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My Five Skincare Game Changers
When my Grandfathers both fell ill in November the stress of it all really destroyed my skin. Like really destroyed. I seemed to game these horrible under the skin bumps on my forehead and my chin was constantly a mass of angry red spots. It was gross and horrible. For months I battled. I’d always had dry sensitive skin, and suddenly my forehead and chin were so greasy. Still sensitive but no longer dry as it usually would be in the middle of winter. But my real problem is the acne on cheeks which I really struggled to cure because of my sensitive skin. That meant completely scrapping my old…
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Walt Disney World Countdown… 30 Days to Go
We are finally into the last month before going on holiday to Walt Disney World in Florida! I’m driving everyone crackers with my daily countdowns but I am so excited! So is Little Miss. So from today onwards I’m doing every 10 days then an update on the night before (which will probably be incredibly brief but I still want to share my excitement with you all!) In the last 30 days I have booked ANOTHER dining reservation and most excitingly of all of our fast passes! For seven days of our visit I’m staying at a Disney resort, which not only meant I could book all our dining experiences…
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Parenting Content // How To Help Your Child Sleep Better – Tips and Advice*
Credit Healthy sleep is crucial for a child’s mental and physical development. If you’re a parent however, you’ll probably know that no matter how often you try and tell this to excitable offspring, they’ll remain convinced that a proper bedtime is whenever they feel like. It also doesn’t help that although sleep is clearly crucial, no-one really knows why, meaning that the endless stream of “why” questions end up being answered with “just because” a bit sooner than normal! So how do you establish the right actions and routines to make sleep come easier? A mixture of practical advice and simple science has the answer! First off removing screens, including…
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The Book of Mum Softcover Express Review
The Book of Mum Softcover Express* £19.50, The Book of Everyone My mum is really one of the hardest people to buy for every time presents are required! Over the past twenty eight years my dad has bought her everything she could ever want leaving my sister and I struggling! We both dread Christmases and birthdays, but most of all, we dread mothers day. I have been wracking my brain since January for something special for my mum this year, as she’s had a pretty bad start to the year loosing her father. So when the people over at The Book of…
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The Technology Generation*
I grew up on the brink of the technology generation. I was at school when ICT was introduced as compulsory, I was a teen when everyone started getting their first mobile phone. I remember the release of the first iPhone and what it looked like. Now I’m an adult I have an iPhone, a laptop, an iPad, a blu-ray player and a big tv. My daughter was born in the midst of the technology generation. She has had the benefits of dvds and tablets from a young age. She doesn’t have a tv in her room, and she doesn’t have her own tablet or even game system and she…
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Insta-Month February
One of our amazing days in Florida // Taking LM to see Big Hero 6 // Finding a new cafe that serves US food Baking for Valentines Day // Watching Finding Nemo in 3D with Grandad // Dressing up with Megan & Lily Snail mail from a friend // Elsa wants to come on holiday! // Out for my pre-birthday meal with Kariss The highlights were… Taking LM to see Big Hero 6 at the cinema TWICE. An impromptu trip to visit Bee after a rough weekend. Kariss visiting for the weekend and going out for an amazing meal with cocktails. BOOKING ALL OUR FAST PASSES. Managing to book Be…
