House & Home Stories
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Last night I had a tired, upset toddler. We Skyped with my husband's parents, who are in South Africa. My toddler was so excited...
8 CommentsSecond attempts and anxiety
After trying to fall pregnant for 2 1/2 years, my husband and I finally made a baby. Our beautiful little girl is now...
9 CommentsParent teacher interview
Yesterday I spoke to my youngest son's day care teacher, for the first time regarding his development. We get on well with her,...
5 CommentsMovies in the holidays
Miss 6 started school this year. At the end of term one we had our parent teacher interviews. She was going great academically...
6 CommentsReady to take the plunge?
I've adored being a stay at home mum since my eldest son was born in 2010... Now I have a second beautiful bouncy...
7 CommentsRunning the engine
Just thought i'd let you know about my darling hubby. He has this thing where both the cars need to be put...
4 CommentsFirst visit to the dentist
I had to take my 14 month old to the dentist yesterday for the first time - a little prematurely i will admit,...
2 CommentsTwo Boys, Two Men, 5 Lives.
on December 23 2008 i had found out i was pregnant. At the time i was with a boy named Adam, and as...
2 CommentsThe long journey to have a family!!
After trying for months to conceive bub #2 its finally happened!! Our journey to have a family has been very much a rollercoaster...
4 Commentsi thought i couldnt have kids
At the age of 18 my partner & i decided we were ready for a baby. So we tried & tried and tried...
6 CommentsMy Anxiety
After recently having my first "anxiety" attack, which scared me beyond words, I have since joined a gym and fallen inlove with exercise...
9 CommentsLosing baby weight is so hard!
i didnt ever think about the weight lose after having a baby, with breastfeeding i naturally thought that it wouldnt be so much...
5 CommentsThe thought of going back to work is harder than I...
My baby daughter is 7 months old and i am due to go back to work at the...
6 CommentsTreasure every moment
In january of 2010 at the age of 47, i found out the symptoms i was experiencing were not the onset of...
11 CommentsPlumber Nightmare!!
OK so earlier this year I finally saved up enough to redo my kitchen. It was fantasitc, choosing colours, buying new appliances,...
10 CommentsWhat a treat
The other day was only 14 degrees and rather windy, but being school holidays the kids were extremely eager to get out of...
5 Commentsclean up aisle one
Today I was doing my shopping and it was packed in there with kids and people, just after sport, and there were masses...
7 CommentsMe time….what’s that?
Being a single mum, raising my daughter entirely on my own (no emotional or financial help from her father), I find it so...
4 CommentsHoliday fun
Hi all, today i took my 2 girls to see Monsters University. The movie was great :) if anyone is thinking of going...
6 CommentsCancer scare
I am terrified of getting cancer! Every add I watch has some type of cancer scare. Either that or a celebrity getting something...
5 CommentsToilet troubles
Okay so lets go to the toilet before we leave! Does anyone actually remember to ask this anymore? I DO! But still my...
5 CommentsSmiles all round…except not at your house
Hi MoMs xx So, tonight I finally took the plunge and visited my Doctor to talk about handling depression....
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