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A book review: Just my luck, Adele Parks
REVIEWS

A book review: Just my luck, Adele Parks

It has been a while since I’ve managed to sit down and read a whole book, but I’ve been waiting for this one. This writer quickly became one of my favourites after reading The Image […]

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  • 27 June 2022
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  • 4 mins
  • 4 days
  • 520 words
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Tagged ADELE PARKS, BOOK REVIEW, JUST MY LUCK

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My Book Review: The Image Of You, Adele Parks

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Being A New Mum And What Worked For Me
PARENTING

Being A New Mum And What Worked For Me

It is hard enough being a new mum, but a new mum in my forties I really struggled with. Getting my head around motherhood and I really did not want it to be an issue. […]

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  • 24 June 2022
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  • 9 mins
  • 1 week
  • 1,256 word
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Tagged PARENTING, PARENTING GOALS, PARENTING IDEAS
How to be a divorcee
LIFESTYLE

How to be a divorcee

It’s not the normal blog post I write, but I was recently talking to someone who is currently going through a divorce. When I told her I went through a divorce in my mid twenties […]

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  • 3 June 2022
  • 1 Comment on How to be a divorcee
  • 6 mins
  • 4 weeks
  • 783 words
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Tagged DIVORCE, FAMILY, SEPARATION

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How to create a new wardrobe on a budget

How to create a new wardrobe on a budget

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LIFESTYLE

How to create a new wardrobe on a budget

Surely I’m not the only one who on many occasions gets carried away shopping online? You get click happy on all these items of clothing and then BAM at the checkout and you have spent […]

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  • 14 May 2022
  • 7 mins
  • 2 months
  • 1,034 word
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Tagged BUDGET, MAKING CLOTHES, SAVING MONEY, SHOPPING

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Things new mums need to know
MOTHERHOOD

Things new mums need to know

I feel like a bit of an old hat at this mothering lark, but by all means I really am not. In fact, I’m still learning things that I wish I’d known back when I […]

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  • 9 May 2022
  • 5 Comments on Things new mums need to know
  • 10 mins
  • 2 months
  • 1,424 word
  • 3
Tagged FAMILY, MOTHERHOOD, NEW MUM, PARENTING

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End Of The Week TED Talks & Discussion

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A family holiday to the Isle of Wight with a five year old
TRAVEL

A family holiday to the Isle of Wight with a five year old

This is the first holiday that our boy will remember. The cruise that we went on he doesn’t remember, he threw his hat overboard so I think that’s the only thing he will remember but […]

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  • 27 April 2022
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  • 2 months
  • 1,139 word
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Tagged FAMILY HOLIDAY, ISLE OF WIGHT, TRAVEL

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Hillier Arboretum in Hampshire, a family day out

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How to survive the second holiday with the toddler

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Rewriting the Script – part 2
FICTION

Rewriting the Script – part 2

Continued from part 1 If Hugo had known that was to be the last conversation he would have with his mother, it would have lasted longer. He would’ve asked how her day had been, what […]

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  • 23 April 2022
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  • 2 months
  • 1,048 word
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Open House, a short story

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Rewriting the script – part 1
FICTION

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It was cold outside. He had heard about the weather in the UK, but even now after living in this awful country for almost a year he still couldn’t get used it. July was supposed […]

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  • 2 April 2022
  • 4 Comments on Rewriting the script – part 1
  • 9 mins
  • 3 months
  • 1,241 word
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Tagged FICTION, novel, short story, STORY

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How to deal with the rising of costs for 2022
FINANCE

How to deal with the rising of costs for 2022

I’m not a qualified expert on saving money, but with the energy bills rising and the cost of living becoming more of an issue in households I thought I’d re-educate myself into how to deal […]

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  • 22 March 2022
  • 5 Comments on How to deal with the rising of costs for 2022
  • 9 mins
  • 3 months
  • 1,346 word
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Tagged LIFESTYLE, MONEY MAKING, MONEY SAVING, SAVE SOME MONEY

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International Women’s Day 2022
SEASONAL

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On 8th March most of the world will be celebrating International Women’s Day. The History 15,000 women marched through New York in 1908 demanding the right to vote. Then two years later the idea of […]

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  • 3 March 2022
  • 2 Comments on International Women’s Day 2022
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  • 4 months
  • 973 words
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How many of you mums out there get asked what you’d like as a mothers day gift? How many partners out there will run out at the last minute to get something for the said […]

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  • 25 February 2022
  • 11 Comments on How to plan the best mothers day
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How to forgive myself
MENTAL HEALTH

How to forgive myself

Forgive me for being like I am today, I know you expect more. I know you understand and for that my boy mi amor. Turn it off This is not a poem although it may […]

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  • 15 January 2022
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My main job is being a mum, it’s the most varied and demanding job I’ve had in my life. My day job is at a university. Away from work when I get time to myself I love to write, I’m a blogger and a published author. If I get any time after that I can be found either at the gym boxing or sat at my sewing machine.

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A book review: Just my luck, Adele Parks
A book review: Just my luck, Adele Parks
27 June 2022
Being A New Mum And What Worked For Me
Being A New Mum And What Worked For Me
24 June 2022
How to be a divorcee
How to be a divorcee
3 June 2022
Courtesy of @amy_so51fitness How is it fair you were taken away? On his way home with a play date ❤️ One of my favourite mantras, treat people as you’d like to be treated 👌 He saw, he conquered and he survived. Like a duck to water you took fatherhood on, we’ve had ups and downs like any other person does but we’ve muddled through and made it to the other side. This boy doesn’t even know his own strength. I wonder where he gets it from 🤷‍♀️🥊 It’s a house of flowers apparently. Love makes a house a home. I used to think I needed thicker skin to deal with daily dilemmas.

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