10 day until Xmas… where has the time gone?! Like most people, I prefer the lead up to Xmas rather than the actual day, which is over quickly after boring TV and too much food. Now I have Chunk, Xmas has much more meaning to me, and it’s so hard to believe that this time…
CSA Charging Single Parents to Claim Maintenance: Sign the Petition to STOP THIS!
Read moreIt’s hard enough trying to cope with your ex not financially supporting your child, and there’s even more stress when having to use the CSA to try and get this money from them, but now the government want to charge us single parents for doing this! Lots of single parents rely on the Child Support Agency (which is changing it’s…
Rainy Afternoon Activity: Making Salt Dough Foot/Handprint Keepsakes
Read moreNow summer has left, long gone are the days of taking a bored, energetic toddler out for walks, runs in the park or letting him run around Nana’s garden until his batteries run out. Instead, we now have rain, rain, more rain and the occasional storm. Last year I was fine with this, because he…
My Weight Loss Journey: Week 2
Read moreThis week I was my usual, unorganised self, so didn’t manage to download my shopping list or the recipes for the menu plan before I did my weekly shop. However, I just pretty much stuck to the previous week’s plan, because I had some leftover ingredients, and I quite enjoyed what I got to eat!…
Competition: Win One of Five 12-Week Diet Plans!
Read moreWhen I was pregnant, I ate like an elephant; An ADULT elephant. I then had the baby and have spent the last 19 months in a sleep-deprived haze, using junk food as a quick energy fix and alternative to planned, time-consuming home made meals. This now has to stop, as my “baby weight” excuse wears…
DIY Parent & Toddler Parenting 2: Help For Us ‘Mixed Parentage’ Curly-Haired Peeps!
Read moreEver since I was little, I’ve wished science was my strong point so I could invent hair products for my mixed hair; – Products that would actually tame my corse, dry Jamaican frizz, and enhance my thick, British wavy curls. The UK has the fastest growing mixed parentage population in the world, and finally the haircare industry have…
My Baby’s Heart Condition Went Undetected Like So Many Others: – Let’s CHANGE THIS! #ThinkHEART
Read moreOnly one third of babies with heart conditions are detected during pregnancy scans. This leaves SO MANY babies being born with parents not knowing there is something wrong until they become ill, at which point can risk death or severe long-term health problems. My son came under the other two thirds who remained undetected last year. Firstly,…
Returning to the Dating Game as a Parent…
Read moreI’m at a very weird stage of my life right now, as I finally feel ready to be with someone again (oh how I miss sofa snuggles, bedtime cuddles and an adult to talk to and make me cups of tea in the evening!), but the thought of returning to the dating game petrifies me. I keep…