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Tips for Making Train Travel With Small Children Easier*
It’s not secret that I do a lot of travelling by train with Little Miss. In fact, before she was 5 months old I’d already taken her from Lincoln to my home town, and from Lincoln down to Cornwall which was about a 10 hour journey. It’s no wonder at the age of 5 she’s such a seasoned traveller! I don’t drive so anything long distance is undertaken by train and over the years I have learned ways to make it easier which I want to share today. No one should be put off by the daunting task of train travel with a child, in fact, most children relish at…
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Thirty Before Thirty
Today I turn twenty nine. I don’t feel twenty nine (most of the time anyway) and I certainly don’t look it (aside from the few crows feet) but the fact of the matter remains, next year at this time, I’ll be thirty. When I turned twenty one, the next big milestone seemed so far away but here we are, just a year away now. Some days I look at my life and feel like i’ve accomplished nothing. Single mother, rented house in the town I grew up in, no real career to speak of, no love life, no money. It feels depressing. I live miles from any of my friends.…
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Jakks Pacific Beauty and the Beast Range Review
Friday 17th March will finally see Disney’s live action adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. This is probably the most anticipated movie of the year (until Star Wars anyway). And although I have my thoughts about the casting, I am excited to finally see it. But not as excited as Little Miss, who is pretty much counting down the days until she can finally see it. She squeals with excitement when it comes on the TV. She walks around singing the songs from the animated classic, her art work is all Beauty and the Beast inspired, it’s consuming her life at the moment. Belle is now her favourite princess, she…
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L’Oreal Color Riche Beauty and the Beast Lipstick in Belle Review
February was a pretty bad month for me, I was ill and I was struggling mental health wise. Like most girls, my go to to help me feel better is the 21st century mantra of “treat yo self!” I decided to take the plunge and order one of the limited edition Beauty and the Beast lipsticks by L’Oreal. As the range is only available in Italy it required making an order on Amazon.it (the Italian Amazon website) and although it felt so daunting at first it was much easier than I imagined. Once I’d downloaded Chrome with it’s built in translator (this probably won’t end well as I can now…
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Have the Best Time in The Bahamas*
When you think about beautiful beaches, endless streams of sunshine and relaxed living, the Bahamas is probably the first place that comes to mind. Made up of no less than 7000 separate islands and in excess of 2,000 tiny cays, in the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, the Bahamas is a dream holiday destination for many. However, so few people really make the most of their time there, choosing to spend the bulk of their vacation on the beach. Although the beaches are indeed beautiful and spending time there is like visiting heaven for a while; there is so much more to do when you’re vacationing in the Bahamas.…
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#IWD2017 Females are Strong as Hell
Today is International Women’s Day and with certain countries in the world going backwards a few decades and some not even progressing at all, we need this day more than ever. For a long time, when I didn’t fully understand the term feminism, I didn’t consider myself a feminist but times have changed. Back then because I supported traditional values such as being the stay at home mum, doing the cooking and cleaning while the man works but then I realised that that didn’t stop me from being a feminist. Being a feminist means having the right to choose what sort of a life I live without any discrimination. In…
