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The Littlest Birds…

November 30, 2011
The Littlest Birds...

You know how it is when you hear a song for the first time, at a moment in your life, when it just totally makes sense… That was how it was for me with this song – The Littlest Birds by The Be Good Tanyas Do you have a song like that? It’s Wordless Wednesday [...]

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Bloggers, Brunches and Brands.

November 25, 2011
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I went to a blogging event last week, a ‘Bloggers Brunch’ to be more precise. I have been to a couple of similar events this year, where both bloggers and PR or brand reps attend and they always make me go home and think about the whole blogging, ads, brands and money deal. Lots of [...]

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Things I Know About Kate – Guest Post from Yay For Home!

November 4, 2011
Things I Know About Kate - Guest Post from Yay For Home!

I think not blogging all week has made me slightly crazy because I’ve let my very good friend Shae from Yay For Home write this guest post all about me!!! Many of you might already know that I’m lucky enough to be Katepickle’s IRL friend. I live “over the hill” and our kids have grown [...]

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I Heart My Body…. mostly.

October 29, 2011
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If you are looking for my regular Saturday Lovely Links posts then you are going to disappointed… and possibly a little shocked! You see today the lovely ladies over at We Heart Life are celebrating. They are celebrating because it is I Heart My Body day today. The idea is simple.. instead of hating on [...]

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Share your Imperfections – Perfectly Imperfect Link Up.

October 24, 2011
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There are always crazy plastic animals in odd places around my house. I vacuum with the baby on my hip, even thought I know it is bad for my back. I yell, even though I hate to be yelled at. My girls’ room is always messy, always. They inherited this from me. Sometimes I go [...]

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I am Imperfectly Perfect

October 10, 2011
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My fingernails are never clean. My boobs are too big. I am boringly practical and I worry too much. I tuck the flap of my belly into my jeans and try to ignore it. I have no waist, no bum and shoulders broader than most men. Sometimes I can only see my flaws. I only [...]

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Lovely Links – Things I Want to Buy

October 1, 2011
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I have this list, in the back of my head, of things I want to buy. Not important things, not things I really need, just things I’d like to buy, for me. Mostly these are ‘when we are rich’ things. Some of them you can’t even buy here, or at least I don’t know where [...]

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Stuff I Know.

September 16, 2011
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I know that my pelvic floor is not what it used to be. I know that feeling when you can’t stop laughing over something ridiculously silly is one of the best feelings ever I know about printable boob hats. I know that I have a strange craving for brownies. I know that having a friend [...]

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