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Be Kind I didn’t think something like this would affect me like it has, but my heart dropped when I read the headline that Caroline Flack had decided to end her life and was dead. Be Kind. Why her, though? Why was it HER death that brought the nation to its knees and chanting “BE…
The conflict in Syria is now in its ninth year. Tragically, renewed hostilities and escalations in the conflict continue to drive families from their homes in search of safety. Many have now been displaced multiple times and lost everything. At this time of year, Syrian families could face temperatures as low as -10 degrees without…
I started watching Working Mom on Netflix during the first episode one of the topics discussed at the weekly baby meet up group was saying “no” to your child. They were all told (jokingly) that they shouldn’t say no to the child. This is the thing though, I see so many parents scared to say…
I will be live on BBC Radio Scotland this week, discussing if we (mum bloggers) should stop writing about our children. This is after blogger, Christie Tate’s daughter found out that her life was online for all to see and she was embarrassed – this has resulted in Christie defending herself and refusing to stop….
NEW PROJECT AIMS TO BOOST TACKLE MUSIC INDUSTRY’S MALE MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS A new project backed by leading musicians including Rag’N’Bone Man, is aiming to tackle the crisis in men’s mental health in the music industry. Gemma Jennison, Senior Lecturer in Mental Health Nursing at Birmingham City University, joined forces with Creative Director Sam Stirling, Assistant…
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 am no stranger to reusable sanitary products, I tried Wuka period pants and was not only surprised about how much I loved them but also how well they worked. No leaks so far! You can read about them here. Due to my new love of plastic free sanitary wear, I started to think about…
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…
Roll up! Roll up! We were invited to Gandey’s Circus on the 14th of April at Sighthill Park, Edinburgh to experience the greatest show and I can’t lie. It was the greatest show I have seen…for a while, anyway. It’s been many years since I have been to a circus and that show resulted in…