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I can’t help it, I have to write a post about breastfeeding after the utter outcry exhibited by disgruntled women up and down the land … Not that I am right about everything. But after breastfeeding 4 babies, twice successfully, and twice unsuccessfully, I definitely feel I have earned an opinion on the matter, for what its worth. First of all, Breast is best. Suck it up sisters! … must we pretend this isn’t the case? really? are we all that sensitive? This is classic UK attitude at play. Again. (We don’t want a nanny state, but we need and expect to be nannied…

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Happy Friday guys 🙂 I’m super excited today as I have a party tonight, then a girly weekend in Brighton tomorrow. So, I can hardly contain myself right now. Deep breaths Anna. Deep breaths. (Note to self – must not drink too many Proseccos at party tonight and peak too early) Okay, for this weeks Friday Stylefinder, I’m looking at the most classic and iconic wardrobe staple a girl can own : The gorgeously trusty little black dress. You’ve got one, right? Maybe more than one, maybe like me you’ve got about 23 of them. I recently bought a little gem from Pied a…

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Close Up Of Boy Drinking Soda From Bottle

I’m pretty sure kids drink when we’re not looking. Let’s examine the evidence for this theory. Moody when they wake up? Yep. Just like an alcoholic. Talking rubbish? Yep. Boozed off their tits. Falling over invisible things? Yep. Definitely swallied. Seemingly unable to do simple tasks like eating without covering themselves, and others, in food. And then giggling about it? YEP. As pished as a pished fish. Why do you think they’re always asking you for money? This morning we had fingers trapped in a window. Why? No-one could answer why. I can. Because they’re drunk. What did you do…

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Hands writing on old typewriter over wooden table background

Last week began with dreadful back ache. I couldn’t stand, sleep or do the hokey cokey without groaning, grumbling or making that ‘oof’ sound men make when they’re bending down, or getting up from bending down, and want to show how much effort it’s taken them. I was under instructions to rest, which I did as much as I could but, in the words of Shakespeare, shit don’t do itself, so I still had to do the hoovering and put the washing away. You see, the ironing and cleaning fairies don’t visit this house, I think they got killed in…

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I have to share this. Immediately. This product is absolutely amazing … its blown me away to be honest. I know, quite the statement for just a humble moisturiser. But when you have a dry-skin type, finding a good fix is like finding the perfect pair of jeans. Its rare. But I should warn you – this is no humble, innocent moisturiser. This magical potion is a little devil that could lure any dry skin type into a lifetime of committed use. Okay, so let me just go ahead and address the elephant in the room for those of you already…

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Hello, hello! And a very happy Friday to you all 🙂 Yep, Its capsule wardrobe thinking time again … You know me, I dig a capsule collection or ten. I know I had promised to share my sweaty gym favourites this week, but then this little lot came into my life and I got too excited. All you need for such a pinky ensemble is three items. Just three. So, what do we have here? Well, first up on my blush hit list was this little beauty from Topshop This is the nicest Mac/Trench coat thingymejiggy I ever did don … Apparently…

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What do the words mendacious, jocular, desultory, insouciant and furtive mean to you? For some it might mean their ex-husbands, but not for us at Chez Us. The words for this week’s spelling test are…   Yep. Seriously. I put this to Twitter the other night, in the following way: I received a number of responses, from parents, from those in the teaching profession and from some who’re both, and all seemed rather surprised that these words were in a spelling test for 9 – 10 year olds. Should we be? Should this be so surprising? Do you think this is…

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Family tree

I don’t know if it’s something one does when one gets to a certain age but I signed up to a website which allows you to search public records to find your family history. For a free, two-week trial period I can search millions of records, including census records, birth, marriage and death certificates, immigration documentation and much much more. I can piece together my family’s history and, through research and investigation, watch my family tree grow before my very eyes. Or something like that. As I was growing up I didn’t pay a great deal of attention to the whos…

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The Kurio Smart laptop/tablet was offered to us to review at a time when I couldn’t have needed it more. With 4 children at home (ranging from 4 to 16) the tech needs and related issues within our household were beginning to get a little out of hand. The older two (12 & 16) had online homework and coursework coming out of their ears, and the younger two (4 & 9) were also starting to develop a reliance – much to my dislike, I might add – But after years of trying to fight todays incessant need for internet connection, I had…

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Happy Mothers Day Cartoon Doodle Text

Imagine someone who’d go out with their nearest and dearest, loved ones, friends and family, and then get their phone out and spend that precious time checking Facebook? Difficult isn’t it? WHO WOULD BE SO INCONSIDERATE? I mean, what’s so effing important that you’d not be able to keep your effing phone in your effing pocket for the duration of a meal? This week I found out that Beefeater are bringing in a ‘No Phone Zone’ in their restaurants for Mother’s Day, in response to research that states ‘constantly checking phones at the table’ is the number one behaviour that can…

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