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Man! Where’s my car?

“Mumble, mumble, mumble…what the hell was I saying?” I thought. “What day is it today? And, does anybody know what I’ve done with my car?” Another event today made me realise that even three years after giving birth, I still have ‘mother’s brain’. Why is it that I can go from being...

Indoor play centres: Love them or hate them?

Groggy and hung over from lack of sleep I trundled into the local indoor play centre this morning to meet a friend and let the kids be wild for a few hours. Plonking down on the nearest table that hadn’t been taken over by handbags, I took our shoes off and in HORROR looked at my feet. I could not believe that in my...

How to stop the terrible two’s: A strategy t...

How to stop the terrible two’s: A strategy that works! Is your toddler refusing to get dressed or refusing to leave somewhere when you want them to? Are you struggling to get them into the car or out of the car? What about their eating habits have they suddenly decided that eating is not on their agenda, even their favourite...

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Britains best cuppa tea?

Posted on Oct 6, 2010 in Food Glorious Food (Recipes) | 3 comments

The big review to find Britains Best Cuppa tea has started and by george I am off to a flying start.

You must excuse the length of this review but I can assure you every last word is important. No empty tea cups here! However, you may want to put the kettle on an grab a brew before going on.

Picture this:

You’re sitting in your chair, tense, your jaw tightens with yet another stressful thought. Noise floats everywhere around you hustling and bustling and busying your ears. You purse your eyebrows begging for the noise to disappear and leave you in the tranquility of your own peace. What’s on your mind? Too much. You dream of relaxation and take in a deep breath in an attempt to find just a little piece of it.

Suddenly,

I’m a true blue blogger!

Posted on Oct 1, 2010 in General stuff | 0 comments

I can’t believe I have now blogged for a year! Although it got off on a slow start, amongst mothering, working, and all those milestones we have climbed over the last 12 months, we got there! I so want more readers, more parents to come to my ‘well oiled hub’ of a blog and enjoy as much reading as I do with theirs.

So who am I?

The big question: NLP and Parenting

Posted on May 25, 2010 in Child Development | 3 comments

The sun is up, the birds are out and its only 4.50am. How dare they wake me up the morning after my first night out in ages!!!! That was just the start of my hangover day. Why is it that alcohol affects you so much more when you stop drinking it so often?

Then Pickles decides that today will be a grumpy day so all things normally easy, become more of a challenger for Mummy and I have to reach into my ‘bag-of-tricks’ to ensure things go easier on me. Then to top it off over morning tea with friends I was asked a most serious question? A question my brain just could not contemplate with the leftover Daiquiri and Lemon Sorbet Vodka Cocktails swooshing around up there. Our friends asked what I would consider to be the most important NLP technique that I use the most as a Parent. Although I knew the answer straight away, it needed words, lots of them, to give a good explanation and example, words which seemed mushed between strawberries and vodka and not much sleep.

Thank You Timmy – A Parenting Tip

Posted on May 19, 2010 in General stuff | 1 comment

Dear Timmy and Friends of Timmy Time

Thank you for your generous display of enthusiasm and for your delicious sense of humour. If not for your encouragement, your cheekiness, your elevated outlook on what is wrong and of course your endless use of the word “baaa” in many guises I would not have at least 20 minutes a day of tranquil Mummy time.

Thank you Timmy and Friends, you are simply wonderful for both Pickles and Me.

P.S. Let me know what TV shows help create your time out and we’ll do a poll!

The way to BLISS via Lemon Cupcake Road

Posted on May 17, 2010 in Food Glorious Food (Recipes) | 1 comment

Woke up this morning after a very heavy session with my stylist yesterday and needed some emotional therapy. Pickles was in need of some yummy tummy food and I was desperate for something delicately delicious.

So this is what we got up to this morning.

My road to pure bliss:

Lemon Cupcake Recipe

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Just a mum who is addicted to handbags, addicted to tea (especially Chai), and who is also addicted to Pickles (not the eating kind, as you will discover).

This blog is my journey from pregnancy and beyond as a mother.

Facing the world through baking (oh to eat cupcakes everyday), music (sing sing sing) and becoming a fashionista (oh to own just one pair of Jimmy Choo shoes)!

There is no such thing as maternal Instincts, rather, you learn how to become a parent. It just doesn't fall out of the sky and plop in your lap. You have to learn, make mistakes, correct them and move on. Just as much as your little baby has to get to know you, you have to get to know them... and that's the beauty, the inspiration and the love that comes from being a parent. Just remember, happiness comes from yourself then you give it to your children!