Generated by All in One SEO v5.0.0.1, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # The Mummy Whisperer Blog Helping Mums Embrace Gentle Living & Easy Journaling ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://mummywhispererblog.com/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Why Bother Getting An Autism Or Adhd Assessment](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2026/05/why-bother-getting-an-autism-or-adhd-assessment/) - What an irony, on Autism awareness day, I was diagnosed as Autistic. And a couple of months ago as ADHD. Which makes me a sparkly, messy, complicated: Audhd What’s The Assessment Process Like? Not as slow as I thought, the delays were more caused by me, than them - but I was lucky that my - [7 Top Tips For Saving Money And Cutting Costs: My Piggy Bank Tale](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/7-top-tips-for-saving-money-and-cutting-costs-my-piggy-bank-tale/) - Trying to cut costs, and even save money can seem daunting to start off with. But I've found that once we got going, it gets easier. What I've also discovered is that it has the surprising added bonus of adding back the adventure and sparkle to life; who'd have thought it? So I'm sharing some - [The Mummy Whisperer Blog is now available on Amazon Kindle!!!!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/the-mummy-whisperer-blog-is-now-available-on-amazon-kindle/) - Oooooh, I'm a 'proper' writer, I'm a 'proper' writer!!! Can you tell I'm a little excited? Many years ago I did Maths, Physics and English 'A' levels, because as a girl if they saw any sign you could possibly do science, they heavily 'encouraged' you to do it in my school (there were still only - [6 Things I Wish I Knew When I Was Diagnosed With Fibromyalgia](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2024/04/award-6-things-i-wish-someone-told-me-when-i-was-first-diagnosed-with-fibromyalgia/) - I have just been voted one of the top 60 blogs globally (29th!) - how lovely is that! It made me think - what do I wish someone had told me 13yrs ago when I was first diagnosed? So I came up with these top 6 tips, that would have saved me a lot of - [Setting Up A Journal For Planning & Stress Mgmt](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2021/10/setting-up-a-journal-for-planning-stress-mgmt/) - Journalling is amazing for managing your stress, health and your business - it's the cheapest, quickest and easiest form of therapy! - [3 Fast Tips To Feel Better If You Are Mega Stressed](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2021/09/3-fast-tips-to-feel-better-if-you-are-mega-stressed/) - I wanted to jump on, as it's 'tough out there' and I've got some simple, but powerful ideas to help ... 1) Supporting your body - then it can support you 2) Stop telling yourself off for feeling Mega Stressed - it won't help, in fact it makes it worse 3) Journalling - I use - [Time For Change](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/01/time-for-change/) - So how are you feeling - is life going well, or are you looking for some changes this year? If so, great - this year is going to be a good year for successful changes, I can feel it in my bones! But there are a few things that you can do to make - [10 Top Tips For Small Businesses Handling Coronavirus](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2020/03/10-top-tips-for-small-businesses-handling-coronavirus/) - Do you have a small business and you are worried that either you will lose clients or that your clients will struggle to survive and there will be a knock on effect? There are things that we can do to pre-empt potential problems, adapt and become more resilient. Yes, this is a worrying time. But - [High Histamine & Mast Cell Activation Horrors](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2022/08/high-histamine-mast-cell-activation-horrors/) - Have you suddenly had the symptoms of your chronic health worsened or found yourself exhausted and in pain after long covid? You may have to switch not to just eating a 'healthy diet', but learning all about histamine and how it affects our bodies. - [Sharing From The Heart With No Strings](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/11/sharing-from-the-heart-with-no-strings/) - Wether it's with the kids, friends or EVEN YOUR BUSINESS - there is a degree of sharing that is so important to do, from the heart, with no strings attached.? We invest in our kids - after school clubs, clothes, food, time etc. And whilst we might teach them to be grateful for what they - [Never been to a Folk Festival? Nows the time to try it ...](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/09/never-been-to-a-folk-festival-nows-the-time-to-try-it/) - It's great taking family to a festival, and folk festivals are perfect to start out with. Here is my review of Folk by the Oak in Hertfordshire - [Go on try something new - a festival or camping?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/06/go-on-try-something-new-a-festival-or-camping/) - I only started going to festivals and camping 2 yrs ago, but I love it now. Check out my top tips for why you will love it too! - [Top Tips For Rosacea (red skin on the face)](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/top-tips-for-rosacea-red-skin-on-the-face/) - Easy ways of getting rid of or dealing with Rosacea and redness of the skin on the face - [Britmums Live: Winning, What I liked, Outfits and a change to WIN SWAG!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/06/britmums-live-winning-what-i-liked-outfits-and-a-change-to-win-swag/) - What I thought of the Bibs awards, and Britmums Live conference 2012. - [Should Mums put themselves first a Lot, a Little, or somewhere in between?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/10/should-mums-put-themselves-first-a-lot-a-little-or-somewhere-in-between/) - I argue that it's important for a Mum to look after herself, but the reality is that it's different depending on the age of the child and our circumstances. - [OMG Huge Thankyou's for the MAD Blog Awards and a few less tears!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/10/omg-huge-thankyous-and-less-tears/) - I have HUGE thank you's for you guys, because you put fingers on the keys and voted for me for the MAD Blog awards 'Small business category', and even better I actually WON!!!! I've got to write this post, because my acceptance speech consisted of slightly muffled 'sob' ... 'thank you' .. 'sob' .. 'OMG' - [Sparkle Tips: Go Shopping With Friends](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/sparkle-tips-go-shopping-with-friends/) - We might not all be able to afford a personal shopper, but we all have mates. (Mind you I don't think that all personal shoppers cost money, it's just that they cost money in persuasion!). So why not treat yourself to a shopping trip with a few friends, especially if you would like to pick - [Mummy Went Out: Blogcampuk, TalkTalk, BangsInABun, SEO, BlogDesign, Blog Communities](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/mummy-went-out-blogcampuk-talktalk-bangsinabun-seo-blogdesign-blog-communities/) - Do you remember what's it's like to do that first independent thing purely for you after a baby, that required travel or something unusual? Or are you still at the place where your baby is too young? Well I went out yesterday, all the way into London for a Blogging conference no less. It wouldn't - [Video Wed: Me Practicing My Losing Gracefully & Humbly Jumping Up And Down Faces](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/video-wed-me-practicing-my-losing-gracefully-humbly-jumping-up-and-down-faces/) - Sally Whittle, the organiser of the MADs Blog Awards, really likes to see me look daft! I love her blog, and it brightens my day, so here is my present for her! You see, I've been wondering whether I should be practicing my faces for the awards ceremony in SIXTEEN DAYS TIME? Yes, I am ridiculously excited - [It's amazing who you can run into on Twitter](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/02/its-amazing-who-you-can-run-into-on-twitter/) - It's amazing who you meet on twitter; I remet an old friend and great actress who is starring in this great indie film - [#DoSomethingYummy - Eat Cake!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/dosomethingyummy-eat-cake/) - Today I had a huge pile of Mummy bloggers at my house and here is the massive pile of cake we had (in fact there was more, but I missed off some lovely biscuits!) This is the advantage of living in St Albans; the Mummy Blogging capital of the world. Lots - [Big changes in the Mummy Whisperer world](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/big-changes-in-the-mummy-whisperer-world/) - Sorry I've been quiet guys; I promise to only do one blog during the half term, and then I was going through such an big inspirational time, that I was quiet for a week and then needed a little time out. I've been doing an online coaching course to help improve my program launches, and - [A Hidden Pain and Silent Fog: Fibromyalgia](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/11/a-hidden-pain-and-silent-fog-fibromyalgia/) - I've been struggling with a 'bad back' for 9 months and have now discovered that this is because it's not a bad back at all, but fibromyalgia - [An Adventure in Normandy](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/08/an-adventure-in-normandy/) - We went for our first ever holiday in a french mobile home to Domaine De Litteau, which is one of the Siblu sites in Normandy - [What Would Have Happened If Germany Had Won WW2](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/08/what-would-have-happened-if-germany-had-won-ww2/) - I took my 2.5yo and 6yo to see the Omaha War memorial and am really glad that we went. It's an amazing, inspiring, thought provoking and weirdly enjoyable experience. - [5 Top Tips For Going To A Blogging Conference](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/5-top-tips-for-going-to-a-blogging-conference/) - Nervous of going to a blogging conference? check out my 5 top tips and you'll be fine - [How to go on holidays with more than two children and not pay a fortune](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/how-to-go-on-holidays-with-more-than-two-children-and-not-pay-a-fortune/) - It can be so much more expensive when you have 3, 4, 5 or more children. But it is possible to have a lovely holiday abroad with all the facilities that you could ask for and no huge price tag. - [What do Thomson, Guinness World Records, Whipsnade and Luton A&E have in common?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/06/what-do-thomson-guinness-world-records-whipsnade-and-luton-ae-have-in-common/) - Thomson Holidays are teaming up with Guinness World Records to give families the chance to break records whilst on their holidays. They told a group of Mummy bloggers all about it at Whipsnade Zoo, but all didn't go to plan! - [Don't Forget a Thing! Packing List For Camping With Your Kids](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/dont-forget-a-thing-packing-list-for-camping-with-your-kids/) - This list will make sure you don't forget anything from the hot water bottle to the bunting ;o) - [Which is best going on holiday by Ferry or Aeroplane?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/08/which-is-best-going-on-holiday-by-ferry-or-aeroplane/) - I've been worried or stressed on planes, so when I got the offer to try a ferry trip instead I jumped at the chance. But it didn't all quite go to plan .... - [Don't Go Thinking I'm More Adventurous Than You!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/dont-go-thinking-im-more-adventurous-than-you/) - It doesn't have to cost a bomb to get more adventure in life! - [Why a 'cutie mark' is so important for my daughter](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/11/why-a-cutie-mark-is-so-important-for-my-daughter/) - My daughter loves MLP - this is why .... - [I've been shortlisted in the Brilliance in Blogging Awards - Please vote for me!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/04/ive-been-shortlisted-in-the-brilliance-in-blogging-awards-please-vote-for-me/) - I've been shortlisted for a Brilliance in blogging video award 2013 - need a few votes as I would love to be a finalist! - [Weight Loss Diary: Week 7: How Life Gets In The Way Of The Best Laid Plans](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/04/weight-loss-diary-week-7-how-life-gets-in-the-way-of-the-best-laid-plans/) - Life just gets in the way sometimes, especially if you don't use the motivational linking exercise - it even happens to me! But there has been some progress ... - [How to use a blogger in your business](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/06/how-to-use-a-blogger-in-your-business/) - Bloggers can be a great help to a small to medium business with your PR, Marketing, Social Media and SEO strategy. Check out these top tips. - [Britmums 2013 review - Goods, bads, facts, inspirations, cake and most of all friends](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/06/britmums-2013-review-goods-bads-facts-inspirations-cake-and-most-of-all-friends/) - A quick vlog of my thoughts on Britmumslive 2013 - [Am I a big fat loser?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/10/am-i-a-big-fat-loser/) - It's easy to feel down and despondent and not appreciate where you are great and successful, but we are all successful, sometimes we just don't appreciate it. - [Never discount a chance meeting, it might get you on radio!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/10/never-discount-a-chance-meeting-it-might-get-you-on-radio/) - I know that we all have busy lives and so logically we will often not bother to chat to or make friends with people in a situation that doesn't obviously make sense. But if you are open to it, there are sometimes magical things that will come out of it. For example, you might really - [Mental Health Awareness week - how I handle the depression that comes with Lyme disease and Fibromyalgia](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/05/mental-health-awareness-week-how-i-handle-the-depression-that-comes-with-lyme-disease-and-fibromyalgia/) - What an amazingly inspiring and informative week this #MentalHealthAwareness week is! I thought I would share how I handle the crushing depression, general anxiety and crippling brain fog that I get (or used to get) with my Lyme Disease and Fibromyalgia. Watch this video for a much more detailed description of what it feels like - [Why Complaining, Bitching & Blaming won't get you anywhere](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/09/why-complaining-bitching-blaming-wont-get-you-anywhere/) - This is part of my 'Magic Switch' course, which you can access for free in my facebook group '#MUMMYWHISPERER Tips' - it's aim is to help you literally wave a Magic Wand on your life! It's a bit of a tough talk to start off the course - but it WILL help you, and that's - [Self Love Tips For Mums - Part 1](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2020/08/self-love-tips-for-mums-part-1/) - Us Mums are prone to comparisons, lack of confidence and not taking care of ourselves. Not all of us, and depending on who we are, it is at different levels in difference parts of our lives - but I reckon the majority of us are not showing ourselves as much self-love as we could do - [Weight Loss Tips No4: Do you know how to measure?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/weight-loss-tips-do-you-know-how-to-measure/) - It's important to use more than 1 measure of weight loss - [Video Wed: My First Festival, What a Corker: Just So!