TEENAGERS!!!!
We are currently in the midst of attempting to steer two teenage boys through life and appear to be making a total cock up. No matter how long you breastfed them, how organic your home cooked meals were or how many times you read the gruffalo you will invariably become public enemy no 1 to Chucky. The thought of steering […]
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DOING YOUR ACCOUNTS
Its that time of year again, when I must face up to reality, I’m fat, addicted to wine and I will do ANYTHING to avoid doing my accounts. I have carried them round all month, like a precious little baby, I bring them everywhere, to the school gates, to the shops and even to the pub!!! I place them ever […]
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A GOOD OLD FESTIVE GIRLS NIGHT OUT
So the festive season is about to come and hit us over the head with a bauble and with it comes all the normal stresses. What to buy, what to wear, how to lose a stone in a day, and how to look great on the all important “GNO” (girls night out). EVERY woman needs a good old girls night […]
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The joys of Decorating……
So, It’s New years eve, I am already getting bored at the thought of endless months of nothingness. So I make the suggestion of renovating the house, sure why would you not? we could have a bigger kitchen, a room to lock our teenager in (did I just say that??), more storage space, and all this for a few months […]
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The Perfect Mummies Guide to Holidays
So it would appear that I have become somewhat of a guru to all you slummy Mummies out there, the Dalai Lama of how NOT to do it. So rather than blow my own organically-crafted-recycled trumpet, I have made use of my time to give you a guide to holidaying with your perfect little families. RULE NO 1 […]
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Everytime I read a magazine (I know, but I’m old) or scan the internet, I am constantly bombarded with advice on “how to be more organised”, “How to manage your time efficiently” and “how to have the perfect family life” “How to achieve that all important work/life balance”. All of which just seem to point out how imperfect our lives […]
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MY EXPERIENCE AT HELL AND BACK (and becoming their poster girl)
Not too sure if any of you have even heard of “Hell and Back” but it is basically an opportunity for the clinically insane to roll about in mud while trying to relive their childhood… or so I thought. Of course, true to my personality type (thick), I signed up for it. It was my neighbours 40th birthday and we decided […]
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WHY SHOULD YOU PAY FOR A PROFESSIONAL???
RANT ALERT!!!!! I have just had a phone call from a prospective customer enquiry about the cost for a few “beauty shots”, I got a whole run down on how she was an aspiring actress and had seen some of my work and looooooved it, and how she wanted both full length shots and a few different styles of head […]
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THE BEAUTY OF A NEW YEAR WEDDING
So after the all the stresses and strains of christmas, I had a lovely New Years Eve Wedding to look forward too. So I stayed off the wine the night before (very hard) and kissed my kids goodbye (not so hard) and headed back to the wonderful world of work. I had spoken to both the bride and groom a […]
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