NLP is something I’ve dabbled in often during my working and personal lives. It is a pretty clever way of ‘tricking’ or ‘reorganising’ the brain to think about things in different, more positive ways. Paul McKenna uses it a lot in his books and hypnosis and I’ve been fortunate enough to read two new books…
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Single Parent Spotlight: Nicky Booth
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are. I want to highlight how hard, but also how rewarding being a working single parent is, and to hear how other people in my position handle the tougher times, in the hopes I learn how to be the best parent I can…
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Competition: Win A Urtekram Beauty Hamper
Read moreUrtekram are a Danish company that specialise in organic beauty products and they have been kind enough to offer one of you lucky readers a beauty bundle! The bundle of organic goodies includes: Aloe Vera Conditioner Body Lotion Brown Sugar Shampoo Rose Hand Cream Rose Deo Crystal Rose Soap Bar Eucalyptus Toothpaste To enter simply…
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Toy Review: Casdon Toy Post Office
Read moreChunk has been a lucky boy again this week and been given the chance to test out the new Toy Post Office by Casdon. It was nice and easy to put together and has so many little features that are so lifelike, including cards, envelopes, newspapers, stamps, money and even a letterbox! Chunk spent ages…
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Surviving The School Holidays: Guest Post by Vivienne Smith
Read moreI recently met fellow single parent Vivenne Smith at a recent Uflourish Pregancy & Family Fair as she was talking about ways to reduce stress as a parent. She has written a book called The Single Mums Survival Guide which uses some NLP (neuro-linguistic programming) techniques as well as including useful tips on how to…
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Toy Review: Casdon Morphy Richards Kitchen Toyset
Read moreChunk enjoying his Casdon Morphy Richards Kitchen Toyset We went camping this weekend and on our return we found this lovely Casdon Morphy Richards Kitchen Set on our doorstep! This morning Chunk invited his Marvel superheroes to a tea party breakfast and spent ages making them tea and coffee which was so sweet to watch. The set…
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DIY / Upcycling: Sprucing Up The Garden With Plug Plants
Read moreI’m lucky enough to have a shared garden in the block of flats I live in, but I avoided it for the first three years as it was a mess and nobody seemed to want to take care of it. But in the last year there has been a few changes of neighbours and now…
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Glamping Accessory Ideas
Read moreChunk and I have been given a great opportunity to go camping next weekend and because we only found out a couple of days ago I’ve been attempting to research what I need to take with me because I’ve not camped since I was a child! During my online search I came across lots of…
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Competition: Win a Wall Mounted Acrylic Photo Frame
Read moreThe Frame You Could Win The Plastic People have kindly donated me one wall mounted acrylic photo frame to give away to one of you lovely readers. The Plastic People provide plastic to businesses and individual customers in whatever way they want, so it can be unique to you. To win this fab prize, all…
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Toy Review: Rapid Fire Power Popper & Mini Hornit
Read moreThis week Chunk was asked to test out some toys from online retailer Wicked Uncle. This toy company’s main customers are uncles, aunts and grandparents (hence the name) for birthday and Christmas gifts, so to help these family members they’ve arranged their site in a very clever way. The toys are divided into age and…