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Lockdown Day 11 If you can count, you will see I missed day 10 out. This was because I woke in an awful mood, I stumped around the house with no patience or motivation. I put it down to this dreadful situation we are in, but at around 4pm, my period started, and it all…
TOP TIPS FOR STUDYING AT HOME Key principles of smart exam revision can be applied to teaching students of all ages amid Coronavirus pandemic: Nathan McGurl, founder of The Study Buddy, is used to sharing advice for helping teenagers successfully tackle exam revision, but with UK secondary and primary schools now shut, he’s applying the…
REUSABLE NAPPY SALES ARE UP -TOTSBOTS TotsBots, the reusable cloth nappy company, have reported a 20% hike in sales and new customers doubling in the past week alone. This figure accounts for an 80% growth on last year. TotsBots started selling at 440 Boots stores nationwide in February and with the increase in panic buying…
When we talk about our “water works” after having a baby, we often think about it being uncontrollable, leaking or going more than before the ring of fire but we hardly ever here about the women who can’t go after giving birth.Well, readers I am one of those very rare people who somehow forgot how…
Are you a new parent or do you have a soon to be one in your midst? Have you heard of the power of Muslins? Sensory ones to be specific. Designed to the millimetre to support babies’ cognitive and visual development between birth and around four months. They’re an excellent adornment to a car seat…
10 EASY & INEXPENSIVE SCREEN-FREE ACTIVITIES FOR THE FAMILY So many parents are looking for fresh ideas for screen-free activities for the kids, particularly now that it’s getting warmer. And I get it! I mean, it’s not even the end of March, and I’ve heard it 100 times a day: “Can I have my tablet?” As soon…
As I’m sure you know World Book Day is fast approaching on 5th March 2020. Whilst children everywhere are choosing their costumes and deciding which book to use their tokens for we have something special for the grown-ups out there. ‘Awakening’ by Nevsah is bringing its way to the UK after being launched with much success in…
If you ask any local parent in Edinburgh where is THE place to get your children’s shoes, they will say without a doubt – head to Maddie and Marks!
Hi! My name is Lacey! Stay at home mama to a little girl and a boy on the way. Future wife to a musician. Professional binge watcher of shows. Desert rat born and raised. I was inspired to blog to have a place to share rants with other moms who feel like they only talk…
I never thought I would struggle the way a did when we had to pick our son, Cassius’s name but from a young age I was pretty sure what I was going to name my kids. The thing I didn’t ever think about was that my husband would have to also be on board with…