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Brodie, Donna and Blake - Blake's first Christmas When you enter the blogging world, there are many fellow bloggers who invite you to write on a certain theme, and link up with their sites. To be...
View ArticleFlaming good way to work from home
Giving up the day job is never easy. But I knew I wanted a career that would fit around my family. So I looked around at what was available, jotted my skills on the back of an envelope and plumped for...
View ArticleA mum just going with the Flo
She’s a beautiful and accomplished actress, who made her name on one of Britain’s most popular soap operas. So it’s good to hear Tamzin Outhwaite has the same parenting hassles and hang-ups as...
View ArticleHelping you to do your breast
We got a big response when I shared my breastfeeding experience a few months ago, and I was surprised at how many women were just like me and struggled to do it. After my...
View ArticleCompetition: Celebrating your Curves (but not too many of them!)
 Struggling to shift the baby weight is an excuse many of us use for piling on the pounds. But when those ‘babies’ are going to school, the excuse starts to wear a bit thin (shame our waistlines...
View ArticleHassle-free cake decorating? Where do I sign up?
By October, I am organising my third kids birthday in as many months. My cake decorating skills are seriously challenged. But I don’t want to make less effort for any of my sproglets. And the...
View ArticleWas it easier to raise children in the 1970s and 1980s?
Nearly half of us think it was. Juggling a job while looking after children means that most of us don’t even get half-an-hour to ourselves,  the Changing Face of Motherhood report has revealed....
View ArticleAct to end extreme hunger – for her sake
Copyright: Save The Children / Per-Anders Pettersson Remember, if you can, your child at three months old. You’ll be picturing a happy, bouncing cherub with chubby cheeks and a killer smile. Nothing...
View ArticleWhy being a stay-at-home parent shouldn’t leave a gap in your CV
I’ve recently applied for my first job in 7 years. And this morning, I got the rejection letter, saying I hadn’t even made it to the interview stage. According to the job description, I had everything...
View ArticleThe A-Z of me
Every so often a meme goes around the blogging world – a fun post that we can all join in with. I spotted this one recently, and thought it might be the bit of fun that I need just now on the blog....
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