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/video-wed-my-first-festival-what-a-corker-just-so/) - Wow, what a magic thing twitter is! One day a few months ago I said I wanted to go to a family festival and asked for advice, having never been to any (I know that's a bit tragic). Go to Just So they said; so we did! Verdict: BEST family festival ever, what a brilliant - [Catching Up With My Blog](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/12/catching-up-with-my-blog/) - So I'm sitting on my sofa, with no heating (brrrrr!) and very painful pregnant hips (ouch!). So rather than do my 'To Dos', I've decided to catch up on my blog, because I've got very behind, having been focussing on the wind down of my work with the approach of BabyNo2 and it's all I - [Meme: 'Your Welcome'](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/01/meme-your-welcome/) - Having only just written my first Meme post, I've just been sent another, which is very timely, as I'm in the first stages of labour (how long is a piece of string time!), and it has been a useful thing to have a thought gradually cogitating in my head, especially as it is about something - [Don't Cut The Easy Ones Mr Osborne, Cut The Right Ones](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/10/dont-cut-the-easy-ones-mr-osborne-cut-the-right-ones/) - It's easy to target the weak who can't speak up, but it's not right. We need to cut back I know, but don't target the weak as that is not a fair system. - [#DoSomethingYummy: Can you love two children the same amount?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/do-something-yummy-can-you-love-two-children-the-same-amount/) - This post is being written as part of the blog prompt for #DoSomethingYummy from Typecast which is the campaign for CLIC Sargent Charity for children with cancer. It hit a note with me because just after Little Dimples was born I had a cancer scare for about 6 months. The terror that hit me was immense, but there is one thing - [Video Wed: Rooting for the independent guys](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/video-wed-rooting-for-the-independent-guys/) - We all love the stories of the people who managed to succeed against all the odds, with loads of hard work; it's the under dog effect isn't it? At the moment I'm listening to a song whenever I go running called 'Jimmy' by a new band called Jon Paul Palombo who I saw performing at - [Amazing Competition: For a Radio Flyer!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/amazing-competition-for-a-radio-flyer/) - I am soooo excited! My first every competition is going to be for the most amazing prize, a Radio Flyer from The Wagon Company. What is a Radio Flyer you might ask, and why would I want one? Well initially I just thought that it looked like a nice red trailer that my kids might like to play - [Why Other People Are Recommending My Webinar](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/02/why-other-people-are-recommending-my-webinar/) - I thought you might want to see what other people have been saying about my webinar coming up tomorrow. Partially because they appear to be a load more eloquent than I am, and also because it gives you an insight from people who have known or interacted with me for a while *** 'Muddling Along' - [I'm in the Top 100 Weight Loss Blogs: and need a kick up the butt](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/im-in-the-top-100-weight-loss-blogs-and-a-kick-up-my-butt/) - I've just been listed as one of the top 100 weight loss blogs, which is encouraging me to give myself a kick up the butt and get sorted despite being just diagnosed with Fibromyalgia - [Get Healthy, Fit and Lose Weight Easily In time for Christmas or Summer](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/get-healthy-fit-and-lose-weight-easily-in-time-for-christmas-and-2012/) - The two biggest reasons to lose weight: Christmas parties or Summer bikini's: read here for helpful, healthy, easy weightloss tips that will work. - [Weight Loss Diary: Week1: The problem and the goal](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/weight-loss-diary-week1-the-problem-and-the-goal/) - I'm starting my weight loss journey and will be regularly vlogging on the way! - [Weight Loss Diary: Week 2: successes and plans](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/weight-loss-diary-week-2-successes-and-plans/) - How just changing my snacks and drinks has helped me lose weight, despite healthy issues making it difficult. - [Weight Loss Hang Out No1! Problems, Goals and Plans](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/weight-loss-hang-out-no1-problems-goals-and-plans/) - It's so important to start your weight loss regime with the right mindset, and goals, watch this hangout and read the blog posts for more ideas on making sure you succeed - [Weight Loss Tips No1: Starting](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/weight-loss-tips-starting/) - Check out my 12 weeks of tips to get your weight loss going without diets or bootcamps; perfect for busy mums, or people who have struggled in the past. - [How To Earn 2-5kpm](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2021/04/how-to-earn-2-5kpm/) - How to make 2-5kpm for coaches & healers - [Why it's important to look after yourself in the summer holidays!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/07/why-its-important-to-look-after-yourself-in-the-summer-holidays/) - Don't make the mistake of putting yourself last this summer! It's so easy to do - and I have totally been there. But come September there are loads of mums who have put their health, happiness and businesses on hold and end up feeling frazzled, disgruntled and sad at the lack of happy memories. Don't - [Accept who you are and the pace of change that suits you!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/05/accept-who-you-are-and-the-pace-of-change-that-suits-you/) - Last week I spoke to so many Mums who were being really harsh on themselves, that I wanted to chat to you about being more accepting of who you are - it's certainly something I've had to do over the past year. Some big news for me - and why it's OK if your progress - [Reciprocity](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/07/reciprocity/) - I can't pronounce the word, but I'm passionate about creating reciprocal relationships. Together we are so much stronger. Watch my video below and let me know what you think - do you have businesses who support yours, or do you find that many will take the help that you give and then give nothing back - [5 Top Tips For A Foggy Brain](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/06/5-top-tips-for-a-foggy-brain/) - I've just started a theme called #CelebrationFriday in my Facebook group 'Create your dream life With The Mummywhisperer' - a way of focussing on what we can be grateful for, rather than how exhausted we feel! Today I'm celebrating making a huge breakthrough! Check out my video where I explain what for me is a - [Review of Extreme Self-Care By Cheryl Richardson](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/06/review-of-extreme-self-care-by-cheryl-richardson/) - I know how tough it is to decide wether to read a book or not sometimes, so I thought I would review this lovely book for you by Cheryl Richardson. You may get enough from these points, but if you like it, you might want to consider getting the book and working through each chapter - [Getting unusual jewellery doesn't have to cost a fortune.](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/02/getting-unusual-jewellery-doesnt-have-to-cost-a-fortune/) - Just because you are on a budget doesn't mean that you don't deserve to have pretty, gorgeous jewellery to brighten you up on dark days. - [A Blast From The Past To Get You Up Dancing: Penn Festival](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/a-blast-from-the-past-to-get-you-up-dancing-penn-festival/) - A fab eighties themed family festival in Buckinghamshire - [What I am wearing to Britmums Live 2012](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/06/what-i-am-wearing-to-britmums-live-2012/) - Here's what I'm wearing to Britmums Live this year - kindly given to me by Joe Browns. - [Why I'm so chuffed to be nominated in two blogging awards (Plus I need your votes!!!)](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/why-im-so-chuffed-to-be-nominated-in-two-blogging-awards-plus-i-need-your-votes/) - I'm extra mega chuffed today. Last week I found out I'd been nominated for the BiBs (BritMums Brilliance In Blogging Awards) for 'Inspire' AND 'Outstanding'; which are rather wonderful things to be nominated for. (vote here) Now I've found that I'm also nominated to defend my title as 'Best Small Business Blogger' in the MADs (Mum - [#DoSomethingYummy: Half Term and Two Year Old Birthdays](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/dosomethingyummy-half-term-and-two-year-old-birthdays/) - Cuteness alert! This wasn't just any old half-term. This was the one where Little Dimples turned two and totally 'got' what a birthday was. So here she is singing 'Happy Birthday' to herself! http://youtu.be/4H6riEFzbAA Oh and if you didn't get the last few words, we reckon it was 'and there you go'! - [Surviving Mental Health for #DoSomethingYummy](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/surviving-mental-health-for-dosomethingyummy/) - This post is being written as part of the blog prompt for #DoSomethingYummy from Typecast which is the campaign for CLIC Sargent Charity for children with cancer. I’ve picked the prompt ‘Something I've survived‘. Yummy Mummy Week is 10th-18th March, so if you haven't had a chance to add your own post, you still have time. OR just - [#DoSomethingYummy: A Warning From My Childhood: The Cinderella Complex](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/dosomethingyummy-a-warning-from-my-childhood-the-cinderella-complex/) - This post is being written as part of the blog prompt for #DoSomethingYummy from Typecast which is the campaign for CLIC Sargent Charity for children with cancer. I've picked the prompt 'What kind of family did you grow up in? ' I did some research into CLIC and found this info on their site ..... As the UK's leading children's - [#BlogItForBabies and Predictions for Mummy Blogging in the UK for 2012](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/blogitforbabies-and-predictions-for-mummy-blogging-in-the-uk-for-2012/) - There are a lot of changes ahead for the parent or mummy blogging world in the UK - the question is, will they embrace them? - [Video Wed: Winner of the Radio Flyer and consolation prize to the 'losers'](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/10/video-wed-winner-of-the-radio-flyer-and-consolation-prize-to-the-losers/) - Drum roll ......... Today is the announcement of the winner of the winner for my Radio Flyer Competition which was provided by the very generous Wagon Company. It's been such a popular competition with 123 entries, Wow! Which is fabulous, but also means I feel a touch guilty about the people who lose. So I thought I'd talk - [My Top 10 Tips for Making Sure You Are Safe And Sound In 2014](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/12/my-top-10-tips-for-making-sure-you-are-safe-and-sound-in-2014/) - We all worry about the future sometimes - these tips will help to keep you safe and sound - [Six Top Tips To Being A Successful Blogger](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/10/six-top-tips-to-being-a-successful-blogger/) - I'm not here today! I'm over at Featureworld in an article I was asked to write on Top tips on how I managed to be a successful mummy blogger: http://sellyourstoryuk.com/2011/10/26/success-blogging/ Now I admit to coughing on my cup of tea when Alison asked me to write this post! I was a bit kind of 'who me?'. - [Have you thought of going to a Family Festival this summer?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/06/have-you-thought-of-going-to-a-family-festival-this-summer/) - Family Festivals make a great summer treat for the kids and can be the perfect alternative family holiday. Check all these tips on where to go and what to do when you are there. - [Big Decisions, Crufts and Ruff Guides!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/03/big-decisions-crufts-and-ruff-guides/) - How I decided to go to Crufts to support this great campaign and came how with a new dog! - [I Love Awards](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/12/i-love-awards/) - I love awards - some people are OK knowing that they are fab, but I must admit I like to be told! I'm much better than I was when I was younger, and I can do some self-patting on the back now; which is healthy I think. But to get an award is lovely. We - [Adventure comes in surprising places](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/01/adventure-comes-in-surprising-places/) - We've been given a years Discovery Pass for the Forestry Commission to try out. So of course we picked one of the coldest of the year to go for the first time. Read how it went with a family of 2 young children. - [2 Meme's Together: Fave Photo and This is my Dream](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/01/2-memes-together-fave-photo-and-this-is-my-dream/) - I got sent the meme 'What is your Dream' in Sept of last year, but with No2 enroute, I never got around to actually writing it up, and have just been sent another for 'Your Favourite Photo' (both from a lovely fellow mummy blogger 'Being a Mummy'). So I thought I would combine the two - [Hoo's Kid's Book Fest: Meet Jonathan Meres and WIN TICKETS!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/hoos-kids-book-fest-meet-jonathan-meres-and-win-tickets/) - Hoo BookFest is a wonderful book festival at Luton Hoo in Hertfordshire. Jonathan Meres is one of the authors who will be there on the day, getting our children all inspired to read more. - [So often our advice is for us, not for them](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/08/so-often-our-advice-is-for-us-not-for-them/) - I had a giggle at myself the other day, when I realized that there is a particular subject that I've been often offering unsolicited advice about in the last few months and really it was for me. This happens a lot, don't you find? It especially happens to us coach/therapist types, because it does make - [My First BBC Radio Interview with My Daddy Cooks](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/my-first-bbc-radio-interview-with-my-daddy-cooks/) - I was in total geeks heaven; my first radio interview with Nick Coffer on BBC 3 Counties. There were dials, buttons, screens, computers, flashing things, headphones; it was amazing. I'd been on blogtalk radio before and interviewed by phone for local independent radio, but here I was being interviewed on BBC Radio, and I - [Hints and Tips Pregnancy](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/05/hints-and-tips-pregnancy/) - These hints and tips are just things that worked for me, so I thought I would share them just incase they work for someone else, please share them with anyone you know who is pregnant. Now obviously it is always wise to check with your health professional about any of the supplements and vitamins that - [Fifteen Top Tips For Getting Better Sleep For Busy Mums And Dads](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/06/fifteen-top-tips-for-getting-better-sleep-for-busy-mums-and-dads/) - Loads of ideas to help you get more sleep and deal with being woken up or insomnia from a fellow sufferer! - [If Your Friend Has Fallen Out With Them, Should You?