Save the Lullaby! – CD Giveaway Winner

March 9, 2010

Thanks for all your entries in my Lullaby CD giveaway. We now have a winner!

Chosen at random using a random number generator (and of course discounting my own waffling), the winner of the beautifully relaxing Lullaby CD is Careyannie!
The lovely Careyannie will be receiving her very own copy of the Lullaby CD in the post [...]

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Defying Gravity

March 8, 2010

I have a lot on my mind this week. The gravity of worry and sadness seem to have taken up residence firmly on my shoulders.
The run up to Mother’s Day (Sunday 14th March 2010 in the UK) is always a tough few days for me. Usually it’d have me grieving once more for my Mum, who [...]

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Baby Steps to Being a Green Mummy – Guest Post Day

March 5, 2010

I’m thrilled to be hosting a guest post from Erica at Child Organic’s today as part of Guest Post Day!
Erica is a home schooling, work at home mom of a spunky 7 year old and feisty 13 month old, currently living in Tennessee, USA. She’s passionate about natural and organic living choices for her family. [...]

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Hot or not?

March 5, 2010

It’s that time of the week already!
Ready for the first ‘Hot or not?’ of the month?
Last week blue eyed boy Chris Pine flew out of the stalls but flagged towards the finish line. I’m fairly certain he’ll live long and prosper without our adoration. See what I did there? OK, I’ll stop with the comedy [...]

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Green & Black’s Chocolate – Review

March 4, 2010

When the people at Green & Black’s sent me eight bars of temptingly delicious organic chocolate I had big, big plans. Huge.
I was going to wow you with my culinary skills and bake you all something gooey and velvety, I was going to tempt and titillate your taste buds with tantalising tales.
What actually happened?
Errrrrrmmmm….
I ate [...]

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The Gallery – Unconventional Beauty

March 3, 2010

The word ‘beauty’ can conjure up a thousand connotations. From the wonder of nature to the perfection of a newborn baby’s feet, the eye of the beholder is certainly a powerful tool.
So, for the theme ‘Beauty’ in Tara Cain’s  new weekly amateur photography showcase ‘The Gallery’, you might think I’d choose something natural and ethereal……ermmm, [...]

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Save the Lullaby! – Plus a CD Giveaway

March 3, 2010

When your baby cries there is an almost primal instinct that surfaces to sing softly to them and soothe away their tears.
Those gently hummed melodic tones often work wonders to calm and send baby back into peaceful slumber. Most people would say they were singing a lullaby, but were they?
According to new research nine out [...]

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Fight or Flight? – Learning to live with Panic Attacks

March 1, 2010

Something happened to me over the weekend. I found myself dealing with a situation that I thought I had left well and truly in the past.
Whilst I was out with the girls I had a huge panic attack.
It’s been well over 2 years since I last felt that internal fight or flight adrenaline rush completely [...]

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Secret Post Club – February

February 28, 2010

I’m sure by now you’ll probably heard of Heather at Notes from Lapland’s most excellent Secret Post Club.
It’s a lovely postal gift swap in which each month every member is secretly assigned a recipient then sends them a little something in the post. It could be homemade, bought, something loved that you want to pass [...]

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Otherwise Engaged

February 27, 2010

I’m not here today. No really, I’m not. I’m otherwise engaged.
I’m away for the night with some fabulous girl friends.
I’ll be somewhere nowhere near as posh as kind of similar to this:

Hopefully there’ll be window shopping, chatting, laughing, eating, and if we’re lucky, maybe even a bit of this:

You may find me in a slightly [...]

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