So phase #99293 of our building work is finished, and we finally have two completed rooms in our house. Bizarrely, they were also the two most expensive, and one of them wasn’t even a room before. It’s our new bathroom, and new downstairs loo (converted / created out of a cupboard). It’s been, erm, interesting…
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Britax Affinity review – first impressions of the pram
Read moreHere’s our Britax Affinity review…We’ve been sent a new pram to review, the Britax Affinity buggy, as part of my role as a Britax Ambassador. As the Britax Affinity is suitable for use from birth, our Britax Affinity review is going to consist of us testing it in two modes – with a toddler (now) and then…
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Nine of best pregnancy hacks to try right now
Read moreLooking for pregnancy hacks and pregnancy life hacks? If you’re pregnant and looking for tips and tricks to make your pregnancy easier, from food to jeans and maternity clothes, then read on… The best pregnancy hacks I love reading lists of life hacks; these are the really simple but effective suggestions to make your life…
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19 Weeks Pregnant: Do We Find Out The Sex, Second Time Round?
Read more19 Weeks Pregnant: Here’s My 19 Weeks Pregnant Bump And 19 Week Diary Pregnancy week 19…what can you expect from being 19 weeks pregnant and the second trimester? Here’s my 19 weeks pregnant diary, and 19 weeks pregnant bump: 19 Weeks Pregnant: Do You Find Out The Sex? I’m talking about sex…baby. No, not like…
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The lost relics of an end-of-the-century childhood
Read moreIt occurred to me this week, as I watched my toddler watch a video on-demand on a iPad when the programme she really wanted to see wasn’t on one of the huge selection of dedicated kid’s TV channels available, that there’s so much about her childhood that is different. Specifically, so much that’s different from…
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An alternative reading list for two-year-olds
Read moreMy daughter loves books. Like most toddlers, she’s obsessed with Miffy, and tea-eating tigers, and bear hunts, and whatever mischief Alfie gets up to, and all the old favourites and newer versions and magical worlds that a good story can transport you to. She loves to read them all over and over, again and again,…
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Five mum and baby beauty finds
Read moreI’m a bit of reformed beauty junkie. OK, so only ‘reformed’ because I don’t work in central London any more, where I had easy access to big chemists and the delights of Space NK and so on. And loads of time to kill waiting for friends in the evening, and delayed trains, and a full-time…