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School Shoes
There were tears on the playground this morning as my scuffed old school shoes bounded down the steps into my new classroom. The tears were not mine, nor were they shed on my behalf; I’m an old hand...
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Inspired: Pink
I could not do without pink. I could show you how much I love pink by photographing my bedroom, but having discovered Pinterest, I find there are so many more pink things that I could add to my...
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Selfish mums and free school shoes…
Have you ever been cheated by your Mum? As a parent have you ever felt guilty for putting yourself before your child? Meet my mother, who managed to turn a shopping expedition for school shoes into a...
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Review: Children’s Snow Boots from Mountain Warehouse
Every Sunday morning, Actually Daddy would return from the Bug’s football match with cold feet, and trainers that were unrecognisable from standing up to his ankles in mud. “Why can’t I have snow...
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Back to School: 5 School Uniform Mistakes, and how to avoid them
This is how the Bug looks today. It’s hot, they have a non-uniform day, and a water fight on the field, so he’s in his coolest new t-shirt. I love this final week of the summer term, with teachers...
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Gorgeous BOGS Wellies for a Rainy Photoshoot (review)
It had to happen, didn’t it? The great British Summer is not complete without at least a few days of pouring rain, and inevitably, the heavens opened on the one day we’d arranged a school meet up at...
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Turning 50, Feeling Hotter
The time has come for expensive jeans, and comfy shoes. I took my daughter to our local catwalk show last month. As I gazed at the models – all local girls, some of them mums I knew from the...
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Style: 5 Tips for Comfortable Shoes that look Amazing
My mother tells a story of how she once left me outside the cubicle of a dress shop while she tried on an outfit, and came out to find me prancing round the fitting rooms in another woman’s shoes. She...
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Turning 50, Feeling Hotter
The time has come for expensive jeans, and comfy shoes. I took my daughter to our local catwalk show last month. As I gazed at the models – all local girls, some of them mums I knew from the...
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Style: 5 Tips for Comfortable Shoes that look Amazing
My mother tells a story of how she once left me outside the cubicle of a dress shop while she tried on an outfit, and came out to find me prancing round the fitting rooms in another woman’s shoes. She...
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