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Car essentials for parents: keeping your car organised and safe
There are so many essentials to have in your car when you have children. Obviously the main thing is a car seat but there are so many more things you will need . Most of these I didn’t even think about until my children were a few months old. The products below have been gifted by Dreambaby. This post also contains affiliate links. Car essentials for parents Window shade These are so handy to have and I’ve only just stopped using mine. Mainly because the windows on my new car are tinted slightly. If it wasn’t for that I would still be using them. The Dreambaby adjustable car window shade…
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My First Bingo: At School | Game from Laurence King Publishing
We was sent the My first Bingo game for free In return for an honest review. All opinions are my own. My two love playing games that can be played as a family. They were recently sent my first bingo school addition to try. The game comes with four different bingo cards which each represent a different area of a school. Unlike traditional bingo your not looking for a number but you’re looking to match the picture. This makes it super easy for younger children to join in with. Alby is 3 and he is able to play this game with ease where as if it was numbers I don’t…
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IDentity lingerie -nightwear made in the UK: Review
I was sent the items below from IDentity lingerie for free in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own. There is nothing better than at the end of a long day coming home and getting in your pyjamas. If I’m honest I probably spend more time in my pyjamas than any other of my clothes. So it’s only right that your nightwear is just as comfortable as your daywear. Actually, pyjamas should be the most comfortable thing you ever wear. I have recently been sent some beautiful pieces from IDentity lingerie to try and to share with you. Now I have never owned any silk pyjamas I…
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Healthy Habits You Should Teach Your Child
This is a collaborative post Various research has shown that children who are taught healthy habits in childhood tend to be healthy adults. As a parent, you can lead by example and encourage your child to follow a healthy lifestyle. Here are some of the best healthy habits that you should teach your child: Eat the rainbow Eating more fruit and vegetables can protect your child from chronic illnesses and diseases like heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Convincing fussy eaters to eat more fruit and vegetables can be a challenge, but you can encourage your little one to try new foods and eat more healthily. For instance, if you…
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The best skincare routine in just a few simple steps
This is a collaborative post There are a lot of things to think about when you want to undergo a strong and successful skincare regimen, and take steps to look after yourself. Now, one of the key things that you need to keep in mind is the fact that there are a lot of ideas that will help you to make changes and help you get the best and most impressive skincare regimen you can to work with right now. You have to make sure you focus on doing as much as possible to improve your process and make sure you think about some of the best ways of achieving…
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4 Things That Can Change Your Family – Hint: It’s Not A Baby
This is a collaborative post Announcement: The family is changing for the better! You can be sure that if you were to announce sudden changes in the family, most people would assume that you are having a baby. While pregnancy transforms your family, today, we’ll be looking at other subtle ways in which you can bring togetherness to your household. Growing together is the goal of every family. However, it’s no easy task when you are trying to find something that works for everyone. After all, we’ve all got different needs and interests. So what changes can you introduce to your family that will be meaningful for everyone? 1. Adopting…
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AD: My Femme Luxe picks July 2021
I’m back again with my picks from Femme Luxe. This time I did take a bit of a gamble and order two sets that had crop tops . Now this isn’t something I would normally wear but I’ve got a few weeks left in my 20’s so thought I would give it a try. Grey Scoop Neck Sleeveless Crop Top Shirred Jogger Shorts Fleece Co-ord – Bianca The first thing I want to say about this set is the fleece material is so soft on the inside. I also really like the fact that the shorts are a little longer. I quite often have issues with shorts that are part…
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Starting school in a pandemic
Ava has nearly finished her first year of school and what a strange year to start school . She had no induction days, we weren’t able to go into school at any point during the year . I don’t even know what her classroom looks like . She had a gradual introduction to school which was hard on her to get to grips with and also a logistical nightmare for us. We had time off school because of staffing issues , she went to school through lockdown but was in a class with children in multiple years. Ava had to be off school when we had to isolate due to…
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AD: Parenting through the pandemic. How it’s changed us as a family
This post is in conjunction with Boots Uk but all my thoughts are my own Being a parent is hard work. I often feel like I have so many plates spinning and at any moment one of them is going to come crashing down. This was before the pandemic and now I feel like being a parent has been made that little bit much hard. Never did I think I would be parenting through a pandemic! One of the main things for me during the whole pandemic I have found hard is being so isolated from people. We are used to meeting up with friends at least once a week.…
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JD bug junior kids scooter from Skates: review
We were sent two JD bug junior scooters from Skates for free in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own. There are only so many walks you can do with the kids before you start to hear the words, I’m bored !!!! With a year of lockdowns and restrictions we have been on more walks than we have ever been on before. Then adding a dog into our family who also needs walking daily has made a walk in the woods less appealing. However I do worry about how much screen time my two have so I try anything to get them away from their screens and…
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AD: two night out after lockdown looks for spring/summer from Femme Luxe
The clothes pictured below were all gifted for free from Femme Luxe. In return for an honest review. All opinions are my own. Things are starting to open up , nights out are being put in the diary. Which means the comfy lounge wear we have all be wearing for the last 12 months needs to be put away in the draw. To make way for more dressy up options. I have been sent some pieces from femme Luxe to help me to leave the lounge wear behind. I have put together two different looks one that’s more dressy and perfect for a big night out. Or maybe even to…
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7 free or cheap activities ideas
Even more so this year I feel that I want to provide my children with a fun summer holiday. The only problem is that days out cost a lot of money and like many people, money may be a little tighter this summer. We are hoping to take the children on a few bigger days out during the summer holidays, but there will be days where I just need some free or cheap activities to do with the kids. For me planning in advance means that I have a selection of different activities I can call upon. It means that when the kids start to moan they are bored I…
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Life update – helping to rebuild a person who has a mental health illness
Being in the middle of rebuilding someone with a mental health illnesses can be hard and can make you go on a rollercoaster of emotions.