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/if-your-friend-has-fallen-out-with-them-should-you/) - So your friends in real life, twitter or Facebook have a falling out. Should you remain friends with those people? Or is that disloyal? What about if they fall out with a whole association or organisation? I'm friends on twitter and Facebook with people that I know have fallen out with other people in the - [How To Choose Which And How Much CBD Oil To Buy](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2022/11/how-to-choose-which-and-how-much-cbd-oil-to-buy/) - CBD oil is amazing for your health, but it is confusing to know which ones are good quality and how much you will need. This blog post will explain everything you need to know. - [It’s All Change On The Western Front](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/09/its-all-change-on-the-western-front/) - It's been a weird 6 months, I appear to have been in mega 'declutter your life' mode. You would have thought that giving birth to little dimples, and curly headed boy going to primary school would have been enough really, plus getting really sick. But I appear to have been on a mission. Maybe it's because now I have - [Herts County Show 2011 Review and Tips](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/going-to-herts-show-2011-read-this-first/) - We went to the Herts County Show in 2011 and because it is so big, I wrote up hints and tips to get the best out of it - [Tops From Joe Browns For Mum To Wear at a 6yr Old Boy's Party By PolkaDot Parties](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/tops-from-joe-browns-for-mum-to-wear-at-a-6yr-old-boys-party-by-polkadot-parties/) - How did that happen, Curly Headed Boy is now 6 years old? (Yes, it is a rhetorical question, I kind of get that time passes, I just never knew it could be so quick and never imagined what it would be like for him to keep getting older and older!). Would you like an idea - [How fun Mudfest at Penn Festival was: I'm a 'proper' festival goer now!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/how-fun-mudfest-at-penn-festival-was-im-a-proper-festival-goer-now/) - How did a young family survive camping at their first music festival in all the incredible mud? - [What To Wear To A Family Festival?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/what-to-wear-to-a-family-festival/) - This is a great guide to being practical, but still looking fab when you go to a festival with the kids - [I need five minutes of your time for an itsy bitsy vote!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/i-need-five-minutes-of-your-time-for-an-itsy-bitsy-vote/) - I've been nominated in the Brilliance in blogging and Mums and Dads awards for 2012 - [Tips on affording and buying birthday or christmas presents for children](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/12/tips-on-affording-and-buying-birthday-or-christmas-presents-for-children/) - Being able to buy christmas or birthday presents for children and also make sure that the enjoy them for a long time can be a stressful experience. Let me help take the stress away! - [Sparkling Tips: You Are Beautiful And Don't Let Anyone Say You Aren't](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/sparkling-tips-you-are-beautiful-and-dont-let-anyone-say-you-arent/) - I've just read a really jaded piece in the daily mail by Julie Burchil saying that most of us will never be pretty and that the song in which Christina Aguillera says we are all beautiful is partly to blame. It's the perfect thing to put a dampner on an already wet and miserable day. But - [Competition To Win An Amazing Joe Browns Coat: You don't get if you don't ask!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/competition-to-win-an-amazing-joe-browns-coat-you-dont-get-if-you-dont-ask/) - I am so chuffed about this competition to win a gorgeous Joe Browns Navajo Coat worth £89.95; just look at that gorgeous lining, which will flash every time you walk or put it on and off. This coat says 'I'm happy to stand out, I'm gorgeous, I'm sparkly, I'm bored of being dull', 'I might - [I'm a Blogger Blagger, fancy joining me?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/im-a-blogger-blagger-fancy-joining-me/) - So loads of people have been commenting about whether bloggers in general are blaggers, or whether it's just the new ones, just mummy bloggers or just a small group or large group of them. Then there was a particular incident where a 'Real Mum' (how self-righteous is that title) decided to have a go at - [Sugar and Sweeteners are they bad for you? What's the alternative?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/04/sugar-and-sweeteners-are-they-bad-for-you-whats-the-alternative/) - Here is the low down on the bad health effects of sugar, but also sweeteners. Plus the good news that carbs are not bad for you and there are natural sweeteners out there. - [Can you really upcycle if you aren't Kirstie Allsopp?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/09/can-you-really-upcycle-if-you-arent-kirstie-allsopp/) - It sounds so wonderful, but is it really possible for someone without a natural eye to follow in Kirstie Allsopp's steps and create a new upcycled room? Or even a Salon and Spa? - [Video Wed: What are you going to fight for?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/video-wed-what-are-you-going-to-fight-for/) - I'm feeling a bit feisty! Plus, I'm still very inspired by all the stuff that I learnt at Blog Camp UK (If you didn't make it to London, you have so got to go to one of the others: there is cake, gossip, and cool things to learn!). So, at the conference Bangs and a - [Do You Choose To Not Inconvenience Your Family?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/do-you-choose-to-not-inconvenience-your-family/) - I've made a massive shift recently and am now listening to myself a lot more. I've decided that talking to myself might be a sign of madness, however as it works when I recommend things to my clients, it would probably work for me too! So big in the Mummy Whisperer manifesto is for Mums - [Problem Corner - Inappropriate relationships No2](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/12/problem-corner-inappropriate-relationships-no2/) - One of my readers was worried about her husband's friendship with another woman - what do you think to my answers? - [Problem Corner: 15 Signs a friendship could be inappropriate](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/15-signs-a-friendship-could-be-inappropriate/) - How to tell whether your friendship with someone else, or your partner's friendship could be crossing a line which will cause you own relationship trouble and potentially lead to them being unfaithful. - [Why Pampering Is The Best Present You Can Give](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/12/why-pampering-is-the-best-present-you-can-give/) - Pampering - it's one of the best presents you can give YOURSELF or your loved ones! It might sound a bit ridiculous for the owner of a Hair & Beauty Salon and Spa to say this: But I hadn't understand HOW important it is until recently. Now Danny Smith at Radio Verulam is a big - [Hope for Mums with PND from a little black bear](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/02/hope-for-mums-with-pnd-from-a-little-black-bear/) - I watched an amazing TV program a couple of weeks ago, and have been meaning to post about it for ages. It was all about black bears in America, so it had big time cute factor. But then it had the most incredible story about a Mummy bear. I'm particularly fond of black bears having - [CBD oil for Pain Relief & Sleep Problems](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2016/01/cbd-oil-for-pain-relief-sleep-problems/) - A review of CBD oil to help with sleep problems and chronic pain relief associated with Fibromyalgia / Lyme / CFS - [Review No2 Far Infrared Cocoon From Get Fitt](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2016/06/review-no2-far-infrared-cocoon-from-get-fitt/) - So in April I reviewed the Far Infrared Professional Sol Cocoon and Earth Mat (chair mat) from Get Fitt. I had amazing results, and thought I should update you how things are going since then. Plus I've had over 50 people try the Cocoon and Chair mat, so I''ll let you know what I've found out from - [Far Infrared Mat from Get Fitt Review](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2016/04/far-infrared-mat-from-get-fitt-review/) - I'm better! Not fixed. But dramatically and unbelievably better! It's like someone switched the lights back on in my body! And now I look back I can see that I was degenerating badly. It's actually quite scary now I feel better, to see how I was on an inexorable spiral downhill. It was obvious if - [Top Tips For Reducing The Stress And Overwhelm](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/top-tips-for-reducing-the-stress-and-overwhelm/) - Here are my promised 6 Top Tips for beginning to turn your life around and reduce the stress and overwhelm in your life. When Nick coffer (My Daddy Cooks) asked me to summarise my book of over 100 pages into 6 simple tips on his radio show it made my brain ache. But this is what I came - [Facing Fear And Not Letting It Ruin You](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/10/facing-fear-and-not-letting-it-ruin-you/) - Fear can make us act like fools and create all the things that we are most scared of, read these top tips to learn how to deal with it. - [Top Tips For Getting A Job Or Keeping A Job](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/10/top-tips-for-getting-a-job-or-keeping-a-job/) - There are some simple things that you can do to put yourself head and shoulders above the other candidates for the job that you would love - trust me! - [The Top Three Best Christmas Presents To Give Your Friends And Family](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/11/the-top-three-best-christmas-presents-to-give-your-friends-and-family/) - I've given practical tips on how to select presents before, but this is how to give THE BEST presents ever, never to be beaten! - [Comparison - helpful motivation or the source of pain?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/01/comparison-helpful-motivation-or-the-source-of-pain/) - I was chatting to the lovely Danny Smith from West Herts Drivetime on Radio Verulam today about New years and comparisons ..... (If you fancy listening to us, you can do so here, but only for the next week). Life Check This is the time of year when people are looking at their lives and - [Top 3 Tips For Getting And Keeping Relationship](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/02/top-3-tips-for-getting-and-keeping-relationship/) - I was chatting with the gorgeous Danny Smith online about relationships the other day, so we thought we'd talk about it on his drive time radio show on Radio Verulam. Missed us? You can listen in here (5.30-6pm). Now I've talked about relationships LOADS at times on this blog. But I was thinking, what are - [Ten Tips On How To Take Care Of Yourself!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/03/ten-tips-on-how-to-take-care-of-yourself/) - It seems so obvious 'I need to take care of myself better', but how to do it is the question? - [Anger - what the hell is it all about?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/05/anger-what-the-hell-is-it-all-about/) - Why we get angry often feels unknown, but actually you can decipher the language of anger and make it work for you when you understand these 6 types of anger. - [Do you feel unappreciated?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/06/do-you-feel-unappreciated/) - I've come across a few people feeling unappreciated recently, so I thought I'd give some tips on how to deal with it. As poor old Danny Smith on Radio Verulam is considered one of St Albans' hidden treasures, I thought I'd go through them on his Drive time show. Fancy listening to our dulcet tones? - [New Life Resolutions](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2015/01/new-life-resolutions/) - By now most of you guys will have started and stopped your New Year Resolutions. Never fear; that's perfectly normal! January is a time for reflection. March and September are the time for new resolutions. But I was thinking after seeing a funny YouTube video, getting a bit down about the state of the world, - [How, why and what on earth is 'Loving yourself'?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2015/02/how-why-and-what-on-earth-is-loving-yourself/) - We've all heard that loving ourself is important, but here I explain why and how to go about it. - [Does it help to know I struggle too?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/06/does-it-help-to-know-i-struggle-to/) - It's just a matter of life that we will all face days or weeks where we feel as though we are on an uphill struggle to juggle family life, even if you are someone who knows what to do about it like me! - [What CAN I Eat That Isn't Weird With Low Histamine?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2022/08/what-can-i-eat-that-isnt-weird-with-low-histamine/) - There are loads of great articles about High Histamine Foods Or Mast Cell Activation and what to avoid, but I found that it put me into a real spin, because I couldn't work out what I COULD eat. And there were a lot of 'weird' foods - things that are not every day, and I - [How To Manifest A New Friend / Partner](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2022/07/how-to-manifest-a-new-friend-partner/) - I've used this technique many times and it is really effective - just requires a little patience. I've manifested a boyfriend, (who became a husband … be careful ??????), friend, new work opportunities and new boyfriend - it's REALLY successful as a technique! Sit down, centre yourself, count your blessings … (this is always a - [My 'Healthy Eating For Rubbish Cooks' has been featured in Woman and Home Magazine](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/11/my-healthy-eating-for-rubbish-cooks-has-been-featured-in-woman-and-home-magazine/) - I can't believe it, but I've been listed as one of the best 100 UK food bloggers by Woman and Home Magazine for my 'healthy eating for rubbish cooks' features. - [Weight loss is easy - stop making it so hard!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/10/weight-loss-is-easy-stop-making-it-so-hard/) - Ok, so to be Kim Kardashian or JLo might take some effort, but honestly, it's not complicated or hard work to feel healthier and fitter - even if that means losing weight. Even if you have struggled with losing weight in the past! Even if you have tried every diet under the sun! Even if - [How to invest in yourself!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2015/03/how-to-invest-in-yourself/) - So back at Radio Verulam today with the Gorgeous Danny Smith and I was inspired to chat about 'investments' by Curly Headed Boy. It's spring time, maybe you need a fresh look at your life and a bit of an overhaul? The question is how to invest in yourself? Money Saving. We are quite strict - [If I was better what would I change?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2016/03/if-i-was-better-what-would-i-change/) - So let's say the combo of naturopath, CBD oil and Far Infrared mats (my newest investigation) didn't just help me manage my Lyme/Fibro but actually returned me to full health. What would I change? What would I go back to doing? What lessons have I learnt? I think that it's an important question to answer. - [The face of silent illnesses](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2015/09/the-face-of-silent-illnesses/) - This is the face of illness ...... It doesn't look particularly ill does it? Honestly I don't mind. If I looked like I felt, it would be pretty catastrophic, and at least I don't have that to worry about. I don't need lots of sympathy all the time either. Although, I suppose it might - [I'm in The Times ... squeal!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/11/im-in-the-times-squeal/) - I was interviewed by The Times about the potential for earning money as a mummy blogger and as they only had space to include 1 sentence, I thought I'd add the rest in a blog post! - [Beware the refunds policy when buying presents](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/beware-the-refunds-policy-when-buying-presents/) - I know this post is a bit late for christmas, but there is all the birthday's next year and Christmas in 12 months time. Basically, BEWARE buying presents for people without being sure of the refunds policy, especially if it's not a big name shop you are buying from. You may end up only being - [The Ideal Mummy Age – 16, 26, or 36?