Continue reading →

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Summer clothes for children, from Burp! Boutique

Posted on May 19, 2013 by gillian

We’re off on holiday soon (thanks for all the toddler travel tips). Although we’re only hopping over the channel, I’m optimistically hoping it’ll be positively balmy. So this means Eliza needs more clothes, as her wardrobe is still suited to the temperature … Continue reading →

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I’m going to Britmums Live…

Posted on May 16, 2013 by gillian

I’m off to the Britmums Live mum blogger conference in a couple of weeks. So here’s all about me, in response to the ‘I’m going to Britmums Live’ meme…if you’re also going, make sure you say hello:

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Seven ways to turn a bad day back around

Posted on May 14, 2013 by gillian

Motherhood; it’s all hearts and flowers, and sitting around gazing in wonder at your amazing baby, isn’t it? Apart from when none of you have slept, everywhere’s a mess, there may or may not be teeth on the way, your … Continue reading →

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Markets, feasts & pop-up beer bars: SE London food & drink

Posted on May 14, 2013 by gillian

There seem to have been lots of great food and drink-related things going on around here recently – so here’s a mini round-up from our local London area:

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Travel tips for toddlers

Posted on May 11, 2013 by gillian

It’s official, we finally all have passports, we are going on a summer holiday. It took so long securing the passports that the actual break seems to have crept up really quickly. Also, how hard is it is to get … Continue reading →

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Talking TalkMum

Posted on May 8, 2013 by gillian

I’ve been meaning to write for a while about what I’m now doing work-wise, and for various teeth and sleep related reasons I’ve not quite got round to it just yet. I will soon, but in a nutshell I officially finished maternity … Continue reading →

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Never get round to printing photos? Win one of *five* £25 vouchers for photo printing site Photoworld

Posted on May 3, 2013 by gillian

Do you take thousands of photos, but very rarely get round to actually printing them? We are very guilty of this! We only print copies for special occasions – like my Valentine’s Day banner, as above – or for presents, … Continue reading →

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Preventing a post-pregnancy style crisis

Posted on May 2, 2013 by gillian

There’s nothing like having a baby to throw you head-first into a sartorial state of shock. I was thrilled post-birth at the thought of being able to wear all my pre-pregnancy clothes until I realised that most of them weren’t … Continue reading →

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On yet more teething terrors

Posted on May 1, 2013 by gillian

Just a very quick post to say, for what must be the billionth time, isn’t teething an absolute pain? We’re awaiting the arrival of the fourth back tooth (story to date: here). It’s hanging around in the gum like an … Continue reading →

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