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Amanda
East Midlands, UK
Interests: crafts of all kinds, reading, writing, family, home
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Today I'm in Tears... International Hyperemesis Awareness Day
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Well, the title says it all I guess... today (May 15th) is International HG Awareness Day, and it has hit me in a way I really didn't expect it to. It's been a really tough time for me, coming to terms with my pregnancy experience and the choice we have... Continue reading
Posted May 15, 2013 at The Family Patch
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BritMums Live 2013 - Well, hello there!
I wrote a post a few weeks back about my thoughts on this year's BritMums Live agenda and what I intended to get out of it. But other than that I have barely spoken a word about going, and it's about time I did some "pre-conference" introductions and met some... Continue reading
Posted May 13, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Charity Auction for Pregnancy Sickness Support Begins Today!
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I am very pleased to announce that the eBay auction of handmade donations is now open!! You can see all the current listings here. Donations are still coming in, so I shall be adding more items at the weekend... Items like this beautiful vintage teacup candle (the one at the... Continue reading
Posted May 9, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Handmade Auction in aid of Pregnancy Sickness Support - Preview of Items!
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As you know, I've spent the past few months planning a handmade auction to raise much needed funds for Pregnancy Sickness Support. Well, the auction starts in just under a week's time (first day is 9th May) and runs for 10 days to catch International Hyperemesis Awareness Day on 15th... Continue reading
Posted May 3, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Happy Beltane 2013!
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Beltane is, in the Pagan Wheel of the Year, the day we celebrate the return of the summer (isn't that much needed right now?) As I've written before, Tim and I feel drawn to a Pagan way of living, in that we love the sense of living in harmony with... Continue reading
Posted May 1, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Out in the Garden
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Oh my... hasn't it been wonderful to have a little bit of sunshine the odd few days over the past week or two? I was beginning to think that we'd never see the end of Winter! I never realised how much the weather affected my mood until we had such... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Our Cloth Story - Battles with a Heavy Wetter (Real Nappy Week 2013)
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As it's Real Nappy Week in the UK this week, I thought it a good time to write about our ongoing issues with trying to find nappies that can cope with our super heavy wetter. Please see bottom of post for disclaimer regarding links within the text. Although, as you... Continue reading
Posted Apr 15, 2013 at The Family Patch
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The Love of a Simple Granny Blanket
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I love crochet. I taught myself in 2006 and though I have tried many other crafts in the past I do believe crochet has to be my very favourite. Yet I never thought I would love granny squares and granny blankets so much. Growing up I would see these lying... Continue reading
Posted Apr 14, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Apr 12, 2013
Slow Blogging - For the Joy of Blogging!
A few days ago, on my tentative steps back into the world of Twitter (following my Social Media break for Lent) I came across a post by Tots100 about "Slow Blogging". The premise is simple... in a world where blogging has become almost like a job that has to be... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Moving to Bloglovin
Follow my blog with Bloglovin I've spent quite some time trying to decide which blog reader to use now that Google Reader is closing *sniff sniff* and I've finally decided to go with Bloglovin. Why? Because it seemed the easiest (even though I liked the look of Feedly I didn't... Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2013 at The Family Patch
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BritMums Live 2013 - What I'm Looking Forward To
I can't believe that in a couple of months I'll be packing my bags ready to go back down to London for BritMums Live. Last year was such a blast despite my nerves of attending such a huge event for the very first time. But this year I have nothing... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at The Family Patch
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BritMums Live 2013 - What I'm Looking Forward To
I can't believe that in a couple of months I'll be packing my bags ready to go back down to London for BritMums Live. Last year was such a blast despite my nerves of attending such a huge event for the very first time. But this year I have nothing... Continue reading
Posted Apr 3, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Let's Talk About One Child Families
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There's been a fair amount of media coverage this past week regarding "one child families", which seems rather timely for me as I have recently been coming to terms with and even finding peace with the idea of joining this part of society and remaining a "one child family" rather... Continue reading
Posted Apr 2, 2013 at The Family Patch
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I hope you are all having a wonderful time! I wanted to pop by and tell you that I listed you in my 15 "very inspiring bloggers" post, because I love reading all about your preparations for the holidays and all the crafts you do.
Toggle Commented Mar 27, 2013 on Passover Is Here! at creative jewish mom
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Very Inspiring Blogger Award
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Last week I received a lovely message from Spewing Mummy to tell me that she had nominated me for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. I was overjoyed at this for two reasons: 1) Since I first spoke to her at the beginning of last year when I found out about... Continue reading
Posted Mar 27, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Nurturing Faith in the Family
As you may have noticed, I think quite a lot about faith and how that relates to our lives as individuals and as a family. I don't write about it anywhere near as often as I think about it, but it does crop up from time to time. I've been... Continue reading
Posted Mar 20, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Coffee Date: Finding Time to Write
I'm linking up today with Alissa at Rags to Stitches for Coffee Date Friday (yes, I am a few days late , I am far too late to link up properly, because it has taken me all weekend to work out how to convert my MP4 file from our camera... Continue reading
Posted Mar 18, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Mamatography Weeks 7, 8 & 9 (I think...)
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With having my camera and phone stolen, I have completely lost track of what week we are currently on... but I think the 16th Feb fell into week 7... and I as I am behind on posting the next two weeks that must bring me to week 9. Is that... Continue reading
Posted Mar 13, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Calling All Crafters: Can you offer something for Charity?
Are you a crafter? Can you spare a few hours of your time and a little bit of your chosen materials to create something special for charity? I'm currently organising an eBay auction of handmade items to raise money for Pregnancy Sickness Support and would love your contributions, if you... Continue reading
Posted Mar 11, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Thoughts on Mother's Day
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I cannot describe to you just how much I love this boy of mine. He means the world to me. Every single day. But I cannot help but think about how truly blessed I am to be his mother on Mother's Day. Being a mother is hard work. It is... Continue reading
Posted Mar 10, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Realisations and the Beginnings of Acceptance
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I haven't blogged for a couple of weeks now because I have been doing a lot of thinking and a lot of reading and then a lot more thinking, and a little bit of praying in the midst of all that thinking! And I have come to realise a few... Continue reading
Posted Mar 4, 2013 at The Family Patch
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E-I-E-I-O
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One of Little Man's favourite songs at the moment is "Old MacDonald Had a Farm". Every time Grandma and Grandad call us, they have to sing it and at the end of each verse Little Man will promptly shout out "E-I-E-I" to tell them he wants another verse please and... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2013 at The Family Patch
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Mamatography Week 4
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I am way behind in posting this. But I do have a valid reason! My phone and camera were stolen and so I haven't got any photos ready to go after 27th January. And as I work a week in lieu, I didn't want to post my final week's worth... Continue reading
Posted Feb 19, 2013 at The Family Patch
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New Camera
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You might have noticed I have not posted any photos in a while, and have missed several weeks of Mamatography. You might not, of course, but if you had here's why... our camera and phones were stolen recently and I had no way to take any photos at all. And... Continue reading
Posted Feb 17, 2013 at The Family Patch
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