Sparklesandstretchmarks

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• Making Group Gifting Easier With Leetchi

  

  We've all been in a situation where we need to ask people to chip in for a group gift, perhaps for a baby shower or a colleagues leaving gift, and we all know... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• My Experience As A Tenant & Advice For Renting

  

  Myself Jon have rented ever since we first moved in together several years ago, and I rented prior to that for a number of years too... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How Not To Be A D**k Online

  

  As a blogger, you spend a pretty hefty portion of your life online. Infact I'd go as far as to say that around an hour (*ahem* or triple that...) of my life is... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Me & Mine In November

  

  Yep...I'm cheating. I'm not even sorry. I thought about taking our Me Mine photos loads of times this month, but thinking about them doesn't actually get... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Battle Of The Christmas Ads - Here's My Winner!

  

  I can't speak for everyone, but in my opinion one of the best parts of the Christmas build up is how much all of the big companies up their advertising games... Read more

  Posted on 30 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• One Third Of New Parents Find The Prospect Of Nappy Changes Overwhelming

  

  Cast your mind back to your life before you had kids. Remember how much time you spent getting ready to go on a big night out? Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Meal Ideas For The Holiday Season

  Now that you’ve packed up the ornamental ghosts, the plastic tombstones, and the fake cobwebbing and stashed them all in the basement until next year, divided... Read more

  Posted on 29 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• How I More Than Doubled My Blog Traffic In One Easy Step

  

  This weekend, my little blog reached a milestone of having hit 2 million views. Now I know that this may not seem like much to some people, I'm sure the top... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 4 Ways To Prevent Sickness From Entering Your Home

  

  Every day that you send your kids off to school, you’re knowingly introducing a chaos factor into your life. When children interact, they spread germs that can... Read more

  Posted on 28 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #SundayBest - A New Linky For Your Favourite Posts!

  

  Welcome back to #SundayBest - A brand new linky hosted by myself and the lovely Sian from Quite Frankly She Said. I hope you'll all link for our final link up o... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Living With Anxiety As A Parent

  

  "It hurts, Mummy" My heart beats faster as my little boys face contorts in pain, my palms are sweaty, I can't catch my breath...a million thoughts race through... Read more

  Posted on 25 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Review: Kinetic Sand

  

  A few weeks ago, Tyne was very excited to receive a Kinetic Sand Sandcastle playset to try out. We have had Kinetic Sand sets before and they are always a huge... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• 5 Things I Did This Week That Made Me A Happier Blogger

  

  I can't speak on behalf of all bloggers and perhaps it's just me who feels this way, but sometimes I just feel DONE with blogging. Not just my own blog, but... Read more

  Posted on 23 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• An Evening At River Cottage HQ with Foodies 100

  

  Last week, I was lucky enough to go along to the infamous River Cottage HQ in Axminster for a Bloggers Christmas Feast courtesy of the lovely folks at... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Little Screens - This Weekend!

  

  Have you been in two minds about taking your little ones to the cinema? Perhaps you are concerned about how they may behave or react to a full length movie? Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• #SundayBest - Link Up Your Favourite Posts

  

  Welcome back to #SundayBest - A brand new linky hosted by myself and the lovely Sian from Quite Frankly She Said. We took a break last time as we both attended... Read more

  Posted on 20 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Yoga At Home - Fancy A Free Trial?

  A few months after Tyne was born, I decided to start going along to a weekly Yoga class with my sister. I was feeling slightly frazzled from being Mum all day... Read more

  Posted on 19 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• To The Girl In The Abusive Relationship

  

  , Look at you...there you are again, for the second time this month....sitting on the bathroom floor , sobbing, bruised and battered. Read more

  Posted on 18 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Attending Blogest 2016 As A Social Anxiety Sufferer - My Experience

  

  This weekend, I went along to Blogfest'16 - a blogging conference I have debated going to for a good 2 or 3 years now, but have never quite worked up the courag... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION

• Our Christmas Bucket List (Plus a Chance to Win £100 at Whittards)

  

  I am sure I may be in the minority, but I love this time of year. Autumn and Winter may bring cold and wet weather, but they also bring about so many things tha... Read more

  Posted on 16 November 2016 DIARIES, SELF EXPRESSION