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May 2019

Small Business Owner Feeling Stuck? Here's What You Can Do
Posted in business

Small Business Owner Feeling Stuck? Here’s What You Can Do

It’s totally normal for you to feel stuck as a small business owner from time to time. Many entrepreneurs report…

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5 Timeless Design Elements for Your Home That Never Date

Home interior trends may come and go, but the key to a timeless, beautiful house is to stick to classic…

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BABY Born Angel for Babies - dress details
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BABY Born Angel for Babies – Review

BABY Born Angel for Babies – Baby Dottie has a new companion! Her sister loves her Baby Born doll, so…

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5 Things You Should Know About Your Carpets
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5 Things You Should Know About Your Carpets

Your carpets are something you probably don’t spend a ton of time thinking about. If you’re going about your day…

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sisters keeping in touch
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Keeping In Touch With Family and Friends Abroad

Time really does fly, doesn’t it? My older sister moved to Canada around 13 years ago, and I can still…

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Prescription Glasses Online With a Difference - iChoose
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Prescription Glasses Online With a Difference – iChoose

*(Ad-gifted) I received these iChoose prescription glasses online in exchange for this post I was 12, just at secondary school…

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Diagram showing the onside of a mattress - best mattresses for couples.
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The Best Mattresses For Couples

The best mattresses for couples. How do you choose a mattress together if you have different needs and sleeping styles?…

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The Benefits of Power Naps for Busy Mums
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The Benefits of Power Naps for Busy Mums

Napping is great, but there’s always been a stigma around taking a nap in our culture. Grabbing a few hours…

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What Wesley Wore by Samuel Langley-Swain

*(Ad-gifted) – We received a copy of What Wesley Wore in exchange for this post. Bedtime reading is our moment…

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National Smile Month - baby dottie showing her smile
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Celebrating National Smile Month

We are in the full throws of National Smile Month 13th May – 13th June. A month of celebrating good…

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Wiley's Finest
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Wiley’s Finest: Promote A Healthy Conception And Pregnancy – Giveaway

It’s near the end of May now, so time to reflect over the month and host a little giveaway for…

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Harry Potter Gifts – Giving The Gift Of Magic

*(Ad-gifted) – We received these Harry Potter Gifts in exchange for this post. All thoughts and opinions are my own.…

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7 Top Tips On Working From Home With Toddlers Around
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7 Top Tips On Working From Home With Toddlers Around

*Ad – This is a collaborative post Working from home with toddlers around, hmm. It’s hard. But it can be…

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Pure Green Coffee Review and Giveaway

*Ad- Pure Green Coffee was gifted in exchange for this post For the last four years, I’ve either been pregnant…

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young couple who are first time buyers moving into their new home
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What First Time Home Buyers Need To Know

*This is a collaborative post Saving up for your first home is exciting. I can remember me and my other…

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A Day Out In Manchester: Sea Life Manchester Aquarium Review

*Ad – press trip to Sea Life Manchester It’s been a couple of weeks since we were up in Manchester,…

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pop pops pets collectible review
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Pop Pops Pets Review – Slime Collectables

*Ad- we were gifted the Pop Pops Pets in exchange for this post, all thoughts and opinions are my own.…

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Posted in Toys

Review: Squishmallows The Next Big Collectable

*Ad-gifted | We were gifted the Squishmallows in exchange for this post. This week we’ve been having lots of fun…

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Family Day's Out In The South-West - Fairground ride - Great family day's out at the amusement's
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7 Great Family Summer Day’s Out in the South-West

*A collaborative post on day’s out in the South-West In the summertime, when children leave the school playground for the…

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Growing Pains by Dr Mark Shooter
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Growing Pains by Dr Mark Shooter

*Ad – I was gifted a copy of Growing Pains by Dr Mark Shooter in exchange for this post, all…

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*Happy New Year!* We’ve had a quiet Christmas a *Happy New Year!*

We’ve had a quiet Christmas at home, played lots and ate lots! Like many others! Today we are at the start of a brand new year. A year where we will have a 3 and 5 year old on our hands. The toddler days are slipping away from us now - yay!!