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/04/the-ideal-mummy-age-16-26-or-36/) - I realised the other day that I could have become a Mum at either 16, 26 or 36, and ironically the extremes of very young or very old suited me best. - [Video Wed: BreastFeeding Awareness week: a Doctor's ignorance and the importance of complaining](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/video-wed-breastfeeding-awareness-week-a-doctors-ignorance-and-the-importance-of-complaining/) - Two weeks ago I went to the doctor, it had taken me months to get sorted and I had a couple of quite important things to talk about. The first was some pain in the back of my head, and the doctor was insistent that it was nothing to do with an infection I had - [Where to go for help with stress: A summary of different therapies](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/05/where-to-go-for-help-with-stress-a-summary-of-different-therapies/) - Here is a useful list of therapies that can help with stress or feeling overwhelmed or down. - [When Is Discussion Healthy or Unhealthy?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/when-is-discussion-healthy-or-unhealthy/) - I'm trying to work out whether I'm a fan of discussion or not. I like a good old chinwag, and brainstorm. But discussion? There is a strong tendency in me to want 'efficiency'; So a part of me kicks in with 'seriously, isn't it obvious?', but clearly it really often isn't! A 'healthy' discussion to - [Ten Tops Tips For Beautiful Skin On A Budget](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/04/ten-tops-tips-for-beautiful-skin-on-a-budget/) - You don't have to spend lots of money in order to have beautiful skin - [My Five Top Tips On Deciding Whether To Buy Something](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/04/my-five-top-tips-on-deciding-whether-to-buy-something/) - However much we cut back, at some point we do have to buy stuff. The hairy northerner and I cut our costs drastically when he was made redundant, really only buying the most basic stuff we HAD to buy. But now he has a short term contract, we've started to buy things again. Obviously, over - [Photo's of my TK Maxx outfit for the MADs blogging awards](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/10/photos-of-my-tk-maxx-outfit-for-the-mads-blogging-awards/) - At last I've managed to show you the official pictures of my gorgeous TK Maxx dress for the MAD Blog Awards. I totally learnt two lessons from this: 1) Shop as though someone else is paying, because it made me more imaginative (it wouldn't actually have cost me more) 2) Go shopping with friends and make the most - [Exercise Tips: Why It's Great If You Are A Rubbish Runner](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/weight-loss-tips-why-its-great-if-you-are-a-rubbish-runner/) - Having been tricked into a competition to see if I could lick my elbow by the cruel MADs Blog Awards organiser Sally Whittle (check it out, because you can get a ticket to the awards ceremony or a goodie bag if you pick how many people managed the challenge), she cruelly described me thus ... - [Andrex Puppy - Prizes To Be Had And A Conversation About Disability](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/06/andrex-puppy-prizes-to-be-had-and-a-conversation-about-disability/) - Just incase you didn't guess this is a sponsored post ;o) The guys at Andrex contacted me to ask if I would let you know about a competition running at the moment, and you know what that means - PRIZES! Before I let you know more about it, I thought I'd chat a bit about - [Video Wed: New School Year Resolutions: What is or is not your responsibility?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/video-wed-new-school-year-resolutions-what-is-or-is-not-your-responsibility/) - I confess, I have a bad habit of taking responsibility for stuff that isn't my shit and getting knackered in the process. I'm about a zillion times better at it than I used to be, but I still have a tendency to be tempted. I think it comes from being a 'young carer' as they - [My house's journey in 2013 - from salon to normality](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/01/my-houses-journey-in-2013-from-salon-to-normality/) - Loads of people do reviews of their life for the previous year, I'm going to do a review of my house's life last year. For the first quarter of the year I saw lots of my house because I was still getting to grips with my Fibromyalgia - I basically needed a jolly good rest. Gradually - [A Blast From My Past, Confessions and Review of the John Crane Wooden Scooter](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/a-blast-from-my-past-confessions-and-review-of-the-john-crane-wooden-scooter/) - 'Like mother like daughter' seems very true of me and my daughter as far as cars go! - [Can Mums Have It All](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/can-mums-have-it-all/) - The stress Mums put themselves under to attempt to achieve something that is impossible is crazy! - [Weight Loss Tips No7: Quantities of Food](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/weight-loss-tips-quantities-of-food/) - How much is the 'right' amount to eat when trying to lose weight, but not going on a diet? - [What Happens When You Mix The Mummy Whisperer, Actually Mummy and Verulam Radio Together?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/what-happens-when-you-mix-the-mummy-whisperer-actually-mummy-and-verulam-radio-together/) - A funny interview between Dapper Danny Smith and Helen from Actually Mummy and Lisa from Mummy Whisperer. - [I've been Nominated for a MAD award: Yay!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/ive-been-nominated-for-a-mad-award-yay/) - The MADs are the Mum and Dad blog awards are one of the biggest blogging awards for Mummy Bloggers like me. I've always wanted to be nominated, and this year I have been, Yay! Now I know that awards are not meant to matter, but I'm one of those people who does like a bit - [Video Wed: THANK YOU! I’m a finalist in the MAD Awards! Please Vote for me!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/video-wed-thank-you-im-a-finalist-in-the-mad-awards-please-vote-for-me/) - Wow, A huge thank you to firstly the person who nominated me for Best MAD Small Business Award (That's not 'mad', it's Mum and Dad Bloggers, which is sort of 'mad'!) and then all the people who kept nominating me so that the judges picked me as a Finalist! I had huge tears in my - [MADS Small business Award - might have mentioned I need VOTES!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/mads-small-business-award-might-have-mentioned-i-need-votes/) - I think I might have mentioned that I'm a finalist in the national MADs Blogging Awards in the Small Business Category, maybe, just a little! I might also have mentioned that I need votes, a LOT of them in order to have a chance against the big blogs that I'm competing with! Well, I was - [The Key To A Successful Family Festival](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/08/the-key-to-a-successful-family-festival/) - This is our plan for what we are going to do at Just So Festival - there is so much to do that I thought you might like a look. - [Is it the Mum's responsibility to keep the romance alive?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/08/is-it-the-mums-responsibility-to-keep-the-romance-alive/) - Three top tips for Dads who are feeling left out by the kids, and wanting more romance back in their lives. - [How To Make A Business Fit Into The Gaps In Your Life](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2021/09/how-to-make-a-business-fit-into-the-gaps-in-your-life/) - Are You Making September Plans For Your Business? I love September for planning, it has such an amazing New Year Vibe! Before you finish your plans, make sure to listen to this free 30min training I did in ‘Mum Your Own Business’ I talk through HUGE reality checks and self discovery that I made during - [18 Months On From My Diagnosis With Fibromyalgia](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/05/18-months-on-from-my-diagnosis-with-fibromyalgia/) - My story 18 months on from first getting my fibromyalgia diagnosis - I've definitely got to the point where I can manage it and more ... - [How to start your own business?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/09/how-to-start-your-own-business/) - Over the last few years I've been watching people go self-employed or start their businesses, and there are 3 things that you MUST have to succeed and enjoy it. - [Why my body suddenly crashes](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2015/11/why-my-body-suddenly-crashes/) - This is how my body works ..... "Right then, we have a target, all hands on deck we have a target" "We estimate that this project will take amount of energy over number of days: initiate gradual send out of energy per day" "Oh shit, we estimated wrong" "Initiate borrow of energy from - [When Fibromyalgia is actually Lyme Disease](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2016/02/when-fibromyalgia-is-actually-lyme-disease/) - I'm sorry, it has all been a little bit about sickness recently hasn't it? Bit boring really, so I'm going to make this post succinct, and then move onto more interesting subjects for a while ;) Some background: since June last year, I got really sick. I'm better, but I can't work full time, find - [Five Tips For Working Out How To Change What You Are Doing With Your Life](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/08/five-tips-for-working-out-how-to-change-what-you-are-doing-with-your-life/) - It can be difficult to know where to start when you want to make a big change in your life - here are 5 tips to get you going in the right direction - [My book is FREE for 5 days only - BUY or UPGRADE](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/07/my-book-is-free-for-5-days-only-buy-or-upgrade/) - I've just published the 2nd edition of my book! - [Please Buy My Book And Tell The Whole World About It!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/please-buy-my-book-and-tell-the-whole-world-about-it/) - I'M AN AUTHOR!!! 'The Mummy Whisperer's Six Steps To A Sparkling You And Enjoying Being A Mum' I'm not going to be shy about this, I'm going to say 'PLEASE BUY MY BOOK!' and 'PLEASE TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW ABOUT IT!!!' Why on earth should you? Well, because it's a fab little book packed with - [Are you looking after the foundations of your health, strength and vitality?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/are-you-looking-after-the-foundations-of-your-health-strength-and-vitality/) - Life is getting tricky at the moment. Since the big hairy northern hubby got made redundant, all I keep getting is messages about how it's happening to loads of people. Then there are the awful stories about mainly men who freak out and kill themselves or their whole family just because they have gone down the financial - [(Re)Subscribe By Email To My Blog](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/04/resubscribe-by-email-to-my-blog/) - The Mummy Whisperer gives great advice, tips and support for Mums to help them enjoy their lives more and reduce the overwhelm and stress - [Guest Post - Ten Tips On How To Be A Great Dad](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/06/guest-post-ten-tips-on-how-to-be-a-great-dad/) - A guest post from Cat Williams with ten great ideas for being a great dad - [The importance of encouraging our children to be their 'own people'](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/the-importance-of-encouraging-our-children-to-be-their-own-people/) - This chapter has easy and practical tips for something that is really important for our children - [Great Toy For Imaginative Outside Play For Boys and TomBoys](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/01/great-toy-for-imaginative-outside-play-for-boys-and-tomboys/) - The Battle box den kit is a great toy for boys and girls, inside and outside, check out my review for more information. - [Learning About Solar Energy with Tutbury Eco Power and Energyshare](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/learning-about-solar-energy-with-tutbury-eco-power-and-energyshare/) - I might not have the best Eco credentials in the world as a blogger, in fact I've looked briefly at politics and the riots, but I don't think I've covered green issues yet, although I do love saving money and recycling has always appeared to be sensible to me, with or without global warming. Well - [Vote For Tutbury Eco Power In Energyshare's competition and help a Primary School Cut Costs](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/vote-for-tutbury-eco-power-in-energyshares-competition-and-help-a-primary-school-cut-costs/) - At the weekend I told you all about the exciting project I've been asked to be involved in, where I am supporting Tutbury Eco Power in Staffordshire, in their bid to win £75,000 in the competition hosted by Energyshare (whose founding partners are River Cottage and British Gas). If you are a fan of Three - [Video Wed: Stop Whining and Sort It Out](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/video-wed-stop-whining-and-sort-it-out/) - Sounds harsh heh, 'stop whining and sort it out': but you know what I mean don't you? There comes a time when your friends need to stop listening to you, and kick you out the door telling you to do something about it all, or at least one of the things that you are whining - [A whirlwind of a week, would you like a second chance?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/02/a-whirlwind-of-a-week-would-you-like-a-second-chance/) - Wow, this week was a crazy week! Children's nappies leaked twice and whole beds and duvets needed washing, babies puked, I bumped my car (ouch!), and I daftly scheduled Little Dimples vaccinations. In the meantime technology was not loving me, things kept going wrong and my computer was on a go slow. I was only - [What Inspired Me To Blog?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/what-got-me-inspired-to-blog/) - So, what got me inspired to create a Wordpress Blog, that I've been meaning to do for months? A Dinner Party! No deep spiritual or personal development exercises, but sitting round a table with a bunch of people I had never met, eating good food, drinking some wine, and swapping ideas. Let's go back to - [Tackling the Muffin Top At Last](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/tackling-the-muffin-top-at-last/) - Watch a Mum tackling the Muffin Top for the 3rd time! - [Who am I, Who was I, Who will I be?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/05/who-am-i-who-was-i-who-will-i-be/) - Have you ever wondered what happened to the girl you used to be, or who you will become, or who on earth you have ended up becoming? I suddenly started wondering about this at the weekend as I watched one of my favourite films 'Practical Magic' with Sandra Bullock. I felt a tinge of sadness, - [Missed Your New Years Resolution? Go for the Chinese one like me!