Exercise is a great way to lose weight, keep fit, and relieve stress. Keeping our bodies in motion is important for staying healthy and strengthening muscle mass. But how do you find time to exercise when you have kids and are always busy entertaining them, feeding them, and getting them ready for their daily routines […]
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With my 40th fast approaching at the end of the year, I have been thinking of how I would like to celebrate. I have no firm ideas in mind just yet. I’m not one who likes a fuss, but it’s a special birthday, so marking it in some way feels appropriate. Over the next few
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Children don’t spend as much time outdoors as they once did in the not-too-distant past. The lure of television, computers and new technologies keeps many youngsters glued to these devices at every free waking moment. My kids are no exception – every since they discovered YouTube and gaming they ask for them as soon as
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There is almost nothing better than using fresh ingredients in your cooking, and what could be fresher than growing your own. This is something we have been doing more and more of over the past few years, with fruits and vegetables being grown outside in our vegetable patch and more recently we’ve been growing herbs
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Who said life had to be boring? Don’t eat this, do eat that! 2 of my favourite things are Chocolate and Wine, usually consumed together. BUT not all is lost as you’ll soon discover, there are surprising health benefits of dark chocolate, and red wine is actually supposed to be rather good for us too.
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For almost 8 years now I have been sharing our family life over on my main blog www.emmysmummy.com, the kids feature very heavily over there. After all, it was started for them as an online diary and the plan was to print off and share once they were older. Over that time, I have very
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Milestone birthday’s, we have a few of them throughout our lifetime. Of course, our 1st birthday is a huge one but not one we will actually remember ourselves. It’s more for our parents to enjoy and celebrate on your behalf. There will be presents, balloons and a cake, photos to mark the occasion and your
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Hello everyone, This is a new place, a home away from home so to speak. If you have found me here then you may have come over from www.emmysmummy.com which is my main family blog or from www.thismummysalwayswrite.com. I’m Clare, a former Nanny for 14 years prior to having my own children. I am now
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