From the monthly archives: July 2012

Review: Reading Eggs

By On July 31, 2012 · 4 Comments

I review all sorts of things on this blog, but I think that the review I’m about to tell you about is the most important to date. What could be more important than your children leaning to read, and enjoying it to boot!

My son is turning 5 [...]

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Colour Me In! Our Fun With Rice Krispies…

By On July 28, 2012 · 1 Comment

BritMums recently sent us some crafty stuff for their ‘#ColourMeInRK’ project with Kellogg’s Rice Krispies!

It was so we could do what the kids on the new Rice Krispies TV ad do and colour in the special box, which is a morning’s activities sorted during this long school [...]

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JuggleMum is Netmums Blog of the Week! Yay!

By On July 25, 2012 · 3 Comments

Bom chicka waa wow- Check me out!

I’m well chuffed that online parenting group Netmums has selected my blog as their featured ‘Blog of the week’! Netmums has more than 1.2 million members with more than 5 million unique [...]

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Nadine’s Fifty Shades of Parenthood

By On July 23, 2012 · 5 Comments

They stopped for a minute and their eyes met. Sweat was dripping from his brow and she quietly panted, slightly out of breath from the exertion. It had been a long time she thought, but now here they were again, just like when the children were toddlers. They got up [...]

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How To Hide Dark Eye Circles

By On July 19, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Every busy mum has times when she needs to disguise dark under eye circles, so when my Touche Eclat run out recently, here’s how I used concealer under my eyes – cheaply!

What are your best beauty tips for mums? Share with me below!

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The School Run Is My Playground

By On July 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Have you ever seen the Real Housewives of New York? Bethenny’s phrase at the start of the show is “New York City is my playground”, well the less glamorous school run is mine.

I rock up each morning usually wearing a gym kit so I can speed off to the [...]

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Celebrating My Child’s Success

By On July 14, 2012 · 1 Comment

My son graduated this week- Class of 2012! But before you start thinking that I look incredibly young for my age(!) let me tell you he is only 4!

My son’s school introduced the Graduation ceremony for Foundation stage 4 years ago, so the kids who have completed Nursery and [...]

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Sponsored: How I’ve Organised My Home

By On July 12, 2012 · Leave a Comment

I love being organised and tidy, especially around the home. I love organisation and order to such a degree that I even have a dedicated to it! Check out some of the storage solutions on that board- it’ll make you want to spend an afternoon blitzing your [...]

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Dreams Come True at Gulliver’s Warrington!

By On July 10, 2012 · 1 Comment

At the weekend my family and I went to Gulliver’s World in Warrington as they were having a party to raise money for their charity of the year, Dreams Come True. It was an honour to be asked to attend, and it gave me the opportunity to learn more about [...]

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Juggling Multiple Business Ventures – My Re-Vamped Website

By On July 6, 2012 · 2 Comments

A couple of months ago I re-designed this blog and shortly after that I took my newly learned HTML skills and applied it to my business website!
Have a look at The Dream PA. Do you like it?
I was so proud that it looks [...]

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