Women sharing life together
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This is a blog sent in from one of our Raphaellers. It’s an honest and open account of a situation that many struggle with …… My beautiful baby boy is 3mths old and I love him to bits but it has also been the hardest time for me. I also have an amazing 8yr old [...]
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I came across this piece written by Shirley Conran and really wanted to share it with you as it gets to the heart of the relentless “everything-ness” of the working Mum! Don’t take it all as gospel, take from it what works for you. Personally, I was reminded that I don’t need to do all [...]
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This is an interesting conversation we had on the radio recently which caused quite a stir. We’re not talking dislike or get annoyed with, we’re talking full on HATE, to the extent that you would turn your back if something bad was happening to them, perhaps even that you would WILL something bad to happen [...]
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With so many TV shows, movies, computer games, stories on DVD etc available to us these days, any parent would be forgiven forgetting some of the old fashioned treasures that we grew up with. Reading a story at bedtime is one of those things that is easily cast aside in busy family life however there [...]
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There is a fine line between being a parent who encourages their child to reach their potential and being a parent who pushes a child out of the joys of exploration and into the life long stress of premature productivity…..perish the thought even vicariously fulfilling their own misspent youth through their child. Dear Alana, I [...]
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I nearly jumped off the sofa a couple of weeks ago when I heard a quote from Helena Bonham Carter saying “if your house is a mess, so is your mind whereas if your house is organised, so is your mind!” “THANK YOU” I shrieked back at the box, wishing my husband was there to [...]
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There are various arguments as to why and how our little toddlers begin to really put us through our paces when they hit the ripe age of 2! There will always be exceptions to the rule however there are ways that you can entirely prevent this from tearing your home apart. So many stresses in [...]
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Having had yet another friend diagnosed with Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) …I thought it might be a good idea to do an article on it as it seems that between 10 and 20% of women at childbearing age are diagnosed with it. What are Polycystic ovaries? Polycystic ovaries are ovaries containing a large number of harmless cysts [...]
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My name is Devon and I grew up in a small mountain town in California, USA. Being one of 6 children and the youngest girl, you can imagine the chaos that swirled around our tiny home during my childhood years. Having siblings much older than me was an incredible gift, one I wouldn’t trade for [...]
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You know the phrase “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”…? well actually, it’s not only WHO you know, but also HOW you go about knowing them! Ever wondered why someone with less ability than you seems to go further and do better than you? Is there someone who just seems to get [...]
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