It may not seem like much but this post is about a Bucket List goal achieved as I have always wanted to go to Wembley to watch a football match. I'm not a massive die hard football fanatic but I enjoy watching football.
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Reading with my children is something I have done with them both since they were little bumps in my tummy. I love reading and have done from a very young age, whether its reading by myself or reading aloud, it helped me improve my speech and language when I was growing up. I grew up bilingual, my first language being Turkish and my second language being English. Both my parents are Turkish Cypriot so at home it was all Turkish speaking until I started Reception Year where I started to learn to speak English.
Last week was the first week of the school summer holidays and even though we are not at school age yet Hubby took a week off to enjoy some family time. So we took our little preschooler to our local garden centre; who ever year during the summer holidays, put on a free Fairy Hunt for the kiddies. Ruxley Manor Garden Centre is a family run garden centre, literally around the corner from where I grew up so I was there a lot with my mum when she would buy her lovely plants and bits for the garden. I now take my children and love it just as much as I did as a child. The beautiful gardens with such an amazing variety of plants, trees, garden and home bits with a kids play area and the Mulberry Cafe, perfect for breakfast, teas, coffee and cakes. It really is a lovely place for an afternoon out with the kids.
I don't really do many posts about what I get up to (something I'm trying to work on) I intend to but just never do! So today I thought I would, while drinking my morning Green Tea, write about what a lovely evening my husband and I had last night celebrating our 4th Wedding Anniversary.
Teething!! Oh how different it has been the second time around. With my first you would mention teething and I would ask "What is that?" We was lucky with our daughter, teething was never an issue, all her teeth came through with no problem at all. We used a bit of Bonjela Teething gel and lots of things to pop in her mouth and before we knew it all her teeth were through and that was it!
Baby's skin can be so sensitive not just in the first few weeks but as they grow different factors can affect their precious little skin. My 3 year old was 6 days late and she has since suffered from very dry skin that is very irritated and can cause blemishes. We tried many things and prescription products but nothing seemed to keep it at bay. My little boy doesn't suffer from dry skin on his body but does have slight eczema on his face.
I can't believe how quickly my baby boy is growing, Luca is nearly 5 months old and already growing out of so many of his clothes so we went shopping..any excuse.
Yesterdays Mother's Day was my fourth as a mother and my first with Luca. I was surprised with cuddles and presents in bed in the morning after both of my babies let me sleep in. The sun was shinning and the smile on Melis' face eager to help me open my card and presents was all the happiness I could ever ask for. Firstly, my card was a personalised one with a lovely photo of both of the kiddies having a cuddle when Luca was only a few weeks old. Followed by a Boux Avenue bag (my favourite) which contained new fluffy pink slippers and a sleep mask (just what mummy had asked for) but then there was another box which to my surprise was my favourite perfume, Stella fragrance, which I wasn't expecting. The kiddies spoilt mum and I'm very grateful that their Daddy was so helpful in doing the shopping for the lovely gifts :)
Late morning we all got ready and went to my mums for a lovely Turkish style brunch with my two sisters where we spent the afternoon, eating, drinking tea and watching films, a nice relaxing afternoon. I even made a nice Victoria Sponge cake :)
Then we ended the day as a family again with a lovely meal at Pizza Express where we all enjoyed our dough balls and garlic butter and I had my favourite pizza ever, the Sloppy Giuseppe! Finished with a nice lemon sorbet (Obviously diet started again this morning!)
I hope all the mummies, nannies and great nannies had a wonderful day!
Here are a few snaps from my day...
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Blogging has become a great way for me to find some time to myself and actually have grown up thoughts to myself about things that I like as a person and not a mummy like, baking, food and makeup but on the flip side its becoming a great way for me to sit down and reflect on how I get through each day being a mummy to my beautiful babies.
Over the years I've learnt a lot about the wonderful world of blogging and I'm still learning but one thing that I do know and tell myself is not to feel pressure posting for the sake of posting just so there is one every day. As a blogger I want my posts to be filled with thought and feeling- maybe just thought in my food posts making you all hungry :) but what I'm trying to say is blogging should be an enjoyable experience and thats one thing I've learnt over the past few years and if you are struggling to find your feet with blogging that is the one piece of advice I would of given my novice self.
For anyone looking for a new blog layout check out pip dig they have so many different varieties depending on what type of blog image you want and the best thing is that it was stress free and easy. They even install the template for you free of charge, thanks Phil :) giving you all the support you need to get your blog looking the way you want.
I would also recommend GoDaddy if you are looking to invest in your own domain name. Why not? A very quick and easy process again and all the support you need is available on the website. Within 48 hours I had my dream blog up and running, as easy as that!
I hope this post has inspired anyone out there that is thinking about starting a blog or maybe even thinking about giving up because you've lost your inspiration. Find your passion and interest and just let the rest flow and enjoy!
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Please leave me your blog links in the comments, need some new blogs to read while doing the baby feeds :)
I'm a bit late with this post as this trip was in July but better late than never I suppose. This trip was for our 3rd wedding anniversary we had planned to see Lionel Richie in Concert back in March at the O2 in London but for unseen circumstances we couldn't go, I was devastated. So my lovely husband surprised me and booked tickets to see him again..at Edinburugh castle. So he planned a lovely couple of days away for us to Scotland, organising the transport and hotel..well let's just say he did very well. I've never stayed in such a beautiful hotel and for anyone thinking of visiting Edinburugh then do it! Such a beautiful and friendly place, I would love to go back again. Instead of babbling on here is a gallery of photos of our trip away...
