Another day, another heart scan for Chunk. Yes I may sound a bit blasé, but he has been having them for the last two years since he was diagnosed with PDA, a heart condition that was undetected at birth. Thankfully the doctor had his tablet with him this time, so Chunk could watch Peppa Pig…
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#My3Things Positive Parenting Motivator: Week 8
Read moreAs you know #My3Things is my way to try to value myself and my parenting a bit more, so I’ve created this and a linky for other bloggers to join in with too. Each week I list three things that have not gone so well that week, three things I want to focus on improving next week, and ending the…
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Toy Review: My 1st JCB Dumper Truck
Read moreChunk is a typical boy in many ways, and his love of big trucks, lorries and tractors is just one example. He has LOADS of cars, trains, trucks and tractors around our place which my feet regularly acquaint themselves with, but that doesn’t stop him always wanting more of them. Golden Bears have recently created…
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Competition: CBeebies Squidge Toy
Read moreIf you have a toddler that’s a CBeebies fan like I do, you may well know the song they use for the bedtime hour. “Now it’s time to say goodnight, to say sleep tight til the morning light…” -yeah you know the one! I love this song, mainly because it means the countdown to toddler…
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#My3Things Positive Parenting Motivator: Week 7
Read moreAs you know #My3Things is my way to try to value myself and my parenting a bit more, so I’ve created this and a linky for other bloggers to join in with too. Each week I list three things that have not gone so well that week, three things I want to focus on improving next week, and ending the…
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Toy Review: Ben and Holly Playsets
Read moreChunk and Curly were sent two of the three new Ben & Holly magical adventure playsets to try out and as you can see they had a lot of fun! The three sets connect together to create a playground for the infamous Ben & Holly characters to play in, and each set comes with it’s…
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Activity Essentials: Kids Travel First Aid Kit
Read moreAs Chunk has moved on from those calmer, slower days of being a baby I have had to start really upping my game to try and keep him safe, as the boy seems to only live in hyper mode all day every day! At nearly two and a half years old he now runs, jumps,…
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Single Parent Spotlight: Tracey Bowden
Read moreThe aim of these interviews is to show how AMAZING us working single parents are. I’m sick of seeing the bad press single parents get in the media, because some single parents have taken the choice to live off benefits, or even worse, have children in order to get benefits. We all seem to get tarred…
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Chunk’s Eczema Pyjamas by Skinnies
Read moreAs I’ve said in the past, my boy suffers from eczema and has done since he was a few weeks old. I noticed it immediately and took him to the GP that told me “babies get rashes” and after weeks of trying to convince the GP otherwise, I gave up (moved surgeries) and told my…
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Single Parent (Dating) In The City: Don’t Hate The Playa, Hate The Game?
Read moreMy latest dating post for Brighton Mums is now up, and this month I talk about my hatred for “the game” people play in dating and how I now approach it. To check it out, click here. Follow me on Twitter, Pinterest or Facebook