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/missed-your-new-years-resolution-go-for-the-chinese-one-like-me/) - I'm not a fan of New Year Resolutions. On Jan 1st we tend to be knackered, broke, and there's a hell of a lot of pressure associated to them. Plus, most people fall off the bandwagon within a few days/weeks. At the end of last year I panicked because I was meant to be launching - [A big fan of 'hello' and 'goodbye', the way to people's hearts](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/02/a-big-fan-of-hello-and-goodbye-the-way-to-peoples-hearts/) - I'm a fan of 'hello' and 'goodbye', in fact since having kids I've become a big fan of manners. It's not until you see a young 2-5yr old mimic an adults behaviour that you really realise how rude or uncaring or unattractive certain types of behaviour are. Ironically, it's not that I actually take umbrage - [FREE Webinar, FREE 6 week online course PLUS money to Help Japan](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/free-webinar-free-6-week-online-course-plus-money-to-help-japan/) - BIG APOLOGIES, THIS WEBINAR HAS NOW BEEN DELAYED. I hope this doesn't stop you from donating to help Japan, here is one of the options via Save the Children. Hello Gorgeous Mums, I've been umming and ahhing about wether or not to do another free webinar before the easter holidays. The world seemed like it - [The Power of a couple of monkeys in giving security](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/02/the-power-of-a-couple-of-monkeys-in-giving-security/) - I've been sharing my tips for helping your kids when they aren't happy at school, as Curly headed boy was struggling (he has just started reception). Here is another one of my tips, which has worked surprisingly well, and might be useful if you have kiddies not keen on returning to school after the half - [FREE Webinar on How to Ensure Your Children Reach Their Potential](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/02/free-webinar-on-how-to-ensure-your-children-reach-their-potential/) - So here it is, ta da ! I've been hinting at an exciting announcement coming today and here it is. It's funny, this is the end result of 6 months of planning and hard-work, I really hope that you will enjoy it and encourage your friends to join in .. I - [7 Tips For Helping Your Child Enjoy School More](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/7-tips-for-helping-your-child-enjoy-school-more/) - There are simple things you can do to improve your child's confidence and help them enjoy being at school - [Why we changed our mind from state school to private and back again](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/why-we-changed-our-mind-from-state-school-to-private-and-back-again/) - Why we changed our minds and chose private and then changed it back again to state school for our son - [Sanity Check - Do you Actually Want To Run A Business](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/12/sanity-check-do-you-actually-want-to-run-a-business/) - It's not that I want to put you off running a business. But I do want to save the people not really up for it a world of pain. Plus, if you are running your own business, then I want you to look at these questions and make a clear decision in your head that - [Video Wed: Some changes in the Mummy Whisperer Blog enroute](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/video-wed-some-changes-in-the-mummy-whisperer-blog-enroute/) - So I'm off for a couple of weeks, (burglars don't even think about it, there are going to be dog sitters, 2 big dogs and a decorator in the house!) on our first hot summer family holidy, yay! But the blog posts will still keep coming. Apologies to my RSS readers and kindle readers, because - [Video Wed: What to do and why not to worry if someone unfriends you on facebook](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/video-wed-what-to-do-and-why-not-to-worry-if-someone-unfriends-you-on-facebook/) - So there's a new facebook, and all the pallaver that goes with people adjusting to the new stuff. Please, before you run around madly worrying about privacy and facebook charging for things, check out this fabulous woman's page called Mari Smith. She'll set you right and I can't possibly add a comment to all the - [Review of Kefalos Beach Hotel In Paphos, Cyprus](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/review-of-kephalos-beach-hotel-in-paphos-cyprus/) - So this year was our first ever summer family holiday. I know it seems weird it took us so long, but time just seemed to take over (Curly Headed boy was 5.5yrs this summer). So when we came to book for a family of four I was HORRIFIED by the price. Clearly all of us - [Dealing With Being Made Redundant When You Are A Parent](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/dealing-with-being-made-redundant-when-you-are-a-parent/) - So the big northern hubby got made redundant on monday, perfect timing with Curly Headed Boy's birthday coming up, followed by Christmas and then Little Dimple's birthday. Poor guy, this is the second time he's been made redundant, last time it was when Curly Headed Boy was 6 weeks old, just after Christmas. Lovely! So - [Beware Desperation and Busyness!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/11/beware-desperation-and-busyness/) - Desperation and Busyness lead to Ridiculousness and Lack Of Discernment! You see small business owners all the time falling prey to being too busy to be sensible or so desperate to get new clients that they make bad decisions: - Promoting their business in inappropriate places - Stalking their competitors - Following strategies that expensive - [How to read a Kindle book if you don't have a Kindle](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/how-to-read-a-kindle-book-if-you-dont-have-a-kindle/) - Obviously Amazon wants to sell Kindles, so although it makes it possible and it does explain how to read a Kindle book elsewhere, it is NOT really obvious. You can read a Kindle book on a .. Computer Phone iPad Mobile Device So here is a step by step description on how to buy my - [Review of Celtic Harmony Beltane Festival](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/06/review-of-celtic-harmony-beltane-festival/) - Check out my review and fab video of Celtic Harmony in Hertford's lovely Beltane Festival! - [8 Top Tips For Having Wonderful Summer Holidays With The Kids On A Budget](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/07/8-top-tips-for-having-wonderful-summer-holidays-with-the-kids-on-a-budget/) - Eight fabulous ideas for what to do with the kids without spending a fortune. - [Sticks and magic](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/12/sticks-and-magic/) - Children love sticks, but sometimes us parents need a few clues in order to get back in touch with our child-side. - [NHS: Is it Fair That People/Children Without Choice Don't Get Help?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/nhs-is-it-fair-that-peoplechildren-without-choice-dont-get-help/) - My head's disagreeing with itself. It watched a program about the American situation with horror. There are children without homes, and not getting anything to eat when they go home from school. People are living in tent cities or storm drains. It was like something out of the middle ages. Of course, unlike us they - [How two young blokes larking around on the stage works](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/10/how-two-young-blokes-larking-around-on-the-stage-works/) - Andy and Mike are back with their new show 'the tick tock time machine' and I was lucky enough to be invited to review it - [Top Tips For Dealing With Twitter Terriers, Facebook Furies and Blog Bummers](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/top-tips-for-dealing-with-twitter-terriers-facebook-furies-and-blog-bummers/) - These simple tips will help you sort out those twitter terriers, Facebook furies and blog bummers who like to make a good day go sour. - [Smart Meters making the geek and tree hugger in me really happy](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/smart-meters-making-the-geek-and-tree-hugger-in-me-really-happy/) - Energy Saving: the problem is how to go about it without appearing like a nag! Plus my brain isn't what it was, and although I remember that I was taught how to work out what having a light on would cost, I can't for the life of me remember how to do it. With the - [Nominate Someone For A Big Break](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/nominate-someone-for-a-big-break/) - Do you know someone who needs a Big Break or needs some money? Well if so, you can nominate them for a Big Break by clicking here. Each month a lucky someone will get £1000. Plus each time someone is nominated Marie Curie Cancer Care will get a donation. It's kind of a win-win situation - [Why Would You Want To Bother To Budget?!!!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/09/why-would-you-want-to-bother-to-budget/) - Budgeting sounds boring, but it can be brilliant and make sure that you have fun with your money, rather than be ruled by it. - [I love the idea of being the best at something](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/11/i-love-the-idea-of-being-the-best-at-something/) - Is it worth buying this years GWR book and how does the augmented reality work? - [Are you a stress junkie or got your stress habit under control?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/11/are-you-a-stress-junkie-or-got-your-stress-habit-under-control/) - My Lifestyle correspondent feature for Radio Verulam about Stress: what is it, how to know whether you are stressed and what to do about it. - [7 Top Tips on How to deal with stressful people at Christmas or special occasions](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/12/7-top-tips-on-how-to-deal-with-stressful-people-at-christmas-or-special-occasions/) - How to have a fun Christmas or Birthday party without armageddon kicking in with the family, in laws, friends or kids. - [Tips on getting the right gifts without spending a fortune!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/12/tips-on-getting-the-right-gifts-without-spending-a-fortune/) - How to not break the bank when you buy presents for birthday or christmas and make sure that the gifts go down really well. - [Do You Like My Shiny New Blog?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/11/do-you-like-my-shiny-new-blog/) - I've been a bit quiet over the last few months, but it's all going to change! I've been busy learning, creating, learning some more and sorting out my business, thanks to the very helpful advice I got when I posted 'Help am I deluded' back in October. Basically everyone was in agreement that although my - [Swap Guilt/Pain From Affairs For A Bright Future](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/02/swap-guiltpain-from-affairs-for-a-bright-future/) - Blimey, what's going on with the celebrities this month, we have Tiger Woods and his addictions, John Terry and the girls desperate to become WAGs, and now Vernon Kay with his daft texts. I feel for anyone who discovers that their partner has been unfaithful in any manner, but I particularly feel for these women, - [2010 what a year! Gifts and Challenges all round.](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/2010-what-a-year-gifts-and-challenges-all-round/) - I normally write a letter about my year and send it out with Christmas cards, but this year I'm too late, so instead I thought I'd write a blog post. Hopefully some of my friends will get to see it. I like writing this sort of thing, its probably very selfish, but it gives me - [My breast mates guest post](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/my-breast-mates-guest-post/) - I'm not here! I'm very excited to say I've done my first ever guest post over at Aly's 'Plus 2.4' blog for her 'Breast Mates' posts. The reason why I like her posts is because they show how amazingly different the experience is for everyone, and don't push the 'everything else is wrong' attitude which - [What makes a Man sexy?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/what-makes-a-man-sexy/) - There's a difference between making your woman feel loved and cuddly and want to 'make love to you' and being really sexy so that she wants to rip your clothes off! - [Problem Corner: What would you advise a husband whose wife doesn't want to sleep with him](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/what-would-you-advise-a-husband-whose-wife-doesnt-want-to-sleep-with-him/) - I'm so chuffed, I've been wanting to launch 'question corner' for ages and out of the blue comes my first question from a blog I'm myself loving reading and recommended in my last post called 'men did you miss an opportunity for sex with your wife?' by a guy called Athol Kay called 'Married Man - [Men, did you miss an opportunity for sex with your wife?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/men-did-you-miss-an-opportunity-for-sex-with-your-wife/) - At the weekend I was pointed to a blog by a guy called 'Athol Kay' about making sure you still get sex as a married man by the Daily Mail; yes I admit it, sometimes I skim the front page of the mail's website for fun or annoyance. I'm so going to have to blog - [Weight Loss Tips No10: A Simple Detox for your health and life](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/weight-loss-tips-detox-your-life/) - A simple easy detox which will give you a boost and help kick start your weight loss if you need help. - [The Top 6 Things that make a man unsexy?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/the-top-6-things-that-make-a-man-unsexy/) - How can Rowan atkinson turn from sexy to non-sexy in a matter of seconds? It's actually really easy. Want to know what makes a man unsexy, then read this post! - [Video Wed: Is it possible for everyone to have purpose, whatever their background?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/video-wed-is-it-possible-for-everyone-to-have-purpose-whatever-their-background/) - So last week I talked about how difficult it is to not have purpose, and how everyone needs it from babies to dogs. The week before I talked about how politics doesn't understand human behaviour. This week I wanted to talk about whether we are made by our background or can change it? Lots of - [Merry Christmas and Thank You From Me To You Guys](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/merry-christmas-and-thank-you-from-me-to-you-guys/) - Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and Thank You To All My Readers! It’s certainly been a memorable year this year with many ups and downs and I figure that 2012 will be even more so. Just in case any of you guys turned up half way through the year, I thought I'd do a - [Is Supplementation Needed If You Are Eating Healthily?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/is-supplementation-needed-if-you-are-eating-healthily/) - So if you follow all my tips on eating healthily in my 'Healthy Eating For Rubbish Cooks' Series, does that mean you don't need to take supplements, minerals or vitamins? The answer is: use your common sense (which isn't the same as ignoring it or over-worrying about it). You don't need every supplement, and health - [Staycation vs Vacation vs Crazy Gap Year](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/09/staycation-vs-vacation-vs-crazy-gap-year/) - This summer we opted for a 'staycation' with curly headed boy (4.5yrs) and little dimples (6 months). For ages I had perused all sorts of vacation options, but there were three problems: I was shattered and really wanted bigtime pampering and five star service (for that read price!) Little Dimples was just turning 6 months, - [Review of The Lorax And Little Frankie And Benny's](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/review-of-the-lorax-and-little-frankie-and-bennys/) - Should you go to see the Lorax film and eat at a Frankie and Benny's restaurant - [The Power of making a cushion!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/07/the-power-of-making-a-cushion/) - Check out my review of Helen's course - I made the most gorgeous cushion the world has ever seen! - [My progress 6 months on from Diagnosis with Fibromyalgia: NEWS!