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30 Day Music Challenge: Day Four


A Song That Makes You Sad This song is a favourite of mine. It doesn't make me as sad now as it used to because time has softened the hurt of what it reminds me of. But it still gives me a sad little twinge whenever I hear it, at the same time as bringing… Continue reading 30 Day Music Challenge: Day Four

Clothes · Parenting · Pregnancy

Stuck In The Middle


Baby is here - hurrah! I can see my feet again - hurrah! I have no clothes that fit me - hurr...oh wait. Yes, the arrival of Arthur did wonders for my waistline - I now look like a person again rather than a weeble - however it has left me with a different dilemma… Continue reading Stuck In The Middle

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30 Day Music Challenge: Day Three


A Song That Makes You Happy Lots of songs make me happy, songs of all genres and tempos. Ironically one of the songs I listen to when I'm bouncing round the room happy comes from a band and album that got a lot of bad press for 'encouraging teen suicide'. I just like the tune… Continue reading 30 Day Music Challenge: Day Three

Baby · Board and Picture Books · Books · Children's Fiction · Listography · Toddler

Listography: Top 5 Children’s Books


Children's books are pretty much my favourite books. Picking just five for this week's Listography is going to be tough. Very tough... 1. Hairy Maclary I think my entire family can recite this book we have all read it so often and loved it to death. Sing-song words, gorgeous illustrations and lots of woofwoofs. Awesomeness.… Continue reading Listography: Top 5 Children’s Books

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30 Day Music Challenge: Day Two


Your Least Favourite Song I dislike lots of songs but there are two that instantly sprang to mind for this. One is Crazy by Gnarls Barkley - his voice irritates me and the song is annoying. However, my least favourite song? This one: Ruff In The Jungle - The Prodigy Gah. Even finding a decent… Continue reading 30 Day Music Challenge: Day Two