The diary of a work-at-home mum with a passion for slings

Archive for October, 2009

First Family Halloween

Friday October 30th, 2009 in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

Having two boys, now aged 3 and 4 (almost 5), you’d think we were old hats when it come to Halloween. You’d be wrong. To be honest, I am not into the whole scaring children with stories of witches and vampires thing, so we have never embraced Trick or Treating, ghosts or any of the [...]

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New BabyLegs Now In Stock

Monday October 26th, 2009 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

We love getting new products, and these gorgeous new styles of BabyLegs are no exception. If you don’t already know about BabyLegs, they are fabulous – created by a (then) stay at home mum to keep her daughter’s legs warm while she went nappyless, they are the perfect leg warmers for little ones, and cute [...]

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Win Tickets to The Designer Baby Show!

Tuesday October 20th, 2009 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Designer Baby Show takes place next month in Berkshire, and we have been sent two pairs of tickets to give away to two lucky readers! The Designer Baby Show offers you something utterly unique: the experience of seeing the very best in Maternity, Baby & Toddler Fashion and Accessories without having to schedule a single appointment or travel [...]

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Blogger’s Block

Monday October 12th, 2009 in Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

You know how it is sometimes – you know you should write something, but you have got so much going on in your head that time slips away and before you know it you don’t know what you wanted to write in the first place. Well after a manic, though lovely, weekend that’s how I [...]

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Worse than starting school…

Monday October 5th, 2009 in Uncategorized | No Comments »

SnugBoy#1 started school four weeks ago, and apart from a little glitch about leaving me, he loves it. Now, though, he is moving classes. First a bit of background… Now, of course, every parent wants their child to be clever and bright. It turns out that SnugBoy#1 is just that. Now, don’t get me wrong, [...]

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The Rise of the Mumpreneur

Monday October 5th, 2009 in Uncategorized | 4 Comments »

I have mixed feelings about the term “mumpreneur”, if I am totally honest. I guess it is used to describe those women who have gone into business since they had children, but I can’t help but wonder why that makes me any different to any other woman who happens to have her own business. Also, [...]

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Best Online Business

Sunday October 4th, 2009 in Uncategorized | 13 Comments »

As you may, or may not, know, yesterday I got up at 4.30am to catch a train to Birmingham to attend the inaugural Mumpreneur Conference. I was nominated for a couple of awards, and the line-up meant it was set to be a great day. I was particularly looking forward to meeting some of my [...]

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