Cafe Nero on Wednesday was a delight. It’s a spacious italian cafe in the heart of Edinburgh’s Lothian Road.
After a short walk and a little shopping (yay! for double changing rooms) Erin and I stopped off for coffee. There was plenty of space for my ‘larger than average’ buggy [...]

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Fruit & Veg: Switch to organic fruit & veg, up your intake to 8 portions a day.
Swap White Bread for Wholemeal: 80% of Zinc is taken out of white bread to make it last longer.
Caffeine: Cut down. Caffeine is linked to low fertility.
B6: balances hormones, it can be found in bananas, lentils, [...]

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Q1. What is your business called and what does it do?
My business is called KeepStakes. I run an online business selling engraved garden plaques, personalised to mark special occasions, such as christenings, weddings, anniversaries or memorials.

Q2. How did you come up with the idea?
I started to think about setting up a business [...]

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Have Fun with Chocolate Fondue
You will need;
Chocolate (milk chocolate or white chocolate…..or both…yum!)
Some of the following;
Fudge Pieces
Strawberries
Marshmallows
Chunks of Banana
Brioche Bread
Pretzels
Chunks of Apple
Mini Donuts

Photo by Flickr user Yuhui
A fork, skewer, cocktail stick or trainer chopsticks for dipping into the chocolate.
Melt the chocolate over hot water or in the microwave. If you use the microwave do [...]

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So you have your baby bible and know exactly what the script is….but what about your partner?
We all know that when it comes to this stuff most men don’t have a clue, most will try their best, but ultimately fail miserably to understand your cravings for coal or worse still those red bricks they build [...]

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From chapter 3 of ‘Work for Yourself and Reap the Rewards’.
Looking for business ideas;
Can your hobbies provide a starting point?
Did you excel in any subject at school?
Find a gap in an existing market?
Look for a product that requires updating?
There are more in the book, however, I see these as the most relevant for any ‘mumpreneur’. [...]

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It costs practically a year’s salary (to some) to send one child to school, that’s state school by the way.

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First Visitors
I had a planned caesarean as I have crohn’s disease, so we had grandparents-to-be waiting at the end of the phone. Or that’s what we thought! Turns out they got too excited waiting at home and decided to come up to the hospital ‘just in case’ (just in case what? - I [...]

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I found this helpful (rough!) guide in a parenting magazine it shows how much sleep (approx!) your child should be getting for each age….
1 week 16.5 hours (4 daytime naps)
1 month 15.5 hours (3 daytime naps)
3 months 15 hours (3 daytime naps)
6 months 14.5 hours (2 daytime naps)
9 months 14 hours (2 daytime naps)

12 months 13.75 hours (1 daytime naps)
18 [...]

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Make an Ice-Cream Cone Picture
You will need;
Cotton Wool (coloured if possible, if not white is fine)
Paint (pale brown)
Paint Brush
Water
Black Felt Tip Pen
Glue
1 Piece of White Card
1. Draw your Ice-Cream shape onto the paper with the felt-tip pen, include the cone part + a couple of scoops of ice-cream and a wafer too.
2. Paint the cone [...]

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