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How To Tackle Seasonal Affective Disorder
It’s October – yay! One of my favourite months of the year, but it also means as the nights draw in, my seasonal affective disorder (SAD) creeps in. My love for the festive season usually pulls me through till December, but January and February are the absolute worst. My GP…
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Starting School: Tips & Tricks
So that’s it, The Biggest is officially starting school in September. Officially a kid, no-longer a preschooler. However, we qualified for the 30 hours funding, so he was at pre-school full time from last September (at the school he got a place at!) and had to wear a uniform, so…
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Beating The Black Dog…
So for the past couple of months I dropped off the radar, which so early on in my blogging project, was disappointing! But my mental health had to come first and it took a nose dive considerably about March. When I started to feel crappy in about October, I put…
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Beat Plastic Pollution
It’s World Environment Day on 5th June 2018 and this year’s theme is Beat Plastic Pollution. A huge global game of tag has been arranged, to highlight the level of destruction plastic is causing to our planet. By sharing picture of reusables, it’s hoping we can spread lots of ideas…
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Going From One to Two
So it’s been just over a year since I have been a mum of two! When I fell pregnant with the second, I remember saying to Mr Raucous I didn’t know how I could possibly love another child as much as my precious first born, then he arrived and I…
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Coping With Birth Related Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Seeing as it’s Maternal Mental Health Awateness Week, I thought it would be a good time to talk about birth trauma and PTSD. The birth of The Biggest was a profoundly traumatic time, all kicked off by the presence of meconium in my waters when they went at home at…
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My Top 5 Baby & Toddler Classes in Leicester
Baby and Toddler classes. Some people love ’em, some people hate them. I firmly sit in the love camp – I found it really helped me to get out and about and interact with other parents. This list is for classes that have to be paid for in blocks; I…
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March Round Up
So I thought I would start a monthly round up, as it also gives me a chance to talk about how some of my goals for the year are going. First up, March was a busy one! As well as The Littlest’s first birthday, two of my step-nieces also had…
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Valentine’s Day: Before & After Kids….
Ahh, that day of forced romance is upon us! Not really, it will always be one to celebrate in Chez Raucous as its when Mr Raucous proposed. Drunk. With a ring I was already wearing because he didn’t have one on him as it wasn’t planned. ? But yes, let’s…
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Fussy Eating & Dinner-Time Fights…
When we started weaning The Biggest, we went down the baby-led weaning route. I liked the sound of it, I have my own issues with food (I have been diagnosed with Binge-Eating disorder and have struggled with it since I was 17, but that’s another blog for another day!) and…
