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Alternative Boxing Day Meal Ideas

I love Boxing Day.  To me it’s basically a second Christmas day since my husband and I take turns which of our families we see on Christmas Day, and then spend Boxing Day with the…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Lifestyle, Meal Planning, recipes 1 Comment December 13, 2017November 28, 2018 by Laura

On The First Day Of Parenting – Five Ways To Prepare For A Less Stressful Christmas

Hello and thank you for hopping over from The Newby Tribe and welcome to the 1st day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is More2Explore who are offering an Adventure Belt and the theme is preparing to survive the…

Posted in #12DaysOfParenting, Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Holidays/days out, Motherhood 4 Comments December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 by Laura

Five Reasons Slimming World Is The Best Weight Loss Programme

I was a slim teenager but I’ve been a big girl for most of my adult life, and lately I’ve gotten bigger than ever. When you start outgrowing normal high street stores I think it’s…

Posted in Home, Lifestyle, Recipe Round-up, recipes 1 Comment October 16, 2017 by Laura

Beautiful Gifts For Milestone Birthdays With GiftsOnline4U

We have two big milestone birthdays coming up in my family – my dad’s 60th later this month and my husband’s 40th early next year.  Does anyone else struggle to find great gifts for the men…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Home, Lifestyle, Reviews 0 comments September 2, 2017September 6, 2017 by Laura

Traditional Homewares From JD Williams

We have lived in our current home for almost six years now and, sadly, the only rooms we have decorated so far are the nursery and the conservatory/dining room.  Creating your perfect home environment can…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Home, Lifestyle, Reviews 1 Comment August 26, 2017August 25, 2017 by Laura

Trying New Baking Kits From Sweetpea Pantry PLUS giveaway

Caterpillar’s love of baking has only grown since we last tried out some Sweetpea Pantry kits. I love that now he’s four he can do a lot more in the kitchen and wants to be involved…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, recipes, Reviews 31 Comments August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 by Laura

Parenting Is A Messy Business

The media just love to pit women against each other, don’t they? Especially mothers.  There are a million different ways to parent – everything from breast vs bottle, spoon-fed vs baby-led, attachment vs authoritative –…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Debate, Giveaways, Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews 35 Comments August 9, 2017August 17, 2017 by Laura

Seven Housework Tips For Lazy, Busy Mums

For someone who doesn’t enjoy cleaning and housework I have a really weird habit.  I love watching my favourite You Tubers show off their cleaning routines and their lovely minimalist houses.  My house is definitely not…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Tips 2 Comments July 22, 2017July 23, 2017 by Laura

Nine Awesome Toys & Activities For 3-4 Year Olds

Favourites lists are becoming a bit of a tradition on this blog and you can find links to mine and Caterpillar’s favourite toys and products up to age three below.  Today I wanted to summarise…

Posted in Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews 0 comments July 5, 2017July 4, 2017 by Laura

Colouring Books With A Twist (Plus Giveaway!)

Welcome back to the Butterfly Book Club and apologies for the long break.  I’m hoping to get all my regular features back up and running now and I’m starting with a lovely one – a treat…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Butterfly Book Club, Giveaways, Lifestyle, Reviews 1 Comment May 14, 2017May 12, 2017 by Laura

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I'm a PND & Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to two hilarious & challenging kids aged 10 & 4. Here you can find lots of Anxiety Management techniques as well as tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally and emotionally well as a parent.

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