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/05/my-progress-6-months-on-from-diagnosis-with-fibromyalgia-news/) - This is an update on my progress with Fibromyalgia - a lot more success than after 3 months. - [Rest vs Relaxation](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/05/rest-vs-relaxation/) - Here is my first post for my new blog posts aimed at helping your to heal your lives with lots of simple tips and ideas! Yay, I'm so glad to have got this up and running at last, as I'm brimming over with ideas. This video talks through the difference I experienced recently between rest - [Sparkle Tips: Photos of the Jewelry that Stella and Dot leant me for the MADs awards](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/sparkle-tips-photos-of-the-jewelry-that-stella-and-dot-leant-me-for-the-mads-awards/) - I'm a big fan of jewelry, especially anything sparkly! But when I got my TK Maxx dress, I realised that I was in trouble. I needed something much more subtle around my neck than I would normally go for, and something more striking on my wrist. Plus there was a little too much blue going on - [Top Seven Tips For The Summer Holidays](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/top-seven-tips-for-the-summer-holidays/) - I so look forward to the holidays, but the last half-term was a huge disaster, so much so that I couldn't bring myself to blog about it. The big hairy northern one was away, the little irish granny I found in Tescos was ill, and I still had some work to do, despite it being - [Fibromyalgia Winner](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/06/fibromyalgia-winner/) - I'm really chuffed to have been picked as one of the best fibromyalgia blogs of 2012 and as Fibro-daily's warrior of the week. - [A Name For Our Revolution: Come and have your say](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/a-name-for-our-revolution-come-and-have-your-say/) - I've got a plan for a revolution. First starting with mummy bloggers, and then spreading out into the world. It's your revolution too, so I'd like to know what you'd prefer to call it. So what's the idea? To strengthen the position of Mums in society. To encourage Mums to feel strong and confident in - [Problem Corner: When the Mum is supporting the family.](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/12/problem-corner-when-the-mum-is-supporting-the-family/) - So many people I know have been affected by redundancy like us. It is now a FACT OF LIFE and something that no one should be ashamed of (easier said than done). This guest post is from a lovely blogging friend of mine Muddling Mummy. I'm sure many Mums who are having to work at - [Scare yourself a little as often as you can](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/12/scare-yourself-a-little-as-often-as-you-can/) - Something I've seen a lot is that if we don't keep pushing our limits or even keeping our limits at the current level, then our horizons start to shrink and we start to limit ourselves terribly. I've been there - scared of parking in a multi-storey car park, or suddenly realising I haven't done a - [How much should you spend on training or personal development?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2019/11/how-much-should-you-spend-on-training-or-personal-development/) - I have so many small businesses approach me who are not managing to make enough profit from their business, or even any kind of profit at all, that one of the first tips I have for them is cost management. It's harsh, but fair to say that if you haven't earned it yet, then you - [Introduction to the Law of Attraction and how it works for Mums](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2018/04/introduction-to-the-law-of-attraction-and-how-it-works-for-mums/) - As you know I'm passionate about the Law of Attraction. I feel it is empowering for us Mums. We can so often feel as though our lives are restricted. Our timetable is set by the kids, there are a lot of financial needs, and relationships can become trickier. Since going more deeply into this simple - [Why Business is Spiritual and 10 Tips to finding clients on facebook!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2018/03/why-business-is-spiritual-and-10-tips-to-finding-clients-on-facebook/) - So I know some wonderful women running their own businesses, but for some reason they are deeply intimidated by the words: Business. Marketing. Sales. Finance. Money. I'm in here to tell you that business is a deeply spiritual business! Money isn't bad, it's just a way of performing a transaction. It magnifies who you are, - [Facebook - beginners information for your business](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2018/01/facebook-beginners-information-for-your-business/) - I'm still seeing it constantly - small business owners, struggling to know the basics of Facebook. So here are the things that you MUST know to get started. From here, just take it steady and slow - you can't learn it all in 5 minutes, just do it bit by bit. Profile Your profile is - [#ProjectSeptemberUpgrade - Taking steps towards your dream life](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2018/08/projectseptemberupgrade-taking-steps-towards-your-dream-life/) - So September is nearly upon us - this is a wonderful time for new year resolutions, as we have started school in September for so many years, that it is almost written in our DNA that it's time to 'move up'. Here is my facebook live giving you tips on how to upgrade your life, - [The key to a happy, healthy life: Love yourself more](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2018/04/the-key-to-a-happy-healthy-life-love-yourself-more/) - A few months ago I ran a free course in my facebook group 'Create your dream life with the mummywhisperer' on how to love yourself more. I've turned it into an easy to use and keep 6 day free email course, which you can subscribe to before Friday 20th April! It's simple, powerful and easy - [How Journalling Helped Me Turn My Year Around](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2018/01/how-journalling-helped-me-turn-my-year-around/) - I have become a HUGE fan of journalling this year! I started in June and it has really helped me to reduce stress, improve my Lyme disease, enjoy being with the kids more and make important business changes. Come and join me in my Facebook group 'Create your dream life with the mummy whisperer' for - [Look after yourself every day!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/11/look-after-yourself-every-day/) - I've been chatting to lots of mums recently about taking care of ourselves. Often they'll say something like 'oh yes, I always go to Zumba/Yoga' every week. One thing! Here's my vlog about why we need to do a little something for ourselves every day. Why our vibe is so important and why WE are - [Mid-Year Review And Plans for rest of 2017](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/07/mid-year-review-and-plans-for-rest-of-2017/) - A confess - I've been beating myself up loads for not quite achieving what I had wanted to achieve by now. Are you in the same place? Then please watch my video and do the exercise I mention below .... https://youtu.be/7sYuQ5d8o_A Sit down for 20-30mins and think about this year. Look through your - [Qualifying for 'Business with a heart' Review](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/05/qualifying-for-business-with-a-heart-review/) - I would love to support other businesses 'with a heart' by highlighting you on this blog, but there are a couple of criteria (please don't take this as judgment!). Success Now don't worry if you aren't there yet, so many business owners are doing well, but still have some barriers to break through - come - [Business with a heart - is it viable?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/05/business-with-a-heart-is-it-viable/) - Business with a heart - is it really viable, or is it some daft spiritual nonsense? That's going to be my journey and investigation over the coming months. It's going to be 'interesting' and hopefully it will be inspirational and give us all hope! Here is my first Facebook live video, talking through why I'm so - [Gravity Force St Albans Review - heaven or hell?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2016/10/gravity-force-st-albans-review-heaven-or-hell/) - So as you know I don't do many reviews, but when my kids heard I'd been asked to review gravity force in the summer, they kind of forced me to go! Here is Curly Headed Boy's reaction: So here are the things I was worried about and what I thought about it all .... Is - [Friendship: Reflections on 2016 and hope for 2017](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2017/01/friendship-reflections-on-2016-and-hope-for-2017/) - I've spent the last couple of weeks reflecting on 2016 and what to plan for 2017. Did you know that this year is the end of a 9 year cycle and beginning of a new cycle. The next few days are a good time to reflect on what you don't want to repeat, and what was - [How to get Vouchers/Adverts for your school or charity](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2016/06/how-to-get-vouchersadverts-for-your-school-or-charity/) - It's school summer fair season again! That means I've been approached by a LOT of schools in the surrounding area, for either adverts in their brochures or vouchers for their raffles. Realistically, the vouchers do not really help me with my business. I don't get a lot of visibility from them and I don't get a lot - [Older Parents - something to remember](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2016/05/older-parents-something-to-remember/) - So there's been lots of chat about 'Older parents' recently. An Indian couple in their 70's became parents for the first time. Tessa Sanderson (60) adopted twins. Janet Jackson is pregnant at 49. And a good friend of mine 'older single mum' was asked to write an article about it for Newsweek. Technically I was - [What to do if your job or business don't seem to be doing well?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2014/11/what-to-do-if-your-job-or-business-dont-seem-to-be-doing-well/) - The four top tips for turning your career or business around - [Will we make it 'Back to the moon for good'?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/11/will-we-make-it-back-to-the-moon-for-good/) - We took my 7 3/4yo son and 3.5yo daughter to the Space Centre for the launch of 'Back to the moon for good' - [More BIG News - The 2nd Edition Of My Book Will Be Available In A Week!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/07/more-big-news-the-2nd-edition-of-my-book-will-be-available-in-a-week/) - A fabulous book for stressed, worried, tired Mums/Moms, to help them turn their life around - [My Big Secret Project Is .......](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/07/my-big-secret-project-is/) - I'm opening a wonderful hairdressing salon and spa at Battlers Green Farm in Radlett called 'Espiritu' - [Meditation for stressed out beginners with little time who can't Ohm!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/08/meditation-for-stressed-out-beginners-with-little-time-who-cant-ohm/) - We hear how meditation helps with stress, but how on earth do could a busy mum fit it into her schedule - I've got loads of practical ways for you to try it out. - [Problem Corner - Stressed out mum with fertility problems](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/07/problem-corner-stressed-out-mum-with-fertility-problems/) - Agony Aunt the Mummy whisperer giving tips to a mum who is worried she won't be able to have a 2nd child and is stressed juggling work with her first child. - [I've been accused of being a 'Yummy Mummy'; Is that bad?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/ive-been-accused-of-being-a-yummy-mummy-is-that-bad/) - 'Yummy mummy' is used as both a criticism and a compliment - so I wondered whether it was a bad thing that someone suggested I was being a 'yummy mummy'. - [Do we have a bad habit of confusing our kids so they don't know what they are feeling?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/01/do-we-have-a-bad-habit-of-confusing-our-kids-so-they-dont-know-what-they-are-feeling/) - A review of chapter 1 of Faber and Mazlish's book 'How to talk so your kids will listen and listen so your kids will talk'. In this chapter they talk about helping children with their feelings and how this improves their behaviour. - [Chatting with Iain Lee on BBC3C Radio about Mum's ages - Is it selfish to be older](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/04/chatting-with-iain-lee-on-bbc3c-radio-about-mums-ages-is-it-selfish-to-be-older/) - How old is too old to have a child? Is it selfish when you are in your 40's? - [Hows Your Underwear?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/07/hows-your-underwear/) - Hows your underwear doing? Or is that too personal a question? Does it fit? Or do you have a case of the baggy pants or too tight VPL and an extra pair of boobies hanging out of the bra? Would you be happy to be caught unawares by an unplanned hospital visit? Or is it - [Exhaustion …. What it feels like](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/07/exhaustion-what-it-feels-like/) - I'm writing this for three reasons. (Well, I actually started writing it 14 days ago, but have been that exhausted that it has taken this long to finish!). Firstly to share with non mums what it feels like. I'm sorry to do the whole 'you can't understand what its like' card, but seriously, I reckon - [Top Seven Top Tips for organising a playroom and my guilty pleasure confession](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/top-seven-top-tips-for-organising-a-playroom-and-my-guilty-pleasure-confession/) - I mentioned the other day that I'm a fan of decluttering. I also have a serious guilty pleasure; boxes (I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE boxes!), but also includes to shelves to put them in/on! So Ikea is my heaven on earth. I can spend a whole day in there, especially as I love the meatballs, yum. - [Some tips for the easter holidays](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/some-tips-for-the-easter-holidays/) - Curly Headed Boy's holiday started on wednesday and he is off for 1 month, back for a couple of days and off again! I really look forward to the holidays, but it can be a really difficult time. I've got work to juggle, a 13 month old baby who hasn't understood the concept of waiting - [Holidays, I'm still a fan of 'simple' and some top tips for travelling](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/holidays-im-still-a-fan-of-simple-and-some-top-tips-for-travelling/) - Ok so I know it's easy for me to say that 'simple things work best for kids', when I like simple things. It's not so easy now a days for people who like expensive trips, toys, holidays etc and they can't afford it. It's all very well for people to say that we shouldn't be - [Video Wed: Do you let your child believe in magic?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/video-wed-do-you-let-your-child-believe-in-magic/) - Superheroes, Fairies, Magic, Sea Monsters: The world of a child is full of magic. So do you encourage it because the role playing and imagination is meant to be good for their development. Or do you worry about what will happen when the reality of life hits them? Then there is romance, princesses, and happily - [Selfish Benefits To Extended BreastFeeding](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/selfish-benefits-to-extended-breastfeeding/) - Do you know what, I'm a big fan of things being a fair deal, giving and receiving, and not being just about a Mum who forgets herself. Ironically, that's one of the reasons why I'm a fan of extended breastfeeding (that is after 6 weeks or 6 months, which is often considered more 'normal'). (Please - [Baby is Eating: To Puree or Baby Lead Weaning?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/08/baby-is-eating-to-puree-or-baby-lead-weaning/) - This is how I decided or ended up using baby led weaning - [Baby Led Weaning, dogs, mess and smelly houses!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/02/baby-led-weaning-dogs-mess-and-smelly-houses/) - I've been meaning to post for ages about how the whole baby led weaning went on, having asked people their opinion on whether to be a purist or mix it up a bit. In the end I'm rubbish at following any kind of technique, so I just did what Little Dimples wanted, which was no - [Problem Corner - How to ask for help when you have been self-sufficient?