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The Bear is a girlie girl. As in a pink glitter, dolls, unicorns and fairy dust. Even at 3 years old she knows her own mind and she knows what she likes. And what she likes is small, cute things and if they are pink? Well, that’s even better. So, when the opportunity came up a few weeks ago to review an item from the My Fairy Garden collection, I knew that she would be estatic.
As Mental Health Awareness Week draws to a close, I thought this would be a good time share Clipped Wings by Jennifer Gilmour with you. Filled to bursting with horrific recolletions of domestic abuse, but also true stories of survival. You won’t help but be inspired.
A few weeks ago, the unthinkable happened for a mummy with two toddlers. Our tumble dryer stopped working. Yes, I know. First world problems but the truth is that I rely on our tumble dryer. Now the weather has warmed up a little it’s not so bad but on wet days and in the winter, I use it almost daily. After 3 days of air drying on a clothes horse on wet April days and I was desperate for a new dryer. Luckily AO came to the rescue with the Samsung Heat Pump Tumble Dryer.
As a mum of two toddlers, to say my life is fuelled by coffee is an understatement. The only drawback? Well, that would be severe IBS I’ve had since a rather nasty bout of salmonella in 2006 which now manifests itself (amongst other things) in a reaction to caffeine. You can imagine how devastating it is that when exhausted after night after night (after night) of very little sleep, the only thing I can really reach for is a rather thin cup of instant decaf. Therefore, finding great decaf coffee on the market is something that sounds like an amazing opportunity for someone like me not to be missed. Which is why when Decadent Decaf Coffee Co gave a little shout out asking for testers, I did a little wave, cheer and jump up and down to say pick me, pick me!
Darcie will be turning 4 this year which means we are starting to look at games we can play together as a family. She got both Hungry Hippos and Kerplunk for Christmas, both of which she loves. So, when we were contacted to try out the new Strictly Briks ‘Brik Buster Tower Toppling Game’, I knew she would be at the perfect age to put it to the test.
The concept is simple. Build a tower out of Strictly Briks platforms and briks and then use the hammer to take it in turns to knock out a pillar. The last person to knock out a brik without toppling the tower wins. We couldn’t wait to give it a go.