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How to Wallpaper Your Walls

Wallpaper can be a great way to add texture, pattern, and color to your walls. It's a relatively easy and cost-effective way to update a room, and can transform a space into a completely new and exciting environment. However, the... Continue reading

Posted Feb 18, 2023 at Mum Reviews...

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Top Tips for Buying A Used Car for New and Young Drivers

Buying a used car can be a great way for new and young drivers to get their first set of wheels. However, it can also be a daunting experience, especially if you're not sure what to look for. In this... Continue reading

Posted Feb 18, 2023 at Mum Reviews...

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Top Tips for Household Budgeting

This post provides tips for setting up and maintaining a household budget. It suggests creating a budget based on income and expenses, tracking spending, setting savings goals, considering unexpected costs and reviewing the budget regularly. Continue reading

Posted Jan 28, 2023 at Mum Reviews...

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Press Release: In My Head - A Poetry Collection - Sinéad Hoben

In My Head - A Poetry Collection Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words. — Robert Frost Northern Ireland woman, Sinéad Hoben, related to the above words in abundance when, like most... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2022 at Mum Reviews...

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In My Head - What's Been Going On?

I haven't posted much lately (or at all, in fact!) as this has been a helluva year for me. This blog started off as one aiming to help new mothers in as many ways as possible but obviously breastfeeding was... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2022 at Mum Reviews...

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Stained Glass Church Windows - Just Right for the Light!

This photo was taken in my local church and illustrates just how beautifully designed such windows are. They capture varying degrees of light depending upon the weather, the season and the position of the sun. In this instance the photo was taken on a Spring morning when the sun was... Continue reading

Posted Mar 31, 2016 at Just Photos

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Blooming Delicious by Sophie Wright - Book Review

Delicious, Beautifully Photographed Recipes for Glowing Health, From Pre-Conception to Post-Baby When professional chef and highly successful catering business owner Sophie Wright discovered she was pregnant, like many-mums-to-be, she decided to take a closer look at her diet. However, instead... Continue reading

Posted Mar 31, 2016 at Mum Reviews...

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Going Grey with a Little Encouragement

I mentioned in my last post that for a number of reasons I've decided to let my hair go back to its natural colour. Whereas in my younger days that simply meant returning to its deep chocolate brown, these days... Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2015 at Mum Reviews...

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Going Grey - The Early Days!

Well, I haven't been on here for a very long time and that's simply because my life is crazy busy these days. With 4 children ranging in age from 3 to 15 I am dealing with everything from toddler tantrums... Continue reading

Posted Jun 12, 2015 at Mum Reviews...

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The Five O'Clock Apron by Claire Thomson - Tasty Meals for Hungry Families

The Five O'Clock Apron Claire Thomson works as a chef in her busy Bristol restaurant, Flinty Red where she is co-owner. She is also the author of one of the loveliest recipe books I've had the pleasure to review, The... Continue reading

Posted Mar 2, 2015 at Mum Reviews...

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A Little More... Vitamin-Enriched, Naturally Flavoured Fruit Drinks! Perfect for Little Top-Ups

Sophia enjoying A Little More... Vitamin C It's that time of the year again when all the dreaded bugs and colds begin to re-surface... and with 4 children of my own, I always dread the inevitable spread from one child... Continue reading

Posted Jan 20, 2015 at Mum Reviews...

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The Engineer (An Ode to Samsung)

A short time ago I wrote about an ongoing problem I've been experiencing with my Samsung American Style Fridge Freezer. Following on from this, I was compelled to write this little poem in a somewhat futile attempt to vent my... Continue reading

Posted Oct 1, 2014 at Mum Reviews...

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Samsung American Style Fridge Freezer Model RSH1DBRS - Nothing But Trouble

Looks can be deceiving! Our Samsung American Style Fridge Freezer Model RSH1DBRS certainly looked the part, but performance wise has been a huge disappointment! Around 6 years ago we decided to buy a new kitchen from B&Q. That was our... Continue reading

Posted Sep 3, 2014 at Mum Reviews...

