Today was a busy day, first I started a new work at home job, then this afternoon I helped a friend with her wedding invitations.
Erin enjoyed some ‘Daddy Time’. Together they produced these white chocolate crispy cakes

(I’m not quite sure if the spring onion in the background is for garnish?!?!)
I was informed [...]

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Today’s outing was to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art. We had been before, but never with Erin…
So do toddlers and galleries mix?
Yes, Erin loved it. The exhibits included a ball dispay - 1000 balls of all shapes and sizes scattered in a huge room. The exhibit was interactive but [...]

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As you may have read, I have particular interest in further education at the moment. How to pay cash for college offers some great tips on how to make the pennies (cents) stretch a little further.

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Well, the first lot of forms for the open learning course went missing in the post. I rang the college again for duplicates which I completed and returned yesterday.
The overall cost of the course is £79. £69 will be paid by ILA Scotland and I must contribute the other £10.
In the meantime I [...]

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Balancing Priorities

The fact we approach parenthood with such high expectations is not surprising. We are the first generation in human history where ‘having it all’ was not only possible, but what we expected.
This final chapter encourages us to lower our standards and expectations a little and focus more on the proverbial houseplant that is [...]

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Getting More and Giving In: More kids, more chaos

With each child, the love and joy in our homes increases a thousandfold, but so does the general mayhem.
This chapter focusses on the addition of a second, third or plus (!) child/ren, and how you can expect it to affect your marriage.
I particularly enjoyed the [...]

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In-laws and Outlaws
“This chapter is about how profoundly our family relationships are altered by a baby and how, in turn, these changes impact on our marriages.”
My own experiences in this area have been very positive. Expectations were discussed well before Erin’s arrival and so far there haven’t been any major issues. I think [...]

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I bought this magnetic sketching toy to put away for when Erin is a bit older. But she loves it!
At first she waggled the pen around not making a mark, but now she scribbles away and has learned that only one end of the pen works. She manouvres the pen in her [...]

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The ’sex life’ of new parents
Billed as ‘The Most Important Chapter in This Book’, did it live up to the hype?
Well, in a way yes. It was certainly an eye opener, however, it was also the chapter that caused one of my gripes - too much stereotyping. Don’t let that stop you reading [...]

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I don’t usually do memes, mainly because I rarely get tagged (all say ahhhh), but my friend Megin has tagged me and I thought it would be a good departure from my bumper book review.
Instructions: List seven songs you are into right now. No matter what they are. They must be songs you are presently [...]

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