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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!
Around this time last year, we learnt that we were expecting! Once we had our 12 week scan, I began to think long and hard about how I wanted to announce the news to friends and family. Somehow a text message didn't seem quite enough, and I wanted to involve Erin in...
#2017MonthlyChallenge Welcome to the first Linky of the 2017 Monthly Challenge - this month is FoodDiaryMonth. For those of you not familiar with the #2017Monthly Challenge - you can see all the monthly themes here. You can join at any time - each linky is open for 7...
Welcome to my new 2017 Linky - the #2017MonthlyChallenge Linky For those of you who aren't aware with the 2017 Monthly Challenge - this is 8 months of personal challenges that I have set between January - August, aiming to improve health, fitness and wellbeing, as...
Monthly Challenges 2017 is the year that I have to lose some weight and start looking after myself more. Just before I started maternity leave back in August, I told my colleagues that I was determined to be slim by the time I returned - that gives me 8 months from...
Happy New Year! Another Shiny New Year, the first page in a blank new diary. I always get excited about what a New Year will bring, but I really hate January. Why? In December, it is ALL about the pigs in blankets – but now? Now I AM the pig in a blanket. I have...
This bucketlist was written by myself in 2010 - a list of all the things I want to say I have achieved before I die. As I achieve them I will make them red, and posts that are blue have a link to a specific post to share my story. I have some updating to do at the...
2017 Blogging Goals My blog has had quite the journey since I created it just over 3 years ago. I launched Real Mum Reviews whilst on maternity leave with my first child, as a way to keep myself semi-sane whilst away from the office. I soon became somewhat obsessed...
New Year Wall Calendar Craft Today, Erin and I have had another lazy day at home. It is currently 1pm, and we are all still in our jammies. This is what Christmas Holidays are for. I recently shared my Review of 2016, and am looking forward to what 2017 will bring! As...
I know I say it every year, but I can hardly believe that we are saying goodbye to 2016 already! I think as I get older, the years seem to fly past even faster, so that sometimes months seem to whizz past in the blink of an eye! This year has certainly been eventful...
The Co-op grocery chain has announced a nationwide recall of 165,000 hollow milk chocolate Santa figures after two alleged tampering incidents. A spokesperson for the Co-op said two of the chocolate figures had been found to contain a small button-cell battery. "The...