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Modibodi period pants, classic bikini and classic full brief: review
*We were sent two pairs of modibodi pants for free in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own* Since having Alby I have really struggled with my periods. Something just changed after having him and I have the most awful periods that are really heavy and also pretty painful. I had never experienced periods like this before. Over the last 12 months or so I have been trying different period products to see if they can help me. Not just products that help ease the pain but ones that make my periods more comfortable and environmentally friendly. I have recently been sent two pairs of modibobi period…
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Mother’s Day gift guide 2021 gift you can buy online
Mother’s Day is fast approaching and for us in England restrictions mean that non essential retail will still be closed. So again many of us will turn to the internet to get something special for our mother’s. Below are a few gift ideas I have been sent which you can purchased online. Maybe even get them sent to your mother’s house directly so they can receive some happy post this mother’s Day. Mermaid three miniature set The mermaid miniature set includes 3cl bottles of mermaid pink gin, mermaid salt vodka and mermaid gin. At £16.50 for the set it’s the perfect gift to give your mother this Mother’s Day. It…
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Geomag confetti review
AD| post contains gifted items and affiliate links. With the children spending more time at home and the weather not being the best. It’s important to have a range of different things for them to explore and play with to keep them entertained. My two at the moment are all about constitution toys. We have recently been sent the Geomag confetti set to try. We have some other Geomag sets in the past and they have loved them. So I was hopeful that these would be the same and that they would keep them entertained. We receive the 88 piece set which contains 44 magnetic rods in 4 different colours…
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My experience of having Covid-19 and not displaying any of the three main symptoms
I have spoken to so many people who have had COVID-19. Each person has experienced different symptoms has recovered differently. For some there are more long term effects. These people range from early 20’s to 60 plus. It’s affecting a lot of people and each person has their own story. So I thought I would share mine . As maybe someone is feeling the same but because they don’t have the three main symptoms they think they are fine. Just going about their daily life. Isolation period started My isolation period started because I had been in contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19 . This in itself…
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Valentine’s gift ideas for him and her that can be brought online
This year we know for certain their won’t be any fancy meals out for Valentine’s Day . Instead it will be spent at home, which lets be honest is how we’ve spent most of the last 12 months. Even more so this year it’s nice to have something to look forward to . Valentine’s Day may not be something you normally celebrate, but with not a lot else in the diary. This year may be the year to celebrate this day with your partner. Or even just with the kids, thinking about all that’s happened over the last 12 months and to celebrate making it through. Here are a selection…
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Femme Luxe high wasted joggers- AD
I was sent the products shown below from Femme Luxe finery for free in return for an honest review. All opinions are my own. When it came to clothes in 2020 comfort was key . Spending a lot of time at home or exploring the local woods I needed something that was comfortable. 2021 has started with me wanting the same comfort from my clothes. I don’t even know the next time I will be popping on a dress to have a night out. So I’m all about the comfy trousers. If you had asked me what my day to day style was I would have said typical mom style.…
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AD: Giving your puppy the best start with natural healthy dog food
AD This post is in conjunction with James Wellbeloved but all thoughts are my own When you make the decision that you want to add a dog to your family, there are so many things you need to consider. Where will they sleep? How going to toilet train them? Most importantly, what are you going to feed them? This for us was one of the main conversations we had before Luca came home. The breeder had Luca on a brand of food we had never heard of and we didn’t know what to do for the best. After hours and hours researching and talking to our vet about it, we…