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HardWall Takker - Every Home Needs One

Hardwall Takker Hardwall Takker Kit I brandish my Hardwall Takker like I'm on a true mission. Pencil in one hand I mark my target, HardWall Takker in the other, I approach with confidence. Placing the HardWall Takker on my pencil... Continue reading

Posted Aug 10, 2014 at Mum Reviews...

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The Allergy-Free Baby and Toddler Book by Charlotte Muquit & Dr Adam Fox

The Allergy-Free Baby and Toddler Book is the guide that worried parents have been waiting for. Written by Charlotte Muquit, a mum whose own son has severe food allergies, and Dr Adam Fox, one of the country's top allergy specialists,... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2014 at Mum Reviews...

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Bump - How to Make, Grow and Birth a Baby by Kate Evans

Acclaimed cartoonist Kate Evans delivers a no-nonsense illustrated guide to the joys and pains of getting pregnant and giving birth in a much-awaited sequel to her breastfeeding bestseller, The Food of Love. Evans deftly handles the physical and emotional changes... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2014 at Mum Reviews...

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Keep Calm - The New Mum's Manual by Dr Ellie Cannon

Keep Calm - The New Mum's Manual by GP and mother of two Dr Ellie Cannon is a new parenting book which hails as "the perfect antidote to guilt-inducing parenting guides". Having four children of my own, I was keen... Continue reading

Posted Mar 12, 2014 at Mum Reviews...

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The Blissful Baby Expert by Lisa Clegg

The Blissful Baby Expert by Lisa Clegg As a first-time mother or father, having a baby often comes with a huge dose of the unexpected. How can such a tiny little being cause so much upheaval and mayhem and how... Continue reading

Posted Feb 20, 2014 at Mum Reviews...

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Alpaca Children's Socks by Perilla - Making Cold Feet a Thing of the Past!

UK company Perilla's Alpaca short ribbed socks are "the most comfortable, cosy warm socks in the world" - so says my daughter, Tara, who, believe me, loves her new socks! She's the sort of child who feels the cold much... Continue reading

Posted Dec 16, 2013 at Mum Reviews...

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The Slightly Annoying Elephant - A Fun Interactive Ebook for Toddlers by David Walliams

Recently I had the good fortune to review a fun new ebook by David Walliams. With two of my older children aged 8 and 10 already huge David Walliams fans, I was interested to see how Sophia, my 2 year... Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2013 at Mum Reviews...

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Chimney Sheep vs Chimney Balloon - Choose How You Keep Your Home Draught Free this Winter!

Chimney Sheep vs Chimney Balloons : A Personal Comparison Living in the UK we are fortunate in that our climate is pretty mild most of the time. Summer-time tends to be warmish to hot on a really good day and... Continue reading

Posted Nov 26, 2013 at Mum Reviews...

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Fretting over Baby Names? Never Fear, Best Baby Names for 2014 is Here!

Choosing a baby name, you'd think it would be pretty easy really. Go through a few lists, check out family names, find one that you like and bingo, your baby has a name, right? Wrong. For many prospective parents there's... Continue reading

Posted Nov 21, 2013 at Mum Reviews...

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Homework is Exhausting... and Not Just for the Kids!

Is it just me or do all parents find helping the children with their homework an exhausting, not to mention daunting, task at times? Having spent yet another night of broken sleep feeding my baby girl and all day running... Continue reading

Posted Nov 15, 2013 at Mum Reviews...

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Goo.ey Skins for Tablets and Smartphones - Free Your Hands with Suction Power!

Goo.ey Skin for iPad Like most parents of young children, I rely fairly heavily on the internet and since I work from home, quick and easy online access is a must. From researching material for an article I'm writing, to... Continue reading

Posted Nov 4, 2013 at Mum Reviews...

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Tesco to Sell Own Brand £99 Tablet - I Want One!

Woohoo, big news today that Tesco is rumoured to be about to release its own brand 7 inch tablet in the very near future. Like many parents, with Christmas just around the corner, my family are currently in the market... Continue reading

Posted Sep 17, 2013 at Mum Reviews...

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