As you know Chunk has not had contact with his father for 15 months now so Father’s Day is something we only celebrate with his grandfather. I prefer mother and father days to feature gifts that take a lot of thought and effort rather than money, as these are the things that become precious and…
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Single Parent Dating in the City: My Rant and Contentment
Read moreI’m at quite a good stage of my life at the moment where I have finally gotten to the stage where I genuinely am not bothered if I ever get into another relationship again. You may roll your eyes and think ‘yeah right’ but it’s actually true. I feel content. That’s something I don’t think…
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Competition: Win BIOmega-3 Kids Supplements
Read moreI have taken omega 3 since I was a teenager and whenever I’ve forgotten to buy some I do find it really affects my concentration especially in the afternoons! Chunk has taken vitamin drops since he was a baby and I’ve always chosen ones with Omega 3 added, but a couple of weeks ago my…
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Competition: Win a Q10 Cream Bundle Set
Read moreI have a gorgeous cream set for one of you lucky readers to win. It consists of Q10 Day and Night Creams and a Q10 Revitalizing Hand and Nail Cream. To find out about these great products, check out my review on my plus size fashion and beauty website Tall, Curvy Mumma. To enter simply…
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Single Parent Spotlight: Catherine Owens
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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DIY/ Upcycling: Chunk’s Marvel Wardrobe
Read moreYou may remember last year how I revamped some of Chunk’s chest of drawers Marvel style and I’ve finally gotten around to doing the same to his wardrobe! Thankfully Chunk is now a huge fan of all things superhero, and I had some left over samples of some Avengers comic strups from my last trip to…
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Single Parent Spotlight: Kirsty Darcy
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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A Book About Play and Some New Toys!
Read morePlay has been the theme of this week, inspired by an impressive new book I’ve read, that’s funnily enough called Play. Child Development Expert and Play Psychologist Dr Amanda Gummer has written a guide of activities and advice for parents focussed on the first five years of a child’s life. Play includes fun little games…
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Single Parent Spotlight: Sam Jay
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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DIY/ Upcycling: My Motivation Board
Read moreIn a bid to stop me snacking (going well so far!) I have been doing LOADS of upcycling projects in the last couple of weeks, so brace yourselves for a lot of DIY posts! My first is one that ties in quite nicely with my current weight loss targets, as I made a motivation board…