Top tip - Shopping for a highchair

When it came to shopping for baby things before Bobble was born, I spent a serious amount of time doing research. Anyone who has set out on this journey of what-on-earth-do-I-need-to-buy-for-my-forthcoming-baby will know that the world of baby shopping is a scary place. There are so many things out there to potentially buy. Talk about a crowded...

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Getting rid of stains

The collective noun for Mums is often described as an Army. They are said to wield huge amounts of power and influence. A force to be reckoned with! Challenging, competing, running the world, whilst simultaneously staying on top of the dirty washing pile and wiping bolognaise-stained faces. Until I became a Mum, I didn’t know how true...

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Making memories - a must do activity with your newborn

As all parents will acknowledge, the transition from newborn to chubby baby to intrepid toddler goes very quickly. In those early weeks and months, it felt like each time Bobble woke up he looked different. It's only when you look back through some of the hundreds thousands of photos taken of your precious little bundle do you realise how...

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Through the lens - Namibia

I've been lucky enough to visit and live in some amazing and beautiful places. I'm a bit of a junky when it comes to taking photos. This is the digital age, why take 1 or 2 when you can take 5 or 10! I live in constant hope that somewhere amongst all the clicks, there will be The One. And sometimes there is. So from time to time, I'll be...

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Days out - Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo

Eye spy We recently enjoyed a lovely, if rather chilly week in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire. Arctic winds seemed determined to blast us for most of the week, but at the end we had a good couple of days where you started to believe that spring might actually happen at some point before July! We made the most of less freezing...

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Sunday roast leftovers - the ultimate sandwich

When I worked in London, one of the greatest lunchtime treats was a trip to Fuzzy's Grub. What Fuzzy's offered was what I consider to be the ultimate sandwich. Picture this: your choice of roast meat (beef, lamb, pork, chicken, turkey) + all of your usual Sunday roast accompaniments (roast potatoes, Yorkshire puddings, stuffing, carrots,...

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Helping your baby become a better sleeper

Imagine starting a new job. In the middle of the night after several weeks of broken sleep. After going through a physical challenge that is what you imagine being hit like a bus feels like. A job for which you have no qualifications. When your hormones are riding a big dipper rollercoaster. Where you know that a slip-up could put someone’s...

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Top tip – Keeping Mummy’s (and Daddy’s) hands warm in winter

Given that we’re still experiencing winter with no clear sign of spring on the horizon, I decided that it wasn’t too late to share this baby best buy. Mummy Mitts are a brilliant invention. They are one-size-fits-all mittens that attach to the handle bar, or handles of your pushchair. What this means is that you no longer have to worry...

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The ultimate Easter egg?

When I read that a £5 Easter egg only available in Tesco had pipped 193 other eggs to the post to be crowned Good Housekeeping Easter Egg of the year, I had to buy one! It apparently beat off competition which included a £70 egg produced by Hotel Chocolat... wow! The only question that now remains on my lips, is can I hold off from opening...

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Best ever brownies

Everyone who likes cooking or baking has something that they cook which is Their Thing, right? I’ve always loved baking. I have fond memories of helping my Mum make cakes in her Kenwood Chef and making apple pie with my Grandma. The pleasure of sharing a homemade cake with friends gives me almost as much pleasure as eating the cake itself!...

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Successful hospital bag packing

When it came to packing my bag for hospital in those last few weeks before Bobble arrived, I sought a lot of advice from Mummy friends as well as online about what to take. There are loads of lists out there, as your good friend Google will reveal. I’ve included my big list below, but I wanted to offer some wisdom about the actual packing....

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Making an entrance

So… first blog post. I wondered whether there should be a drum roll, but that promises a ta-dah moment, and I’m not sure there will be one! Not just yet anyway. I’ll settle instead for a soft, a-hem, let’s be English and slightly reserved about it, shall we? I’ve been thinking about blogging for a long time, but it’s taken until now to figure out what I can offer. In all the years that I’ve been reading blogs, I have taken so...

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