• Mother’s Day Jewellery Giveaway!

    8th March 2014

    Want to impress your mum or nan on Mother’s Day this month, but struggling to find a unique gift? Look no further, I’m giving away a stunning bracelet to one lucky reader! Katie’s Kali Jewels has kindly given me one of her beautiful, handmade pieces of jewellery, which includes ‘I love you’ charms. The bracelet…

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  • My Top Mother’s Day Gift Ideas

    8th March 2014

    Mother’s Day; It’s already that time of year again, so I’ve been frantically trying to find unique, but affordable presents for my mum, nan and sister. Every year the shops seem to have the same, tired cards, flowers, chocolates, teddies and mugs, and they BORE me, so I’ve hunted high and low and found some…

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  • #Claires40days

    5th March 2014

    After eating lots of Pancakes yesterday from my recipe, I started to think back to when I was at primary school and how we celebrated it, and then gave things up for lent. I went to a CofE school, so we had assembly and prayers everyday, and we would bring in cans of food for lent to give to…

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  • Easy Banana & Blueberry Pancakes

    4th March 2014

    Happy Pancake Day! We’ve just eaten homemade banana and blueberry Pancakes and wanted to share the recipe with you! Now I’m no chef, so the fact they came out yummy means this is a must-try recipe! It’s so simple I didn’t even need to read a recipe! -Whisk one cup of plain flour, one cup…

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    Sleepless in Ilkeston: The Gro Clock Miracle

    3rd March 2014

    Remember when they were babies and you never got much sleep? Remember getting the odd 3 hours of solid sleep and feeling like you had slept for a month?

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  • Planning Chunk’s 2nd Birthday Party!

    2nd March 2014

    It’s that time of year again (already!!) and I find myself pressuring myself again to try and do lots of things for Chunk’s 2nd birthday. I’m mad, as I should save the effort for a few years time so that it will be more appreciated and actually remembered by him! But anyway, I’m stubborn and whilst…

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  • Picking A Nursery

    2nd March 2014

    Where has the time gone?! Why can’t I keep up?! Chunk will be two years old at the end of this month, and I have recently been searching for a nursery- not an easy task! He is entitled to a free place, because I have recently had to become self-employed (so far found no work!)…

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  • Fancy Nominating Me?!

    26th February 2014

    Amazingly I have been contacted on Twitter a few times this week by the famous MAD Blog Awards to inform me this blog and my pregnancy blog have been nominated for quite a few awards! So far I’ve been nominated for Most Innovative Blog MAD Blog of the Year Best New Blog Best MAD Blog…

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  • I’ve Joined Pinterest!

    25th February 2014

    I’ve found yet ANOTHER social media site to become addicted by in the small hours when I’m up with Chunk or during those rare occasions he naps during the day, and it’s Pinterest. Disgusted that I haven’t found it sooner, as it has so many great pics and ideas about a range of things that…

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  • The Importance of Having ME TIME…

    25th February 2014

    My son’s nearly two (already!?) and we finally seem to be getting into a routine.  It’s helped that I’ve recently given up my job as he seems a lot more settled with me being around full time. As a leaving present, work gave me a massage voucher and wrote on it that “it’s about time you had some me…

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