Can running change your life, for the better? That’s the question behind Jog On by Bella Mackie, which is my February entry in One Book A Month. This year I’m trying to read more books than the three I read last year and thought I would attempt to read a book a month. Which is…
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Why I’m still talking about parenting (and a change of direction)
Read moreSeven and a half years ago now, I started this blog to talk about my pregnancy. Because, obviously I was the very first person to have a baby (and here’s my first ever post!). I wrote about childbirth, the confusion and joy of the early baby days and what happened next, and then later on,…
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Friday Five: Things to do in January
Read moreHello! Here are five things to do in January… And my second regular Friday post, woo! (Let’s see how long this lasts for). This week we have been mainly getting back into things, things being work / nursery / school / after school clubs and so on, how about you? It’s that January no man’s…
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Friday five: things to do in 2019
Read moreHello! How was your Christmas? Happy New Year! Are your decorations still hanging on or are you hoovering pine needles out of the deepest darkest depths of your festively over-saturation soul, still? Either way, it’s a whole new year, and a time of fresh starts and changes and resolutions. Or is it? There seems to…
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CBeebies Thumbelina preview (and 10 of the biggest CBeebies earworms)
Read moreCalling all parents of small children – we had a sneak preview of CBeebies Thumbelina, which is this year’s CBeebies Christmas show. So in honour of this event, I’ve listed out my top ten CBeebies earworms, aka the catchiest tunes from the channel that you can’t stop singing. Out loud. In your head. On repeat.…
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The highs and woes of the second-time primary school application
Read moreReader, I have done something weird… But before I tell you about that, is anyone else applying for primary schools at the moment? Is anyone making the primary school application for their second – or third, or so on – child? How’s it all going? Flo is due to start in September 2019, so we’re…
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Trying For A Baby: 12 Things No-one Tells You About Fertility Problems
Read moreWhat No-one Tells You About Fertility Problems There’s a lot of chat about pregnancy and babies, but what about when you don’t get pregnant? Here’s what no-one tells you about fertility problems. When You Try For A Baby But Don’t Get Pregnant And NO, this isn’t a surprise pregnancy announcement or a stealth hint that…
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