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Hi, I’m Lucy, a 40 year old mum of two from Birmingham. A memory maker, tradition keeper, stationery addict and book lover. HR Advisor by day, content writer and sleep deprived Mama by night!
Here you can expect to find honest and impartial reviews of products and services that make parents’ lives easier. Thanks for stopping by – feel free to have a look around!
Sometimes it is easy to take for granted that you live in one of the best places in the UK! It's only when someone reminds you or brings something to your attention that you begin to appreciate what you have, right on your doorstep! I recently discovered that...
If someone asked me to write a list of my favourite things, up near the top, after the obvious friends and family, would be photographs and books. I am a stickler for both. Despite my daughter being too young to read on her own, I have read a book to her pretty much...
A post on Mumsnet has sparked a massive online debate about whether it is ever acceptable to leave your baby alone. A lady posted on the chat pages, stating that she had left her baby alone, asleep, at home during his "heavy sleep" phase of his nap to pick up a...
At The Baby Show Birmingham last weekend I was lucky enough to be invited to attend a pregnancy workshop with The Daisy Foundation. This 40 minute session was a small taster of the Daisy Foundation classes held across the UK. There are two types of classes -...
We love reading about fabulous fellow Mummies – and recently our friends at are pops blog told us about the ‘The Mummy Tag’., I thought I’d join in so that you can get to know about me and what I do! The face behind the blog so to speak! 🙂 Are you a Stay at Home Mum...
Its back. The Facebook Parenting Challenge. The challenge which makes many Mums smile and the majority of non parents cringe. The challenge which did the rounds last year in a slightly different format - sharing 3 images of what makes you proud to be a parent. This...
We are really excited about attending The Baby Show Birmingham - and have a few hints and tips for those attending for the first time, as well as a few of our picks of things to keep an eye on! Explore - With 1000s off products from 100s of brands, there are LOADS of...
This evening whilst watching #OneBornEveryMinute, we met Maria, wearing a full face of make up whilst in labour. An obvious debate began on Twitter about whether this was right or wrong, and whether other mums to be did something similar. Here is my experience! I had...
I, for one, know what it feels like to be sleep deprived. My daughter Erin didn't sleep through properly until she was over 2 years old. Some nights, she woke 3 or 4 times a night, and so on average I got a maximum of 4-5 hours sleep each evening - the...
"Mum Businesses" are becoming more and more common. These days, with childcare costs becoming higher and higher, many new mums take time to re-evaluate during maternity leave and consider their career options going forward. It is becoming increasingly common for Mums...
