Category: Motherhood and Parenting
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Disneyland Hotel Spa “Mother to Be” massage review
When I found out last summer Disneyland Paris had opened a spa with Clarins my attention was caught and I made a mental note to book a treatment at our next visit. Fast forward to January when my husband took our family for a last minute Babymoon in Disney before we welcome our second set…
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Laundry Fairy Godmother magic tips!
Disclaimer: This article is containing some affiliate links, the products recommended are those I personally use with my family. Are you in desperate need of turning your laundry pile around or simply needing some help to make the entire process feel a little more smooth? I have been there, and as a mom of five…
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Reevaluating dynamics in our marriage.
I remember the feeling that 2023 was probably going to be the Golden year in our family. There was a lot of hard work involved but happy milestones were being reached and things felt safe and on course. I knew things would change in 2024 but I did not know how seismic these changes were…
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Five Items Moms in 2023 are lucky to have!
I had my first baby back in 2012. Like any first baby it was a world changing experience but being quite young I don’t think I was as prepared as I would have liked. I went on to have four more babies including a lovely set of twins so over the years I have had…
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Top three go to apps to supplement homeschooling.
As anyone may expect, homeschooling can be at times challenging. Teaching is a full time career for a reason, often unappreciated for all that it brings to society. It is very demanding, one has to keep on top of knowledge and find strategies to pass on that knowledge to many many different people who all…
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To homeschool or not homeschool?
It is funny how sometimes you fall into something unexpected and it just works so beautifully. When our eldest reached the age kids in Scotland traditionally start attending primary school we had our held backs. At the time we were just getting in the swing of things with the twins and the eldest two were…
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Not wrong, just different.
“It is our professional opinion that in view of these results you should pursue an ASD diagnosis”. And it all catastrophically but not shockingly clicked. And it has carried on “clicking” since I was met with this sentence and learnt more and more and more about it. In a terrifying way this is the answer…
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Navigating various children age groups and TV shows.
This year we reached a precarious stage when it came to TV and kids. Our little ones range in age from 1o to 2. There are lots of different tastes in what they like watching, they also have lots of common interests which means that when it comes to limiting TV time we can usually…
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Setting healthy expectations on children in the cold
If you are currently living in the UK like our family is you might have been struggling with the weather and the cost of energy. I am not going to lie I have felt very disheartened by the ever rising costs despite limited use. There is just something that breaks your soul not being able…
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Seven Simple Ideas to bring Magic to the Season
There is not long till Christmas. We are all looking forward to it this year though it does feel a little different. I am grateful I was able to purchase presents for my kids, I am only too aware of how many families are not this lucky. We have had to drastically go without heating…
The Little Mermaid Now 