All-in-One Mum

The first year of your baby's life is a magical adventure for most parents; sometimes scary with the ability to make you gain a few grey hairs but mostly rewarding.   The Babyhuddle team have created a fabulous infographic entitled Babyhud dle: A Baby’s first year – what an adventure!   And boy oh boy, what an adventure it is!  Be sure to have a look and share it with your friends for a good laugh.  The information was gathered from real parents within the Babyhuddle community and is a hilarious but very honest read. Something else exciting happening in the life of Babyhuddle is the very recent launch of their US Babyhuddle site!  Now friends and family across the pond can also be a part of the Babyhuddle community and create their own lists, ask questions and purchase products for themselves and baby.   Be sure to let your friends and family know that they too can be part of this wonderful community if they live in the US by registering at http://us.bab...

Everyone knows that having a child will change your way of life in more ways than one and many of the early changes to your lifestyle are quite a shock to the system yet you learn to adapt to them over time.   One of the changes that I didn't really stop to think about was how my social circle would change and how a completely new one would form, with many life long friendships developing along the way. I recently wrote a guest for  Shona of Wriggly Rascals  on the topic of how when baby arrives, things do change and so do the people that you interact with.  Read my post  'Hello Baby, Goodbye Friends'  over at the Wriggly Rascals site.   I’d like to say it’s a good read but then again, I’m ever so slightly bias! Have a great week everyone. A x

Andy Bates (aka Pie Man) and star of  Andy Bates Street Feasts  on Food Network, has returned to the streets for a second fabulous and mouth watering series in  Andy Bates American Street Feasts .   Andy visits diverse and vibrant food hot spots in the U.S. discovering the tales behind these truly wonderful recipes from the classic hot dog to southern fried quail.  Visit the American Street Feasts page 
  where you can catch up on episodes from the second series and try your hand at the fabulous array of recipes.   Extremely well known for his wholesome, traditional British street food, Andy brought the inspiration behind these amazing American dishes back to the UK and used that to create his own modern take on classic dishes. Andy’s delectable first cookbook, ‘Modern Twists on Classic Dishes’ was launched on 31 October 2012 and from 2 November 2012 you can stand a chance to win this beautifully illustrated book...

Green People have produced a fabulous organic hand sanitiser specifically with little people in mind.  The Organic Children sticky hand sanitiser , which was awarded the Bizzie Baby Gold Award for 2012, has a refreshing citrus fragrance and comes in a pump action dispenser that fits comfortably in the palm of your hand. The sanitiser squirts out in a light and bubbly foam that can be put straight onto little hands and can be squirted onto a cloth to clean sticky and mucky faces.  It can also be used when you are on the go to clean and wipe down toys and high chairs that are looking a little dirty and unloved before little one enjoys using either of the two. This natural hand sanitising product uses Tea Tree extract as the key anti-bacterial ingredient and contains 96% certified organic ingredients.   It is suitable for sensitive skins, even those prone to eczema, psoriasis and other skin allergies and as it doesn't use any harsh chemicals, it won't dry out the...

I'm still pretty darn sure that I am a reincarnation of someone from Henry VIII's Court (hopefully not one of the many wives) as I absolutely adore that era and could read books and watch documentaries and movies on the subject for hours on end and still be left wanting to know more. Kate over at Kate Takes 5  has made reincarnation the most recent subject of her Listography.  So, after a little bit of thought, these are my top 5 things that I'd like to be reincarnated as when I leave this wonderful world one day. 1.  A Fly on the Wall I'd like to start off as a fly.  Most people at some stage of their life have wanted to be a fly on the wall and see exactly what goes on behind closed doors.  I'm nosey by nature so I think this would be fun for the 21 days of my little fly life.  Hopefully then I'll go on to option 2. 2.  Some sort of Author I have an idea of what I'd like to write about (like I'm telling you lot!) and if I had already been a f...

I've recently discovered the absolutely delicious yoomoo frozen yoghurts.  The home range is made from a 70% natural British sourced yogurt base with natural ingredients and is low in fat, which means that you are supporting local British suppliers and enjoying a relatively guilt free treat at the same time.  Fabulous! I sampled (devoured?!) the Angelmoo which is a natural flavoured frozen yogurt with blueberry sauce swirls, a perfect scattering of mixed berries and topping of vanilla flavoured pumpkins seeds.  A true heavenly delight which left me rather sad when I reached the bottom of the pot. My husband taste tested the strawbswirlmoo which is a natural and strawberry flavoured frozen yogurt with generous strawberry sauce swirls and strawberry pieces.  I had to buy him his own pot because I knew that I most likely wouldn't want to share mine!   In South Africa we have a local brand of frozen yoghurt that we grew up with and until recently, in...