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Secondary Infertility: Facing the Barren Reality of Premature Ovarian Insufficiency

February 3, 2022

Years of unsuccessful attempts to fall pregnant led to fertility investigation. What was causing our secondary infertility? I thought I’d need a simple fix – I wasn’t prepared for the barren reality. For so long, having kids never interested me. I never imagined myself being […]

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Family Life, Health, Mental Health

Reasons to be Thankful for Hitting 40

January 11, 2022

It’s not all about the midlife crisis! Here’s a list of reasons why turning 40 is a good thing. It’s my birthday next month and it’s the big 4-0. I’m not quite sure how it’s happened but apparently you don’t stay a thirty-something forever. (And […]

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Christmas

The Christmas Sweater: A Cute Charity Christmas Jumper

December 14, 2021

It’s the season of goodwill and time to don your Christmas jumper, so spread the festive cheer with a charity supporting sweater. AD. This post contains gifted product from JUVENILE ARTHRITIS RESEARCH. All wording and images are my own. This week our little school wraps […]

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Family Life, Health, Women's Health

This Is What Secondary Infertility Looks Like

December 6, 2021

What’s it like living with secondary infertility? Here’s just 15 ways secondary infertility is always on my mind. Trying for your second baby is a different game, especially when this time round you’re infertile. Infertility is a couple struggling to start a family. A person […]

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Chronic Pain, Health

What I Wish People Understood About Living with an Invisible Disability

November 3, 2021

Just because you don’t see the disability, doesn’t mean it isn’t there. This is what I wish people would understand about the daily struggles I have as a person with chronic disabling conditions. Do you think people are looking at you like you’re a fraud? […]

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Christmas, Family Life

The Snowman Tour Live Experience (Including We’re Going on a Bear Hunt)

September 15, 2021

Make it a Christmas to remember, with a special screening of family favourite The Snowman accompanied by a magnificent live orchestra. AD. Sponsored post by CARROT PRODUCTIONS. All words and images are my own. Ah, The Snowman. The epitome of a modern British Christmas, it’s […]

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Fashion, Swimwear

Review: Taking a Dip with the Curvy Kate Poolside Bikini

September 10, 2021

It’s never too late to don that bikini, so here’s a review of the gorgeous fuller bust two-piece, Poolside, by Curvy Kate. This post contains gifted product from BRASTOP. All words and images are my own. Summer was a blast. I mean, it wasn’t the […]

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Family Life

Backpack Review: A Richmond Castle Adventure Day Bag

August 9, 2021

Now adventures are back on the cards, it’s time to grab your backpack and get out there again! Here’s my review of the Lazy Bear Lance backpack. AD. This post contains gifted product from TRENDHIM. All wording, images & opinion are my own. I’d been […]

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Family Life

Together Again: Fire up a Family Barbecue with Jack’s

July 17, 2021

With the heatwave returning and lockdown ending, it’s time to fire up the BBQ and get everyone together again. SPONSORED AD FEATURE. This campaign is in conjunction with JACK’S SUPERMARKET. Words & images are my own. It feels a lifetime ago since we were last […]

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Health

Covid Vaccination: My Astra Zeneca Experience

July 6, 2021

If you’re awaiting your covid vaccinations, cautious about side effects or just curious about what happens at the vaccination clinics, today’s post may help. This is an account of my experience getting vaccinated as someone with chronic illness. We’ve come a long way since the […]

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Kids

Toy Review | Building with Geomag ‘Rainbow’ Classic Magnetic System

June 28, 2021

AD. This post contains gifted product from GEOMAG. All wording, images & opinion are my own. This September our little man officially starts school, graduating from nursery to join reception – and I’m fully torn between excitement for him and heartache over the realisation that […]

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Family Life

The Big Step Forward Challenge | Doing it for Dad

June 7, 2021

I’m joining The Big Step Forward, a family friendly fundraiser raising awareness and vital funds for Pancreatic Cancer UK. This is why I’m doing it, and why I need your help. Next month is Pancreatic Cancer UK’s The Big Step Forward fundraiser, and I’m going […]

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Cleaned up on the school fair on Saturday. 🤩 We Cleaned up on the school fair on Saturday. 🤩 We won on the big raffle (one of the smaller prizes of a Sunday dinner for 2 - woo hoo! 🙌 ) and Reuben enjoyed the kids fun stalls, especially getting to soak a friend, get loads of sweets and winning a Diary of a Wimpy Kid book that he actually didn’t have already. And it didn’t rain, which was great!  What an awesome school we have. 😊

#schoolfair #yorkshireblogger #mumlifeuk #familylife❤️
I was so excited to find black elder growing in th I was so excited to find black elder growing in the garden when we moved here. It’s a dark shrub that flowers pink blossoms which turn to elderberries in the autumn. It’s not as common as the white flowering elder you see in the countryside everywhere. Now that’s lovely stuff to make elderflower cordial with but let me tell you, pink elderflower is something else! 

I made this myself last week. Picked the flowers Wednesday morning, let them steep in the sugary lemon syrup then filtered and bottled it Saturday morning.  So now I have just shy of four litres of this concentrated fruity-floral gorgeousness to sip through the rest of the summer. 😋 It’s lovely just with water and ice but it’s so good with lemonade too - might also try it with a shot of vodka. 😉 

Has anyone tried this before? Would you have a drink of it? 

#elderflowercordial #elderflower #elderflowers #countrylife #yorkshireblogger #homemadeisbest #mumlifeuk #livingmylife #livingthegoodlife
E A R L Y S U M M E R R R 🍓 This is the best E A R L Y  S U M M E R R R 🍓 

This is the best time of year. Flowers in bloom. Strawberries. Daylight hours still increasing. Hot sun. Okay I live in my sunglasses because sunshine gives me headaches and heat makes me nap but it’s all good. ☀️ 😎
Saw The Corrs at Scarborough Open Air Theatre last Saw The Corrs at Scarborough Open Air Theatre last night thanks to winning tickets from TK Maxx. They were SO GOOD! 🥁🎤 It was great hearing them play all their instruments and sing so effortlessly.  Runaway and Breathless were *chefs kiss* 👌🏻Dreams makes me think of being 16 again in the 90s, well, before the crap part. 
Awesome night. Teeth chatteringly cold in my little dress but brill experience.  Now I have a dehydration headache cos I was too anxious to drink. 😆 

#scarboroughopenairtheatre #SOAT #festivaltime #thecorrs #thecorrsofficial #midsizestyle #curvygirlfashion #musiclover #mumlifeuk #tkmaxx #tkmaxxpresents
Oh how I WISH this was today 😂😂😂 Actually Oh how I WISH this was today 😂😂😂 Actually went to the beach the other week, just never posted about it. I’m layered up with a knitted jumper and cardi over the top while I wait in hope of this week’s *warmer* forecast. But right now, I AM FREEZING MY TITS OFF! 🤣

AD - post featuring @lovepanache Bette Posy bikini 👙 

#beachday #summerscoming #britishseaside #northeastcoast #seahamhall #bikiniready #panache #lovepanache #fullerbustbikini
I’m not good at getting myself out in my car. La I’m not good at getting myself out in my car. Last week was half term and I went out once. 😂 Went to Mum’s though which is a big trip for me. I find anxiety and hypermobility pains a bit of a mix behind the wheel, and I’m hoping the painful knee I have right now isn’t a result of driving cos that’d suck. But I’m soldiering on. 😅  I’m fine with tootling about to the shops and doing the school run. 🌸

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