We’ve decided not to plan any holidays at all in 2021 and have a saving year. Being at home all the time means it’s so much easier to save!

It might not be the start of the year we all hoped for, but it’s the one we’ve got to work through. We can do it! The virus never stopped me last year from following my dream and working for myself full time!

Wishing you happiness and health in 2021 xx

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AD-gifted The girls are huge 44 Cats fans. If you AD-gifted  The girls are huge 44 Cats fans. If you haven’t heard of them 44 Cats its a fun kids  show about 4 kittens. The 44 Cats  are – Lampo, Milady, Meatball and Pilou who make up a musical group called “The Buffycats” The animated series covers topics such as friendship, diversity, tolerance and helping others. It’s a great series we love to watch!

We were kindly sent a few items from the series merchandise. The toy sets, pyjamas and jigsaw puzzle. Which can all be found on Amazon so still time to get for those last minute gifts!

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Here we are on the home stretch - the last few day Here we are on the home stretch - the last few days of the Winter term. I’m so proud of this one and how much she has learned since starting school. She’s like a sponge!

Watching her 1st class nativity play via the school app was crushing at the weekend. This stupid virus had denied so many of us. Going to watch her in her first nativity play has always been one of those things I’ve looked forward to since she was born. It was one of those milestones 😥.

However we’ve had a fun and busy weekend. We went to Heligan Gardens for a walk and to write another letter to Santa! Thank goodness the weather was great! That’s the trouble with booking things in advance you don’t know what the weather will be like!

Are you looking forward to the start of the Christmas Holidays?

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AD-Gifted Welcome to the world of Cats Vs Pickles AD-Gifted  Welcome to the world of Cats Vs Pickles! How cute are these super soft bean filled plushies with huge personalities. So soft L doesn’t want to put them down and wants to get the whole collection! 

If you have yet to hear about these soft silly characters. Here is the low down. So Cats are scared of Pickles, but Pickles just want to love Cats! Pickles are super rare and we have yet to find one!!

There are 44 Cats ( we got Blank Page, Puzzle Cat and Goldie Fish) and 4 rare Pickles to find in Series 1. You can get Foodie Cats, Scary Cats, Sweet Cats and Smarty Cats like our Blank Page.

Cats Vs Pickles are an insanely popular trend on YouTube!

I think they make the most adorable stocking fillers at £4.99 each available to buy from @smythstoys
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The four of us! There are very few pictures of all The four of us! There are very few pictures of all of us in one shot! Thanks to my sister @sprout07 for taking this one last weekend! 😘 A walk by the sea is good for the mind. It clears your head. Nothing like it!

I want to say a huge thank you to all my followers, new and old! I’m getting closer to 5000 now. I wanted to get there by the end of this year, but don’t think I’m going to make it!

To all my new followers here is a little bit about us:

▪️I’m Rachel, a self employed blogger, writer and content creator. I hate the word influencer!
▪️We live in beautiful Cornwall. 10 minutes from our closest beach.
▪️I’m the wife of Mr B and mum to two gorgeous girls. L who is 4 and Little Dottie who is 2.
▪️We all love cheese and chocolate (not together obvs!)
▪️I’m a farmer’s daughter so love being outdoors and this has rubbed off on the girls!
▪️We love chickens and have 3 in our garden - Betty, Happy and Norrie.

So this is us! Thank you for every like, comment, save and share. It’s means the world to us and helps us to grow this account.

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We’ve had a fantastic weekend. Finally got to sp We’ve had a fantastic weekend. Finally got to spend time with my sister who has been self isolating for 2 weeks as she returned from Canada. We took a trip to Marazion on Saturday for a walk and hunt for treasures! It was lovely and quiet. In the afternoon we put our tree up. Then yesterday we went for an early morning walk at the park and spent the afternoon writing out Christmas cards!

I love weekends like this. I treasure them more because for around 14 years I worked each Saturday and occasionally Sundays as well. Now I know what I was missing all those years!

Did you get up to anything nice at the weekend?

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