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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!
Growing Your Own Those of you who read about my big Garden Project will know that as a family we have invested a LOT of time and money into our garden. When we first moved in, our garden was a complete bomb site, and was not only a health & safety risk but just...
Recall - Thornton's Chocolate Santa Thorntons are recalling their Hollow Milk Chocolate Jolly Santa (200g) due to a potential plastic contamination, which could pose a potential risk to consumer safety. The product details are as follows: Product: Thorntons Hollow...
I was quite sad to read an article published in the Guardian today about the state of Maternity Care in the UK. A survey conducted by the National Federation of Women’s Institutes (NFWI) and childbirth charity the NCT, resulted in comments of women being "treated like...
2017 is the year that I am taking part in LOTS more linkies, as not only are they a great way to capture my children growing up, but also a fab way of getting to know lots more bloggers. I have loved reading the posts as part of the Living Arrows linky, so this week I...
This is my first time taking part in Dear Beautiful's 'The Siblings Project' Linky - a challenge to photograph my two children together once a month. Not only do I think this is a super cute photography challenge, but it will be lovely to look back at how they have...
It's the end of Week 2 of the #2017MonthlyChallenge - and this month is #FoodDiaryMonth - Here's how I have been getting on. The first week ended on a bit of a high when I did my first weekly weigh in at my Dads. I had lost between 2 and 3 pound from my starting...
I know a lot of people will say this is total codswollop but I actually dread Friday 13th. So much so, that when I realised this morning at 2.30am that this was the date, I created the self fulfilling prophecy that today was going to be shit. I then proceeded to blame...
Its official. I am a new mum mess. As much as I would love to be one of those mums who at least appears to take parenting in their stride, I am not. I am a mess. Here's why. 1) I am exhausted Despite Neve being a better sleeper than her elder sister was at this stage,...
It's that time of year again. The time that the Express newspaper headlines go mental. The time when snow is forecast, and out come the weather warnings. My eldest daughter is three and a half, and despite us having seen our fair share of extreme weather warnings, she...
Teething Must-Haves It appears that Teething-gate has begun. My four month old daughter Neve appears to be showing signs of teething already - a LOT earlier than my eldest who didn't get her first tooth till around 10 months. Over the last few weeks, Neve has become...
