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    Pavers Nubuck Leather Calf Boots with Double Buckle

    I love boots. In fact, if you ask my husband, he would say I am obsessed with them. Having so many pairs, most of which I don’t even wear any more, I just hate to throw them out. I’m like Gollom, in that sense, I can’t get rid of my precious belongings.   So obviously, when Pavers got in touch asking if I wanted to review a pair of their boots, I said yes. Pavers was founded by Cathy Paver as she could never find stylish shoes that would actually fit her and so, in 1971, York based Pavers Shoes was formed.  Pavers Shoes has gone on from then to become one…

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    30 Week Pregnancy Update

    I cannot believe that I am now three-quarters of the way through this pregnancy now. It only seems like yesterday that I found out that we were expecting again. Yes, there may have been many (many) hurdles in between, but now I can see the finish line and know that our baby will be here soon.  My sickness is easing now but heartburn is still prominent and getting worse all the time. I feel as though I am just downing Gaviscon at the moment to stop it from burning. And of course, the pulled muscle in my back is still playing up, causing pain but I’m trying not to think…

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    29 Week Pregnancy Update

    My baby now weighs around 2 1/2 pounds and is just over 15 inches long from his head to heel. At this stage his head is growing bigger to make room for his developing brain and to meet his increasing nutritional demands, mums-to-be need plenty of protein, vitamins C, folic acid, and iron because the baby will start using extra supplies to help him mature. This, in turn, can make mum feel a little run down.  Being pregnant is sometimes not all it is cracked up to be. When people talk about it, you assume that it’s sickness and heartburn, yes, but otherwise 9 months of happiness. Well it’s not.…

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    28 Week Pregnancy Update

    At 28 week, the baby is doing lots of blinking because they’re now responding to light and dark. Not only that but they are going through a lot of physical developments. Bone marrow is now a construction site for blood cells, while their adrenal glands are actually producing androgen and estrogen. The latter means that mums (my) body is stimulated into milk production. Can everybody say mooooo!  This week I finally got to see the midwife again. If, like me, you have had previous pregnancies, then the midwife doesn’t need to see you as much. It’s more a case of seeing her for blood tests and only when necessary. I…

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    Ultimate English Confectionery

    When someone emails me and asks if I would like to try a Yorkshire brand of confectionery, I have mixed emotions, one of, oh yeah, it will be great to support a Yorkshire brand and the other part of me thinks, mmmm sweets, give me them here haha, so obviously, I said yes! Ultimate English are a traditional business producing confectionery from Harrogate in North Yorkshire, not too far from us. They have spent 150 years crafting and refining their confectionery to make it the best it can be, all done by hand.   From fudge to honeycomb, there is a lot of choice to pick from and I couldn’t…

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    Week 27 Pregnancy Update – The Third Trimester

    To be honest, I am not too sure when the third trimester starts, some people say from 25 weeks right up to 28 weeks but I really don’t know. I just assume that it’s around the 27 week mark as that’s a third of the way into my pregnancy.  Entering the third trimester feels like a huge milestone. After losing a baby last year and finally getting this far and knowing that I’m only a third of the way away from meeting my baby is such a relief.  At this stage my baby really means business when it comes to growing. He is measuring around 39cm in length and weighing…

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    Something Special – Mr Tumble’s Alphabet

    With Charlie still struggling with his talking and undergoing speech therapy, any toy that will help teach about language is a big plus. Especially ones that include games to keep children interested in learning.  Mr Tumble’s Alphabet is an interactive phonics game which has 8 great games to learn all about letters, alphabet and word recognition whilst having fun with Mr Tumble. There are 26 chunky backlit keys with colourful Something Special illustrations and sounds, which offer a great way to discover new words, sounds and spelling. Packed with fun and challenging activities that captivate and enlighten play time whilst your child discovers colours, numbers, objects and a lot more…

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    Our Halloween Adventures

    I am such a big kid at heart. I love anything that is remotely childish an love nothing more than the big dates on the calendar, you know, Halloween and Christmas. They are my favourite times of the year.  On Halloween this year, streamers, banners, signs, pumpkins and spooky lights adorn our house, a great spectacular to witness. A caldron full of goodies for trick or treaters and me in a scary mask to finish it off.  The boys love it also, we had a bit of a hit and miss day to start off with. Daddy wasn’t at home, hasn’t been for most of the holidays (boo!) and so…

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