All-in-One Mum

A few weeks ago I stubbed my toe on the bottom of my staircase at home.  In years gone by I would probably have used all forms of profanity while hopping around the room in agony and feeling very sorry for myself. However, now that I have a toddler I need to watch absolutely every word I say.  My daughter is learning words at an incredibly fast rate and has also managed to picked up some of my South African slang.  When your little one is looking for her favorite plate and can't find it and then says 'Ag, no man!', you know you have to start paying more attention to what's coming out of your mouth.  I didn't even know that I still said that?! Anyway, that is slightly off topic.  So, after I had stubbed my toe I sat maturely on the stairs, holding onto my foot as if my life depended on it and making soft cooing noises to try and ease the throbbing pain that was swimming through my entire body.  My daughter took one look at me and her face dropped. ...

Lovely Guest Post contribution to my July series from Upsydaisybaby's Blog .  Like me, she is relatively new to the blogging scene.  Her writing style is honest and refreshing and is definitely worth a follow (267 other people do!) and a regular read. A bit about the author When All in One Mum was looking for some people to guest post for her I jumped at the chance. I have only been blogging a couple of months over at upsydaisybaby . I started my blog as working full time and having an OH who works nights its very difficult to get out and bore my friends with my moans, I have also lost quite a few friends since I had Bubba, so its nice to be part of the blogging community. My Life as a Working Mum I am a 24 yr old Mamma to my little boy Bubba who is 13 months old and the reason to many of my headaches!! But we love him anyway. I had to go back to work when Bubba was only 2 months old which was and still is hard to do, but I had to do it. Before I had Bubba me and...

Another beautiful guest for July, this time from Beth at Bethemed Designs.   Be sure to follow her on Twitter and like her Facebook page to keep updated on what she is currently creating. A bit about the author Beth Murrison is a stay at home mum of 2 very lively toddlers. She recently started a new business, Bethemed Designs , designing and creating bespoke artwork and personalised accessories for kids.  She has her fingers and toes crossed that she can successfully combine her business with being a SAHM. “Who am I?” Who am I? Well, I’m many things, wife, daughter, friend. All very straight forward ....then I became a Mum. I longed to be a Mum and couldn’t have been happier when my daughter Carys arrived and then 14 months later along came Ethan. What I wasn’t prepared for was how much being a Mum dominated. Suddenly it became so difficult to just think of myself and what I wanted. There was always a child to be fed, wanting to play or a n...

I recently had the pleasure of reviewing a rather delicious SweetieTreet, created by the dynamic sister team of Jaymie and Sarah.   SweetieTreets  had it's beginnings in May 2011 at Sarah's husband's 40th birthday and has blossomed from there. SweetieTreets  are p erfect for birthdays, weddings, hen parties, thank you gifts and 'simply because' presents.  There is no limit to the type of sweets that can be used to create these bespoke Treets so there will be something for every taste. My Treet travelled extremely well with not one sweet out of place.  I carefully untied the silver ribbon that held the cellophane wrap in place and as it gently parted to the side I was overwhelmed by the delicious smell of chocolate and Haribo mix.  A real delight for the senses. Sweets are easy to pull off and my 2 year old daughter couldn't get enough of it, staring at the selection on offer and carefully picking off the sweets she had chosen. ...

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" My Dream List of Amazing ... " on Babyhuddle I'm pretty sure that every parent has a dream list of items that they want to buy for their baby or toddler, and so I created one at Babyhuddle ! Babyhuddle are offering one lucky person who creates their dream list of baby items the chance to win £300 towards purchasing the items on the list! Share this competition with their readers stand the chance of winning £100 towards a dream shopping list for them PLUS one lucky reader of their blog.  Fabulous! Babyhuddle is the UK’s first baby social commerce site, where parents share their top recommendations on what products to get, when to get them and how to use them. By participating in this competition you are helping new and existing parents learn from your experience, which is really awesome.  Fabulous!  So, how do I enter? 1.  Visit the  Babyhuddle  website to create a profile, including uploading a picture of yourself.    2.  Use the Ba...