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Being Just Mum Is Not Enough
I love being mum but being just mum is not and will never be enough. Today I said this aloud to a friend for the first time. And it felt good. Mum is my leading role right now but there are supporting...
View ArticleMum, What’s A Pen Pal?
Recently I jettisoned a sideboard in our house. This meant emptying it of a large bag of letters dating back to my school days. I didn’t jettison these – heaven forbid! I browsed through them for a...
View ArticleRunning Out Of Coffee And Other Sob Stories
This morning I woke up at 5.30am. Read the news. Got angry. Got up. No coffee. Sobbed into the cafetière. A first world problem compounded by a series of ‘really universe?’ moments from the last few...
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10 Reasons We Love A Brighton Summer Staycation
To add our voice to the gazillions of Brighton listicles, we thought it’s high time we wrote one. We think Brighton is a dream destination for a UK summer staycation and here’s our top 10 reasons why....
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Our Top FREE Outdoor Spaces and Events in Brighton
The summer holidays are here and for some schools, adding inset days to the break, it’s almost 7 weeks long. So you go on holiday for a few, stick the kids in holiday for some other days (some of us...
View ArticleWhy Kids Love Camping
We started to dabble in camping a few years ago, with our first long trip last summer holidays, in Wales. It rained pretty much the whole time, we had to buy extra layers of bedding to keep warm at...
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Things You Need Before Starting a Blog
Have you been thinking about starting a blog for your personal musings or your business’s promotion? Then there are a few things that you will need to get into place in order to ensure your blog’s...
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Do Great Olympians Make Our Country Great Britain?
We’re just coming down from our Rio 2016 high. 27 gold medals, beating our tally in London 2012 and China in 2008. But, do great Olympians make our country Great Britain? It’s a fantastic achievement,...
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Mental Health Charity Fashion Show at Barclays Eagle Lab
Following a nervous breakdown back in February mathematics graduate and fashion obsessive Rosie Baggs’ founded social initiative Bagg’s Raggs. It was after her life was turned around by mental health...
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When Is The Best Time To Take A Family Holiday?
The summer holidays are nearly over, the kids are back to school next week. But from my Facebook timeline, some people are still on their holidays? Whereas others went away as soon as school was broken...
View ArticleSign A Petition To Make Brighton’s Cycling Network Safer
Local mum and cyclist Dani Ahrens thinks Brighton has more work to do to guarantee a reliable and safe network of bike paths in the city. She tells us why she would like you to sign a petition to...
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Spooky happenings and other family friendly activities during half-term
We look ahead to this October half-term with a round up of the best family friendly activities in the city and beyond. Halloween in Brighton is very special. In our neighbourhood alone I reckon around...
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Amaze-ing Community Calendar Spirit
A very unique community calendar went on sale this week raising money for the Brighton charity Amaze. The Hanover Community Calendar 2017 is a collection of photographs taken by residents of this...
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Tyre Safety Month 20p Car Tyre Check At Home
It’s Tyre Safety Month and we teamed up with FOXY Lady Drivers club and blog to show you how to do a 20p tyre tread check on your car. Did you know you could check your tyre tread at home? While it’s...
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One Less Thing To Worry About When A Child Is Sick
Recently I discovered a brand new insurance product on the market targeting a niche that could mean that parents have one less thing to worry about when a child is seriously ill or has an accident....
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Mini Snowdog Trail With Little Ones
If you’re looking to save some pennies this half-term, why not plan a day of Snowdog spotting. We mapped out this mini Snowdog trail which is just the right length if you have little ones. Bone China,...
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£7.2b UK mum business sector is not a ‘side-effect’ Eva Wiseman
Yesterday in The Guardian, Eva Wiseman wrote an extremely poignant column about the rise of the sole mum-in-business. If employment conditions were more just, fewer mothers would have to go it alone....
View ArticleWays to Get Your Kids Involved in Your Marriage Proposal
Before ‘The Brady Bunch,’ the idea of blended families weren’t regularly seen or promoted in the open, but thankfully society has progressed immensely since then. Family is what you make of it, and so...
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Christmas: I tried to like it. But I just don’t.
Christmas: I tried to like it. But I just don’t. I have to accept that now. Before you dismiss me as a festive Scrooge I would like to plead my case and share all the things I have done to make it less...
View ArticleLife: you’ve been doing it all wrong
Life: you’ve been doing it all wrong. Except you haven’t. But there’s lots of people out there trying to tell you that you have. During this season of celebration and reflection, try to ponder on the...
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