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Every five to six weeks Alex gets a long weekend, it usually comes at the end of a seven day run and is often followed by a six or seven day run afterward, so we like to make the most of it
Friday
We headed to IKEA, we started furnishing our livingroom last year when we bought our (first ever) brand new suite, a fancy schmancy corner one with pouffe and matching rocking, swivelling, recliner and we were supposed to get some nice new furniture and a few pictures or …

Stranger than Fiction

Plot in 25 words or less…Man discovers his life is being narrated and is a character in a to-be-finished novel. Novellist is renowned for writing tragic deaths.
Positive…Great cast including Emma Thompson, Will Ferrell, Dustin Hoffman and Maggie Gyllenhaal. They definitely made the film more bearable
Negative…Perhaps a little too strange for me.
Score… Alex gave it 3.5/5 I gave it 2.5/5. Overall score 6/10
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Ice Age 3: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Plot in 25 words or less…Furry animals try to save furry friend. Adventure with danger occurs. Main …

I have quite an interest in small businesses, especially when they are run by parents, you can read about businesses like this in my mumpreneur series.
I’ve made my points about PR people contacting me with various promotions, and it isn’t the PR people themselves but their approach that has been the issue. On a more positive note I’ve had some great direct communications with small businesses with which I’ve done interviews and promotions with, like my recent relationship with Frugi. We’ve done an interview which helps them tell …

I’ve just finished reading Jo Whiley’s autobiography My World in Motion. I’ve been thoroughly spoilt this year with the books I’ve read – A Thousand Splendid Suns and Snowflower and the Secret Fan, a couple of the best books I’ve ever read. My World in Motion didn’t come up to that standard but it was a pleasant read nevertheless.
The autobiography is split into sections which include her familial roles and her work. The book is pretty straight forward, she’s a good mother, has a solid marriage and …

Q1. Give a brief description of your business.
We run an organic cotton clothing company with ranges for babies, children and breastfeeding mums.

Q2. You used to be known as ‘cut4cloth’, why did you change the name?
Cut4Cloth was started originally because I couldn?t find any clothing anywhere on the market that would fit comfortably over a cloth nappy. It made sense that our clothing followed the ethical considerations that drew us to cloth nappies in the first place so we made it organic and fair trade. As …

Last summer I was looking for new ideas for lunches and dinners and decided to focus on lots of different recipes for burgers, this summer I want to try and be a bit healthier and I was inspired in America by their array of salads and sandwiches so this summer I’m on the search for new recipes which come under soup, sandwich or salad.
I don’t mind simple and I don’t mind unusual so if you’ve posted an interesting recipe on your blog leave me a link, or if …

This post is in respone to A Modern Mother’s post on a potential PR blackout.
The debate on reviews, competitions and giveaways on blogs runs and runs. I think that three simple things need to be present for these relationships to flourish.
A Relationship
As bloggers we want to be wined and dined a bit, we want a PR person that knows a bit about our blogs and perhaps the names and ages of our children, they know roughly where we’re located and a few things that we’re passionate about.
There …

Please watch this video about after school and breakfast clubs.

I used to volunteer at after school clubs as my mum ran a few over a number of years, I think they are a great affordable resource for parents. I’m considering utilising an after school club when Erin starts full time, partly so that I can commit some time to my own projects but also I think it will be nice for her to have some play time with friends.

Do you use after school or breakfast clubs, if so, in …

I’ve done a few courses on blogging and related media now, the most recent one I’ve been doing is with Caroline Middlebrook who is based in the UK.
The course is called the Bloggers Bible and is delivered via email. The course is split into 49 units and you receive one unit per week. This course is ideal for the beginner and intermediate blogger, all of the content I’ve received so far was covered in Yaro’s course however that was a paid thing so I think this …

Okay listen up people, you’ve got to go and see Up when it comes out, 3D or otherwise you won’t be disappointed. As far as these modern animated films go this is by far the best storyline I’ve seen so far, the 3D may add another dimension, literally, however this film stands up well enough without gimmicks.
In the first ten minutes, friendship, marriage, miscarriage and death had all been covered in a short montage, be ready for some difficult questions, much of it went over Erin’s head at three, …