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/06/problem-corner-how-to-ask-for-help-when-you-have-been-self-sufficient/) - Here is a question from one of my readers, who desperately needs help, but isn't used to asking. Read my tips on how she can deal with it. - [Video Wed: The Gratitude Dance](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/video-wed-the-gratitude-dance/) - Some of you may have come across this video before, but I love it! I'm a keen advocate of being grateful for what we've got, not so that we 'settle', but because from there we can appreciate life and get even more. These guys appeal to kids in particular, and made this fabulous 'gratitude dance'. - [Video Wed: Cup Half Full, Half Empty or Filled Half Way?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/video-wed-cup-half-full-half-empty-or-filled-half-way/) - So I was chatting with Curly Headed Boy in the car the other morning about how to look at life. I got him to imagine a glass of water that had been filled half way. Then I said 'Is it Half Full or Half Empty?'. Because both are true. But it is also true that - [I might be an 'orphan' but I'm so lucky with the adoptive mothers who appear for me](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/i-might-be-an-orphan-but-im-so-lucky-with-the-adoptive-mothers-who-appear-for-me/) - When I was pregnant with Curly headed boy I became an 'orphan'. Sounds daft to think of it like that at 36 years old; but 6yrs, 16yrs, 26yrs, 36yrs or more and having no parents does feel like being an 'orphan'. When you are an 'orphan' and therefore have no parents, what crosses your mind - [Tip No3 For Families Dealing With Redundancy - Listing Opportunities](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/tip-no3-for-families-dealing-with-redundancy-listing-opportunities/) - So as you know the big hairy northern hubby has been made redundant, and I blogged about the first steps to do, which included wallowing and getting some perspective on the old job. Then I blogged about how important it is to look at the basic foundations of your life to strengthen you whether you - [Exhaustion Tips: My Top Tips For Getting Your Energy Back Fast](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/exhaustion-tips-my-top-tips/) - Sometimes we are exhausted as Mums/Moms, but need to get energy back really quickly. These tips will get you there ASAP. - [Do our kids really know that we love them?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/11/do-our-kids-really-know-that-we-love-them/) - Sometimes however much we try our kids don't realise that we love them, so these three tips will get you reconnected back with your kids in a jiffy, however badly behaved or angry they have been. - [First’s and Last’s](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/07/firsts-and-lasts/) - This week is a perfect example of the dichotomy of a Mum's life, the confusion between pleasure and pain, all at the same time (you know, like the 'muller yogurt' adverts, where there is no pleasure without pain). So my 'little boy' spent his last day at nursery. I sobbed as I arrived to drop - [Realistic Expectations](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/realistic-expectations/) - Do you have realistic expectations of your babies, children and loved ones? If they don't do what you expect or let you down, then you dont! - [Pregnant and Feeling Disempowered?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/07/are-you-feeling-disempowered/) - It often feels disempowering when we become pregnant, but it doesn't have to. - [Breast Feeding or Formula Feeding, What 'should' I do?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/07/breast-feeding-or-formula-feeding-what-should-i-do/) - What's best for your baby - breast feeding or formula feeding? These balanced, pragmatic tips will help you choose the best option for you and your baby - [What can we expect from our Men?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/08/what-can-we-expect-from-our-men/) - Stop comparing your other-half to an unrealistic vision of what they should be like and learn to appreciate them as they are, it's a lot less painful! - [Are You Struggling Financially? Tips For Appreciating What We Have Got And Worrying Less](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/09/are-you-struggling-financially/) - How to reduce the stress about your financial situation and potentially improve it. - [Is It OK to threaten your toddler with popping their balloons?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/10/is-it-ok-to-threaten-your-toddler-with-popping-their-balloons/) - Negotiating with Toddlers, right or wrong? - [Choosing Schools, School Assessments and Potential Rejections](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/10/choosing-schools-school-assessments-and-potential-rejections/) - Dealing with choosing schools, making the 'right' decision and rejections from schools. - [The Power of Perception to Cloud Your Views](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/10/the-power-of-perception-to-cloud-your-views/) - How perception of your life, creates it more than anything else. - [TV is BAD, no TV is GOOD, which is it?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/01/tv-is-bad-no-tv-is-good-which-is-it/) - Many Mums stop their children from watching any TV, and feel very good about themselves for it. Is that the 'right' choice - NOPE. Others have the TV on all the time - is that the right choice - NOPE. Actually, I'm just being controversial, because I don't believe in 'mistakes', so I don't think - [This is how come we haven't gone anywhere by car for 9 months!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/10/this-is-how-come-we-havent-gone-anywhere-by-car-for-9-months/) - When Little Dimples was born I had a theory, that having had a rubbish sleeper who hated cars, I would most probably get a fabulous sleeper, who loved cars, but to balance it out was trickier during the day (curly headed boy was pretty easy, despite a wish to be held a lot). But it - [Why do we want all our mates to be pregnant too?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/11/why-do-we-want-all-our-mates-to-be-pregnant-too/) - A good friend of mine phoned me at the weekend with the surprising news that she may be pregnant. My immediate response was to get all excited and be so chuffed for her. I know that I am totally biased about the whole thing and have been crossing all my fingers and toes ever since - [Taking time or Rushing Ahead](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/12/taking-time-or-rushing-ahead/) - I learnt something about myself the a few days ago. I learnt why I have such a strong feeling about evolution of a person needing to follow a natural rhythm, rather than be forced or pushed. Have you wondered where your beliefs come from sometimes? There has always been one place where I differed from - [Seven top tips for how to get decluttering](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/seven-top-tips-for-how-to-get-decluttering/) - Having loads of stuff around us can be stressful and really get in the way when we are busy. Here are 7 tips on how to pick up the decluttering tip for the rest of your life! - [When the second child is praised for it’s poo, the first child can struggle!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/02/when-the-second-child-is-praised-for-its-poo-the-first-child-can-struggle/) - I've done a few posts about Curly Headed Boy's struggles at reception, and the good news is that things definitely seem to be improving. This morning we had a chat, and it appears that his improved confidence is really affecting his confidence in the class room as well, and he is mixing a lot more - [What do I Stand for, what am I about?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/what-do-i-stand-for-what-am-i-about/) - I was having a chat with a friend the other day about who we are, what we do like, what we don't like, and thought that maybe it was time for me to 'come out' about what I am all about? We all judge something. But it's different for all of us. Some of us - [Video Wed: Thought Provoking Cartoon About Education](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/video-wed-thought-provoking-cartoon-about-education/) - Hi Guys, Welcome to my new slot 'Video Wed'. Now normally I'm expecting this to be quick little videos to cheer you up, make you laugh, or inspire you. But every now and again I might add something different, and that's how I'm starting. I saw this video last night and was transfixed. For a - [New Day, New Outlook](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/new-day-new-outlook/) - So it's a new day, I feel lots better for my rant yesterday, and it's all sorted out, and rather nicely it's all made up with the Mummy blogger who started my rant off ((it wasn't all about her after all, it was just started off there), so I'm very chuffed as I really respect - [Video Wed: Bristol, the simpler things in life and sunshine](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/video-wed-bristol-the-simpler-things-in-life-and-sunshine/) - Bristol is a weird place, it has an odd magnetic nature. I remember a social worker telling me that they recommended that families didn't move elderly relatives out of Bristol because they hardly ever reacted well to it. A few weeks ago we went back to my home town of Bristol to meet up with - [The Problem With Politics Is It Doesn't Understand Human Behaviour- London Riots](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/the-problem-with-politics-is-it-doesnt-understand-human-behaviour-london-riots/) - I found tears in my eyes as I tried to explain the riots to Curly Headed Boy this morning (5.5yrs old). But I have had to explain something similar when local teens burnt down a pile of things near where I live. One blog post can't explain away the whole of the London Riots, and - [Video Wed: London Riots and Lack or Gain of Purpose?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/video-wed-riots-and-lack-or-gain-of-purpose/) - After writing my post 'The problem with politics is it doesn't understand human behaviour', I've been thinking even more about the Riots, as I'm sure many others of you have done as well. I was mainly making the point in my post that it is psychologically detrimental to give people benefits for no fair exchange - [Why Do Affairs Happen If You Aren't Bitchy or Frigid?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/02/why-do-affairs-happen-if-you-arent-bitchy-or-frigid/) - I was infuriated this morning by listening to some chappie on the TV saying, 'well you never know what was going on at home, maybe it was a sexless marriage!'; PLLLLEASE! That is such an urban myth, that affairs happen because the partner did something 'wrong'. I'm not saying that something was not going on - [Why Do Affairs Hurt Some People More Than Others?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/02/why-do-affairs-hurt-some-people-more-than-others/) - We all assume that affairs hurt everyone, in exactly the same way, but in fact they don't and it is NOT because one person loved their partner more than the other person did. I remember when I lived in Lincolnshire there was a sudden flurry of partner's being discovered to be unfaithful, followed by divorces. - [Are There Ways To Tell If They Will Be Unfaithful Again?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/02/are-there-ways-to-tell-if-they-will-be-unfaithful-again/) - So the media will be keeping a beady eye on Tiger Woods and John Terry from now on, but if you don't have that option, then what guarantees do you have that your partner will not be unfaithful again? Sorry - How Much Does That Mean? There is no doubt that the 'injured' party will - [What's The Motivation Behind The 'Other Woman/Man'?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/02/whats-the-motivation-behind-the-other-womanman/) - So why do people go for someone who is already 'taken' when there are so many single people available? Well, I'm going to explain some of the most obvious reasons, but basically the motivation for anyone's behaviour is their value set (the hierarchy of what they love to get from life and do in life). - [Never Say Never - Just In Case](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/02/never-say-never-just-in-case/) - So last night twitterville took off whilst watching Cutting Edge's program on 8yr old girls going to boarding school. Now I admit that I'm way too hormonal (No2 is more than imminent, she's literally seconds away!), so I only managed 5 minutes and had to turn off. But I chatted to a couple of Mums - [Re-igniting Sexual Desire](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/03/re-igniting-sexual-desire/) - I read a couple of heart-rending mummy blogs recently, where two Mums were asking for advice about their lack of sex life and wondering how come their partners appeared not to be interested. They were distressed because society gives off the impression that men only think about sex, so now they are wondering why their - [If We Were All Gorgeous, How Boring Would That Be!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/04/if-we-were-all-pretty-how-boring-would-that-be/) - It was with great surprise that I realised that deep, deep, deep inside my inner recesses, I had assumed that a world where everyone was beautiful would be great (especially me!), and there was a touch of judgement on people who didn't 'make an effort'. I didn't know that I thought this until I watched - [What Will Cause The Most ‘Pain’ If Not Done By The End Of Today?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/04/what-will-cause-the-most-pain-if-not-done-by-the-end-of-today/) - In 'ye olden days', i.e. 2 months ago before the arrival of 'little dimples', my second child, I used to ask myself what might seem a slightly dark question when sorting out my plan for work/life balance. I would think about being elderly and sitting on my death bed, looking back over my life. 'What - [Another Question: Why Feel Guilty About Needing Some Help](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/04/another-question-why-feel-guilty-about-needing-some-help/) - We often feel guilty, but don't look hard enough at why, which means it keeps bothering us. - [Some Pictures To Inspire You To Remember To Ask For Help](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/04/some-pictures-to-inspire-you-to-remember-to-ask-for-help/) - I realised something last week, which is that sometimes we actually have to bite the bullet and ask for help. This might seem obvious for some people, but it's been quite a new concept for me; so, I've spent the last 10 days very sick and finding all sorts of different ways of asking for - [Why Is Asking For Help So Difficult?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/05/why-is-asking-for-help-so-difficult/) - I've just spent two weeks sick, oh my god, since I've been a 'grown up', I can hardly think of any times that I've had to rest and recuperate for so long. Now once I got my head around it, I've really appreciated the experience, but initially it was blinking hard, because I had to - [Wow, 3 Months Is a Lot Faster Second Time Around](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/05/wow-3-months-is-a-lot-faster-second-time-around/) - Wow, Wibee (little pink/Willow Phoebe) is now 3 months old. I can now pop her in a bumbo and eat at least half my meal without her needing a cuddle. We have reached that magical second milestone, where she's transitioned through the squeaky, alien phase, into the gradually becoming more aware phase, and is now - [School: The Problem Is They Can't Do Everything](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/09/school-the-problem-is-they-cant-do-everything/) - I've unravelled some of my discomfort last week with curly headed boy starting school, so I feel much clearer this morning. Apart from the obvious Rite of Passage, it's because there has to be a compromise and there is no such thing as a perfect school. Please Note, I'm a very fond mummy, but I'm - [Help, Am I Deluded?