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Mother’s Day
Read more: Mother’s DayLast Mother’s Day, we spent a sunny Sunday together at the seaside. Our group day out was a walk on an east coast beach, dinner of fish & chips and some quality family time. Fast forward to this year and life is so different … the Coronavirus pandemic means no group day out. No group…
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Ordinary Mum: My War with Worry
Read more: Ordinary Mum: My War with WorryHave you ever felt like your head is cloudy and you have a million things to do but you just don’t know where to start? When people ask if they can help but you’re not sure how to explain what you even need help with. Maybe you’re not even sure what the problem is. You…
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New Mum: Picture perfect parenting
Read more: New Mum: Picture perfect parentingIn February 2017, our baby daughter was born and we became parents. I caught the bouquet at our friend’s wedding in May and Ordinary Lad proposed in December. I’ve announced our engagement on the ole social media on NYE and posted a photo of us in black and white (‘cus we look better with a…
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New Mum: Trusting your instincts
Read more: New Mum: Trusting your instinctsThis last fortnight, I’ve learned the importance of trusting your own instincts as a new mum. Our Little Lass has been coughing constantly and has been off her food which developed into green watery nappies as she began to refuse milk. After two trips to doctors with our Little Lass, we are now treating a…
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New Mum: Why blog about ordinary life?
Read more: New Mum: Why blog about ordinary life?With a massive community of women/mummy bloggers doing their thing, there’s a world of support waiting for mums like us and yet sometimes you can still feel like you’re alone. I’m a fellow follower of so-called ‘mummy blogs’. They make me laugh at loud, they touch my heart and they all make me relate to…
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New Mum: When should you lose your baby weight?
Read more: New Mum: When should you lose your baby weight?When is the right time to lose weight after giving birth? Are you proud of your MummyTummy or are you keen on improving your post-baby body? My Little Lass is 4 months old now and maternity leave has so far involved a few baby classes, catching up with people & (you’ve guessed it) lots of…
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New Mum: Leaving Mini Lass for a Girls Weekend
Read more: New Mum: Leaving Mini Lass for a Girls WeekendIs a girls weekend away any different when you have a newborn baby? Should you give them up once you become a mum? My little sister turned 30 recently and to celebrate, a group of us girls rented a house for the weekend. Our main aims were to consume copious amounts of Prosecco, Gin, Wine…
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3 Things my Mum has taught me…
Read more: 3 Things my Mum has taught me…I appreciate my Mum’s guidance, whether it is intentional or just a fluke. Knowing my Mum, she’s probably just been winging parenthood for the last 30 odd years. Reflecting on Mother’s Day, had me thinking about some of the things I have learned so far, albeit accidentally. Here goes… 1. The importance of accessorising… My…
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New Mum: 5 things people ask when you’ve got a newborn
Read more: New Mum: 5 things people ask when you’ve got a newbornYou’re never fully prepared for life with a newborn nor are you prepared for the curiosity of others. Well-meaning or plain nosey, here are some questions I’ve been asked this past month. You might recognise some; no doubt you’ve been asked them too. They appear to be the standard post-labour conversations for new mums! 1. Is…
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Pregnancy: Lady in Labour!
Read more: Pregnancy: Lady in Labour!Inevitably, as a first time Mum-to-Be, I was becoming increasingly curious about labour. I wondered what our story would be. Specifically, how to know when it officially starts (apparently you just know. As it turns out, I did!), how long it’ll last (how long is a piece of string?) and what to expect (anything!). In an…
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Pregnancy: Uneventful Due Date
Read more: Pregnancy: Uneventful Due DateWhen your due date passes by without incident, it can be frustrating. Your phone alerts you to a constant stream of “any signs yet?” messages and well meaning “happy due date” texts. Yeh, because this baby knows she is going to evicted this very day and should depart my uterus accordingly and in a timely…
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Do you have an Attitude of Gratitude?
Read more: Do you have an Attitude of Gratitude?“Life is too short”. How many of us have heard that before? How many of us consider this during our everyday lives? We’re not always able to do everything we want or get everything we want because life has other plans for us and sometimes we can feel negative. In recent weeks, either myself or someone I know…
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Maternity Leave: Countdown to Due Date
Read more: Maternity Leave: Countdown to Due DateAs people return to work after their New Year celebrations, I’m writing the next chapter of my life. Maternity Leave. When is the right time to finish work before having your baby? Like many pregnant working women today, I didn’t want to take too much time off before the birth, preferring to have longer with…
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New Year, Same You?
Read more: New Year, Same You?Happy new year everyone! It’s time to reflect on the year that has passed; the start of a new year is a natural time to look forward to what lies ahead. There’s a sense of optimism in the air. For the last couple of days, I’ve scrolled through social media to see timelines full of…
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Should we remember, remember the 5th of November?
Read more: Should we remember, remember the 5th of November?It’s Autumn. Time to get wrapped up in your big coat, scarf and wolly hat. Imagine yourself in a photoshoot fit for an autumnal catalogue, complete with playful smiles, kicking piles of scattered auburn leaves. In reality, the combination of hat, scarf and big coat can leave you sweating profusely because it’s actually a wee…
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Girls Night Out!
Read more: Girls Night Out!It’s the end of a long week for us ladies. The four of us can almost taste the wine and cocktails. Pre-Drinking There’s a sense of optimism when we pile into our friend’s car and head into town. Excitedly, we are going to see the latest craze…Sing-a-long Dirty Dancing! Tickets were purchased with a need…
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The Brave Face
Read more: The Brave Face“This week has been about the Brave Face and the power of female friendship”. I have worn the metaphorical mask that is the Brave Face, full frontal this week following some recurring bad news (which is deliberately generic because we have all been there – we all have ordinary problems). Concerned relatives, female friends and…
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The truth about us Fat Fighters
Read more: The truth about us Fat FightersBiscuits are sly. On the surface they are the perfect accompaniment to a cuppa tea, for sharing at a meeting or to devour in one sitting. But they know how to get us. Covered in tempting milky chocolate, they softly whisper to us and slowly corrupt us. We are weak and they know it. I…
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Words of wisdom?
Read more: Words of wisdom?“It’ll be reight” are three little words voiced by many understanding northerners. Who knew their power? They can be uttered in response to almost any situation; they’re surprisingly uplifting! Dropped a full cuppa tea on your cream carpet? Ran out of toilet paper and had to shout down for the last piece of kitchen roll…
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