Category: Family Life
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Back to School, the 2017 Edition
I genuinely feel like there should be another two weeks or so to go of the holidays, and yet there my boys are, back in school as of Tuesday! I know, I know… most of you probably still have a few weeks to go, but up in Scotland we start our summer holidays at the…
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My First Year With The Open University
Last summer I was chatting with one of my besties, one of those conversations where I knew it was time to do something to look towards a career once the boys are older, but I wasn’t sure what. Blogging? Photography? Hey, what about you go back to uni to get your psychology degree? I wasn’t sure,…
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The Women Who Keep Me Grounded and Dreaming.
I can say, hand on heart, that it’s the amazing women I surround myself with who give me the strength and confidence to live my life as fully and with as much gratitude as I do. Each and every one – amazing women, mothers, and friends who aspire to become even greater than they already are.…
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Nightmares and How to Give Your Child Peace of Mind
I’ve been pretty lucky that my boys (11 and 9) haven’t suffered too much from nightmares throughout the years. I mean, Max didn’t sleep much at all until he was 5.5 and still has sleep issues, but none of these problems are because of nightmares, just him being Wide! Awake! at inappropriate hours of the…
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Dude, where did you GO?!
So… eight months. Not a word. I don’t even think there’s anyone else out there now! Here’s the thing: I started my degree with the Open University, and it’s taken up the vast majority of my time outside of being Mum! However I’ve been feeling the itch to blog again for a few months, and…
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I’m FREE! Back to School: The Relief!
I will be that mum who’s skipping away from the school with glee. Happy knowing my children are safely deposited to their classrooms and that I will have the chance to remember what it’s like to be *me* again. Just me, the camera and the dog (of course!). There will be others like me, desperate…
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Family
This is the perfect example of our little family… Max trying to be all sweet and adorable for a selfie (yes, he poses well for the camera!), and then oh, look there! It’s Zack making a silly face in the background! Add in Kenzi the yorkie who has a compulsion to lick everything – even…
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Our Friday Nights In
Ah Friday… I used to always look forward to Friday night… get all glammed up, go out for drinks with friends at the student union, dance until the music stopped, and walk/stumble home via the local kebab shop. That was the life! These days though, my Friday nights are tame in comparison, and I wouldn’t…
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Why I could never be a vegetarian…
In a word: steak. Nice, juicy, medium-rare steak. It’s just so! damn! good! For me, there’s nothing better than a steak meal with all the trimmings. Onion rings, mushrooms, chips… I’m drooling just at the thought. I try to make sure to buy local meat where possible. From places where I know the fields their…