It is a difficult subject to talk about but it shouldn't be one that is avoided. Every pregnancy is different in every woman which can make it difficult to understand different symptoms especially servere morning sickness. This can make a woman feel very lonely, poorly and very emotional and it's important for close friends and family to understand that it doesn't always just go away after the first 12 weeks. I am 17 weeks and still being sick and feeling nauseas all day.
I never did this the first time round so this time I have decided to write about my pregnancy. I want to share my experience as I'm also finding that second time around I am struggling with "Morning Sickness", back pains and rhinitis.
Another occasion means another excuse to create a wish list of gorgeous clothing to celebrate the day of love. Recently I have fallen in love with River Island and their new items are just so stunning. After a couple of recent trips into my local store I decided that River Island is my brand of choice at the moment so I decided to use the items I fell in love with to complete my wish list for my Valentine's Day!
I have to admit I have been a bit delayed in writing this post as this trip was in December but with the excitement of Christmas and half a dozen birthdays over the Christmas and New Year period I have been a bit lazy in taking the time to sit down and organise myself with my posts. (I should of made it a new years resolution!)
Last week I posted a piece on a charity event I recently attended. The event had a Black Tie dress code, so when it came to choosing an outfit, I knew straight away I needed to buy a new one as I have never been to a Black Tie do and had nothing sitting in my wardrobe which deemed suitable to wear.
Candles! Everyone loves a candle, whether its a tea light or the famous Yankee candles, it seems to be a trend to fill you home with smelly candles.
Hello Lovlies, the season for parties has arrived and mine started with a generous evening booked to attend my first charity event, black tie in fact (perks of my husbands job!) The Dream Factory Charity had organised a Monte Carlo Casino Ball at Orsitt Hall Hotel in Essex. Now for those of you who know me I love raising money for charity and am always giving and when my husband told me we were going I was very excited.
Now a little bit about the charity, founder Avril Mills created the Dream Factory in memory of her son Oliver who lost his battle with Leukemia aged nine. Oliver wanted to help grant dreams to young people when he grew up and Avril has made this happen. This charity helps young children and young adults up to the age of 25 have a dream come true, with an ever growing celebrity following Avril has successful made The Dream Factory a success with ever growing donations and a team of volunteers. This amazing charity has already helped over 300 children and young adults.
Arriving at the event for 6.15pm we were greeted at a cocktail reception with showgirls and trays of champagne, the venue looked amazing, Christina Aguilera Burleque music was playing the mood was already set for a glamorous evening. We headed for our table, where we enjoyed a delicious 3 course meal followed by coffee and chocolates.
Throughout the evening we heard of the wonderful dreams the charity had already help grant and we were even fortunate to hear from 3 amazing young adults of there experience and how the Dream factory changed there lives by granting a dream come true. It was truly amazing to hear how so much love and effort has gone into helping young people who really deserve the things that we sometimes take for granted every day.
At this point I felt very overwhelmed with emotion until the auction started. Well, as silly as it sounds the amount of money donated through auctioning of signed memorabilia, jewellery, days out etc; it was so nice to be in a room full of people that wanted to donate to this charity. The auction was very entertaining, Comedian Terry Alderton was the nights auctioneer and he did a brilliant job, I was in stitches of laughter such a nice and humble man.
The night continued with the casino and dancing to some great music, as the night didn't end there; donations were flowing with casino money everywhere! I have never been one for gambling and had no idea what was going on so my husband and his work friend explained the game of roulette and I tried my luck. It must of been beginners luck as I finished with so many chips that I couldn't stop winning, the table cleared so I cashed in to find out later in the night that I had indeed come 1st place in winning at the casino and won an iPad (I have never won anything in my life) My daughter will definitely enjoy an iPad so I was very grateful.
I had such an amazing time and met some truly lovely people, such a great cause. Please check out The Dream Factory as they are always looking for donations and volunteers.
Thank you to Avril and her wonderful team of friends for such a great evening I truly hope they made lots of money to help even more young people live there dream!
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There is no better feeling than having a clean and sparkling home and with the Spring season in full swing there is no better time than having a full on spring clean and declutter of your home to cleanse and refresh your wellbeing and home life.
I may sound crazy but I love housework day in my house! I have an OCD in cleanliness and organising and I'm not just talking about daily reorganising of my makeup and clothes, but every part of my house gets the occasional declutter and reorganised to suit my mood. My lifestyle helps me fit in regular cleans, working part time and being a full time mum, so for those of you that are still full time career super women here is an easy guideline of how to achieve the perfect spring clean feel in your home day to day and can easily fit into your hectic work lives. For my fellow mummies and daddies cleaning and tidying with little babies around becomes a second nature (if you get the time to do it!) So here is my perfect spring clean guide...
Obviously these are basic guidelines and everyone has there own routine but sticking to your routine can make your life so much easier so you can spend more time relaxing after a long day instead of scrubbing the toilet and floors after a full day of work.
I hope you found this post interesting and if you have any great tips for either spring cleans or cleaning tips that work for you please share :)
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