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How on earth can we be yummy when we are a mummy? That's the question I try to answer, attempting to juggle 2 children, a job, a hubby, mumschores, mumswork, and the odd splash of makeup!

Smurf Village addiction

Hello. My name is Louise and I am addicted to Smurf Village. Excuse me whilst I go and harvest some Strawberries and Honeydew Melon. We don't do gaming in our family, despite initial appearances....

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Clothes sizing: Why can the fashion industry not get this right?

Unintentional clones If you were to wake up randomly in a park or playground, having lost your power of hearing, in my opinion you could still pretty quickly work out if you had landed in the UK...

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Birthday cakes by post - A great novel idea for someone hard to buy for.

I live a 40 minutes drive away from my parents. It isn't too far to visit easily for an afternoon, but it is too far to pop in for a cuppa after school pickup, or pop round on the off chance that...

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I'm sorry kids, but no; I don't want to play

Yes, that's me.... playing on the beach Mummy; will you come and play? I really really hope it isn't just me that gets a little tired of the mantra coming from my two girls far too many (in my...

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Apple products: I have well and truly crumbled

Two years ago I said that I 'absolutely' wasn't going to buy any Apple products. I loved my Samsung Galaxy Wonder (The Ace's paired down cousin). And, quite frankly, if there's something that...

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Juggling all those parenting balls? Join the rest of us jugglers at the Britmums Juggling Carnival!

I have a BRILLIANT collection of blog posts to delight your senses. These are stories from real women about the real challenges we have juggling our roles as (in no particular order) mother,...

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Streetdance: can you do it when you are approaching 40?

Last week I announced on Facebook and Twitter that I had signed up to attend a Streetdance class. There wasn't so much as a ripple in the Internet surf. For some reason I expected more of a shocked...

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Roll up, roll up. The Britmums Carnival is coming....

It's nearly carnival time here at Yummy Mummy? Really? I have been preparing my headdress and painting the float. In my head obviously. This is an on-line Carnival, and as such it's all rather...

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Blog Awards: why I haven't nominated myself (yet)

It's parenting blog award season again. The nominations are open for the annual Britmums Brilliance in Blogging (bibs) awards and I am going through the same emotional journey I went on last year...

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Classic 80s movies: which is your favourite?

I am debating which of three classic 80s movies to watch tonight. I have already taken a fair amount of time to narrow it down to these three. It is a very tricky task as I have a fairly large...

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Gullivers World Hotel and Gullivers Splash Zone, Warrington: A review

Tree house beds: kid heaven! Should I share? I was torn as to whether to share this brilliant find with you. But I just had to. Oh my! What a fabulous hotel! Despite Gulliver's World theme park...

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Out of the mouths of babes: April 2013

Teeth brushing time I am brushing Little Miss George's (4) teeth after a bath. In our family we try and speak bits of other languages when we can, and also try and get the children to brush their...

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Parenting 101: How to not let the clocks ruin your child's sleep pattern

It is that annoying weekend again. I have ranted about this before and I will do it again now. Why oh why do we have to go through this annual ritual of messing up everyone's body clocks just so...

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I had the strangest dream: is it worth using dream analysis?

Have you ever wondered about dream analysis? Are you a dream interpreter? Do you know what my dream means? Dream analysis: is it useful? I have to admit, My view of dream analysis is that it's a...

Mar 28, 2013 Like

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Pampering facials: treat yourself at Pure

I have experienced an hour and a half of pure lush. From the relaxing back massage, to the repeated application of cream after cream gently onto my face, to the head massage and the slightly weird...

Mar 27, 2013 Like

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Google reader is no more: What alternatives are there?

Why is this article useful? Should I read on? If you don't use Google Reader then you can probably disregard this post. My apologies for bringing you here for this. If you are a parent and want to...

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Nightmares: How to deal with them when they start in young children

So, yesterday we talked about the potential causes of nightmares in children. In my case this was a combination of poor judgement around approved film watching, and Little Miss George (4) getting...

