{Sleepless in Suburbia}
From the monthly archives:
Friday 25th September is Macmillan Cancer Support’s ‘World’s Biggest Coffee Morning’. Macmillan are an excellent source of support to help improve the lives people living with cancer. They offer medical, emotional, practical and financial support for cancer sufferers and their families. There work is invaluable to thousands of families. Each year they offer the opportunity [...]
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In honour of National Cupcake Week…. These are cupcakes I made for Big E’s Naming Day back in 2007. The recipe can be found here, and the cupcake stand here. They were delicious…..even if I do say so myself!
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Five crushes from the 80′s: 1. Han Solo – Star Wars was one of the first films I ever remember seeing and The Empire Strikes Back is possibly the first film I saw at the cinema. When I was so young these films and their characters were completely real to me. Harrison Ford did not [...]
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I am a mother. A mother of a gorgeous boy and a beautiful girl. I should be a mother of five. Here is my journey: 2004 – We’d had a tumultuous twelve months. The previous year we had decided to start trying for a baby then, in May 2003, my mother in law was diagnosed [...]
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Firstly, I am honoured to receive this ‘Over the Top’ blog award from Kerree over at ‘Mum Plus 4‘. Thank you kind lady. I am, however, slightly perturbed that I can only use one word answers. This will be a challenge. The rules for the Over the Top Award are as follows: Use only one [...]
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Last week I brought you Kevin Costner, this week’s hot or not candidate is Gary Barlow. Not your Gary Barlow of the nineties but Gary Barlow of the here and now. Hot or not? I’m in the yay camp on this one. I cannot decide whether Gary Barlow has improved with age or my standards [...]
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Before I became a mother my perception of pregnancy was always veering towards the rose tinted .The reality came as a bit of a shock. Don’t get me wrong. I absolutely LOVED being pregnant. What I didn’t love was the pain and debilitation of SPD. During my pregnancy with Big E I had hip pain [...]
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The time has come for me to bite the bullet and crack on with potty training Big E. I know he’s ready, has been for a while. I wasn’t…… I would’ve liked to tackle the issue when I was pregnant with Little E but laziness fate put paid to that. I had terrible SPD (Symphisis [...]
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Why do you taunt me so? Your shiny silver slenderness and perspiring coolness tempt me. The hiss POP! of an opened ring pull. Caramel coloured sparkling elixir, needily poured over waiting ice. Fizzing, frothing beauty. How can I leave you? How can I turn away? Your effortless elegance draws me in. Closer. Closer still. That [...]
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