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Nightmares: Why do they suddenly start in young children?

Recently my youngest daughter, Little Miss George (4), had great fun hosting her elder sister, Princess Peppa (6), for a run of sleep-overs in her bedroom. We had a mattress set up on the floor of...

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Panic! No school places for 2013 baby boomers!

Are we, in England, so incredibly inept, that we feel the need to panic when a statistician tells us that there won't be enough school places for children starting school in 2 years time? 2 years?...

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Panoramic, beautiful views on your commute

How's this for a view on the way to work? I travel across the countryside to work and the views are so amazing that I have to force myself to ignore them most days lest I accidentally miss a corner...

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The Tooth Fairy: where does she live?

Both of my girls absolutely still believe in fairies. How can they possibly not when the Tooth Fairy leaves the most gorgeous letter when she collects a tooth? How can they not, when Tinkerbell...

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Self confidence: how to avoid losing yours

Ae you feeling a little low? Are you feeling like you are just not doing a good enough job, be it as a parent, in your career or in your relationship? Do you sometimes feel overwhelmed by it all,...

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Out of the mouths of babes: March 2013

It's been a while since we indulged in a spot of giggling at the amazing things our young children say on this blog. It's not that mine haven't been saying all manner of amusing, inappropriate,...

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Tights. Love them or hate them? An Update!

Back in November 2012 I posted an article called Tights! Love them or hate them? The article basically described the embarrassing methods I've had to resort to in order to keep my tights in...

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So where am I on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) and why is it relevant to this blog?

Great content? This weekend the Times Magazine ran an article called The Asperger's Effect. A glance at the layout in the magazine and you immediately noticed that there's a test: "Where are you on...

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How to define your eye make-up easily

I am probably the last person in the world to discover this make-up trick. On the slight chance that there are women out there like me, that missed out on the teenage years of girlie make-up...

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Black duffel coat with a furry hood? MY PERFECT COAT!

I've been searching for a good all-round winter raincoat for ages, and when I say ages I mean years and years and years. My daughters, who are 6 and 4 years old respectively, appear to have the...

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Which vitamins should I take daily?

When you consider starting a family it makes sense to ensure you are getting the right vitamins and minerals in your diet for healthy development of the feotus. There is plenty of guidance...

Jan 19, 2013 Like

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Egmont release new snowy stories

The Egmont Snowy collection Egmont's new snowy stories When I was a girl growing up in the seventies I collected the Mr Men books. Small enough for little fingers; short enough for bedtime stories...

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Smurf Village addiction

Clothes sizing: Why can the fashion industry not get this right?

Birthday cakes by post - A great novel idea for someone hard to buy for.

I'm sorry kids, but no; I don't want to play

Apple products: I have well and truly crumbled

Juggling all those parenting balls? Join the rest of us jugglers at the Britmums Juggling Carnival!

Streetdance: can you do it when you are approaching 40?

Roll up, roll up. The Britmums Carnival is coming....

Blog Awards: why I haven't nominated myself (yet)

Classic 80s movies: which is your favourite?

Gullivers World Hotel and Gullivers Splash Zone, Warrington: A review

Out of the mouths of babes: April 2013

Parenting 101: How to not let the clocks ruin your child's sleep pattern

I had the strangest dream: is it worth using dream analysis?

Pampering facials: treat yourself at Pure

Google reader is no more: What alternatives are there?

Nightmares: How to deal with them when they start in young children

Nightmares: Why do they suddenly start in young children?

Panic! No school places for 2013 baby boomers!

Panoramic, beautiful views on your commute

The Tooth Fairy: where does she live?

Self confidence: how to avoid losing yours

Out of the mouths of babes: March 2013

Tights. Love them or hate them? An Update!

So where am I on the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ) and why is it relevant to this blog?

How to define your eye make-up easily

Black duffel coat with a furry hood? MY PERFECT COAT!

Which vitamins should I take daily?

Egmont release new snowy stories

How to rekindle your relationship after having a child.

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