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/10/help-am-i-deluded/) - I've met my fair share of coach/therapist/healer types who were extremely deluded about either their grandiose plans, their skills or their market actually wanting them. There have also been a fair amount if people with a great deal less training and experience than me, who were a load better at marketing and therefore a hell - [Thank You Letters that don't put your kids off forever](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/thank-you-letters-that-dont-put-your-kids-off-forever/) - I have a mental block with posting things. I know I have. I know where it came from too! I can see my Dad on the other side of the dining room table nagging me AGAIN about whether I have sent the Thank you letters for my presents. I have a touch (ok, maybe a - [When the environment we are in doesn’t encourage us to blossom](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/when-the-environment-we-are-in-doesnt-encourage-us-to-blossom/) - We are a bit like plants, and our children are too. Some environments help us to blossom, and some are more of a struggle. Put us in the right soil, with exactly the right amount of cold, heat, and water, and we'll take off like a tree and blossom amazingly. Put us in a place - [When your child thinks that ‘everyone’ is against him](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/when-your-child-thinks-that-everyone-is-against-him/) - I've mentioned in a previous post that Curly Headed Boy is struggling with his first year at school a little, but we have a plan in place to work on it, and I promised to mention the different things I try, so here is one of them: He happens to be on a table with - [How Play Dates help with school and bullying](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/how-play-dates-help-with-school-and-bullying/) - So I have mentioned in a post a few weeks back that Curly Headed Boy wasn't very happy in reception (first year of school). Last week I explained how I had tackled one of the problems, which is that he often feels overly criticised by the children in his class. So, I thought I would - [I realised I'm lost without my iPhone!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/i-realised-im-lost-without-my-iphone/) - So I thought I was doing pretty well to go on holiday for 2 weeks and hardly touch my phone at all. I kept thinking about how well I was doing 'unplugged'. I was ignoring the quick check of my iPhone in the evenings. Plus the growing sense of desperation as the button on my - [One Thing I'm Totally Sure Of Is: Everyone wants to feel loved](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/one-thing-im-totally-sure-of-is-everyone-wants-to-feel-loved/) - One Thing I Am TOTALLY sure of is that .. Everyone wants to be loved just as they are. We don't want to be loved, despite our less attractive bits. We want to to be totally and unconditionally loved. This is true of us all, from the poorest to the richest, from the kindest to - [Teaching People How To Treat You: Do you let people get away with being disrespectful to you?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/teaching-people-how-to-treat-you-do-you-let-people-get-away-with-being-disrespectful-to-you/) - We all fall into the trap of letting people treat us badly sometimes, but it can be turned around quite simply sometimes. - [Is the family the key to how we turn out 'good' or 'evil', and not genetics?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/is-the-family-the-key-to-how-we-turn-out-good-or-evil-and-not-genetics/) - Last week I watch a fascinating program (if you are a nosey people watcher like me) about whether scientists could find scientific signs of 'good' or 'evil'. If you haven't seen it check out the BBC iPlayer for Horizon on BBC2. Anyway, I've been thinking about it for a bit, because some bits surprised me, - [What would happen if Aliens did land next week?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/what-would-happen-if-aliens-did-land-next-week/) - The aliens are coming! Well, not definitely, but did you see that someone analysing the feed from NASA reckons they've found a HUGE space ship near Mercury? It could of course be a trick of the light. But what if it where true? A little part of me got all excited; after all life is - [Time for a change: Women bitching about other women: Sally Bercow vs Kirstie Allsopp](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/time-for-a-change-women-bitching-about-other-women-sally-bercow-vs-kirstie-allsopp/) - So another story about a mother, having a go at another mother, very publicly because obviously the Daily Mail loves that sort of thing. Sally Bercow decided to slag off Kirstie Allsopp for being out of touch and middle class. So I'm going to have a rant. For a start when are women going to - [Family Gap Year vs Finding The Magic at home](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/family-gap-year-vs-finding-the-magic-at-home/) - With the big hairy northern one being made redundant, we've been talking about taking a year out as a family gap year; maybe 6 months in the states, home for my brothers wedding and 5 months in Australia and New Zealand. Curly headed boy is 6yrs old, and having been to a private school is - [A Dash Of Benefit Of The Doubt and a Mirror](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/a-dash-of-benefit-of-the-doubt-and-a-mirror/) - I'm going to rant. If you saw my blog on monday you'll know that there are a few things that make me want to rant, and this is one of them. Jumping to conclusions and not giving people the benefit of the doubt. I know we all do it. But the mummy world is particularly - [Turning my noisy head off](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/turning-my-noisy-head-off/) - Why do people have to disagree with us or have a go at us? Do you ever wonder? Wouldn't it be easier or nicer if it was different? Or if everybody was nice all the time would it actually not work for us? I know that in this world there will always be as many - [How to start up your own parent blog and why you want to!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/05/how-to-start-up-your-own-parent-blog-and-why-you-want-to/) - I was interviews by Sophie Sulehria on BBC3 Counties radio about how to go about blogging and why it's so magic to do it - [Problem Corner: Is It Selfish To Want To Leave My Partner?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/03/problem-corner-is-it-selfish-to-want-to-leave-my-partner/) - This is a problem corner question that one of my readers sent to me. - [Can a Samsung SSD be installed by a 7 year old boy?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/05/can-a-samsung-ssd-be-installed-by-a-7-year-old-boy/) - We set our 7yo the challenge of installing the Samsung SSD into a Macbook Pro - was that fool hardy or did it work? - [A ray of hope for all those excuses for being unhealthy, unfit and over-weight](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/05/a-ray-of-hope-for-all-those-excuses-for-being-unhealthy-unfit-and-over-weight/) - There are many excuses and 'real' reasons for being unhealthy, unfit and overweight, but I believe that they can all be tackled, even if just a little bit at first. - [What's the point to an after school club - I get it at last!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/06/whats-the-point-to-an-after-school-club-i-get-it-at-last/) - It can be such a worry for parents to choose the 'right' after school club for their kids. Read this post for ideas on how to pick them. - [The Perfect Tent For First Timers and Family Festival Goers](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/the-perfect-tent-for-first-timers-and-family-festival-goers/) - This is a review of the perfect tent for first time campers. - [Weight Loss Tips No2: Are you really up for it?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/weight-loss-are-you-really-up-for-it/) - This is the most important part of weight loss, which is so often ignored. You must get your heart and mind up for losing weight, then you will feel so motivated and inspired it will be easy. - [How to easily build a family budget that works and reduces your stress!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/09/how-to-easily-build-a-family-budget-that-works-and-reduces-your-stress/) - Budgeting might sound dull, but it will give you loads of pay offs in terms of reduced stress, improving your relationships and making sure you can handle the ups and downs of life. - [How David Tennant Made My Day](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/how-david-tennant-made-my-day/) - David Tennant was always fab, but now he's my hero after spontaneously recording this video to cheer me up. - [Can a book festival really be fun? Does it encourage kids to read?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/05/can-a-book-festival-really-be-fun-does-it-encourage-kids-to-read/) - I took my 7yo and 3yo along to Luton Hoo walled garden for a book festival - the question was, would it compare well with the festivals we have already been too? - [Is this potentially the best family festival in the UK?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/08/is-this-potentially-the-best-family-festival-in-the-uk/) - This year I decided to get a few perspectives on the Just So Festival - [Competition isn't bad it just is](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/competition-isnt-bad-it-just-is/) - I've been meaning to write about competition for ages as it is a really touchy subject. Should there be competition at schools? Why do some mums compete with each other about their children? But I'm particularly writing today because I was talking to a lovely Mum the other day who was feeling bad about suddenly - [What to tell your kids about Advertising?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/what-to-tell-your-kids-about-advertising/) - Apparently today the government is suggesting media lessons for primary school kids. Do we really need this? What do you tell your kids about adverts and the effect on our decisions? Well, funnily enough I had a chat with Curly Headed Boy last night. We normally watch Cbeebies and Disney, which are advertising free; sort - [My Intuition Isn't Quite Enough: A Seven Year Old Boy Is Too Tricky!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/01/my-intuition-isnt-quite-enough-a-seven-year-old-boy-is-too-tricky/) - With babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers I was pretty much able to rely on my intuition, but my 7yo is a much bigger challenge, so I'm going to be reading, testing and reviewing a pile of books. - [Even Kids Need a Purpose](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/even-kids-need-a-purpose/) - Even Children become dissatisfied without a purpose or sense of something that they can be responsible for. - [Your Kids Are All As Great As Each Other](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/your-kids-are-all-as-great-as-each-other/) - All our children are as great as each other, neither better or worse - [When the wind blows your face will stay like that! Ooops!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/when-the-wind-blows-your-face-will-stay-like-that-ooops/) - Curly headed boy was making funny faces, and I couldn't resist the urge to tell him that if the wind blows, his face will stay like that. He looked incredulously at me, until I pointed out that people who smile a lot, tend to have smiley faces, and people who are grumpy a lot, tend - [Tummy Bugs, Time frames, Happy Sick Days and Flannels](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/tummy-bugs-time-frames-happy-sick-days-and-flannels/) - Curly Headed Boy got hit by the dreaded tummy bug/virus on monday; I got the dreaded call 'Mrs Pearson, could you collect your son from school please?" One part of me loves bugs. Once you are through the worst, you get to spend real chilled out time with your kids. BUT OMG day 2 is - [Is Narration Taking Away Our Children's Imagination?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/is-narration-taking-away-our-childrens-imagination/) - Curly Headed Boy has discovered Bambi. After an initial avoidance due to him knowing that the Mummy dies, he sat down and watched it, and has done so again several times since, interspersed with Scooby Doo of course! It was such a blast from the past, I'd forgotten how different the old Disney films are. - [How does it feel when your hero falls off their pedestal?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/01/how-does-it-feel-when-your-hero-falls-off-their-pedestal/) - It's always rough when your hero falls off their pedestal, and Lance Armstrong's was very high ... - [Tips on getting our kids to do what we want/need them to do](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/02/tips-on-getting-our-kids-to-do-what-we-wantneed-them-to-do/) - Ideas on how to get your kids to cooperate and do what you need them to do - [What on earth to do when increasing the discipline isn't helping?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/02/what-on-earth-to-do-when-increasing-the-discipline-isnt-helping/) - This is a really interesting chapter of the book 'how to talk so kids listen', all about how to discipline our kids without using punishment. - [What Does It Feel Like When You Are Not Asked For Help?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/05/what-does-it-feel-like-when-you-are-not-asked-for-help/) - Recently I've been blogging about the importance of asking for help, having been forced to get over myself and find loads of different ways of asking myself! Here are a couple of my blogs: pictures to inspire you, feeling guilty and why is it so difficult? I realised that it is often actually much more pleasant - [Remember to see how good you are at stuff](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/remember-to-see-how-good-you-are-at-stuff/) - This is as much a reminder to me as to you! I find that we often don't think we are successful or clever at something because the stuff we have done well at often comes easily to us. I remember being guilty about revising English, because Maths and Physics was harder. One of my resolutions - [Exhaustion Tips: Take a Break](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/exhaustion-tips-take-a-break/) - You know how strongly I feel that Mum needs to take care of herself in order to be able to look after the family? Well, that means we need a break every now and again. The important thing is to not make it more complicated than it really needs to be or to put unnecessary - [Exhaustion Tips – Always start with Physical](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/exhaustion-tips-always-start-with-physical/) - I'm pretty much a past master at dealing with exhaustion, having not slept through the night for 5 years. However, it's not really as bad as it sounds and only sometimes gets as bad as I described a couple of months ago. In my situation, it isn't a case of changing the kids, it's more - [What I really want is a cuppa and a chat!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/10/what-i-really-want-is-a-cuppa-and-a-chat/) - If the bloggers aren't jumping at the chance to plug your product or service, you need to think more carefully about what would make them interested. - [Do we really need a separate Camera from our phone camera?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/02/do-we-really-need-a-separate-camera-from-our-phone-camera/) - Check out my review of the Samsung Galaxy and whether it's worth having a separate camera when you already have a camera on your phone. - [Weight Loss Tips No3: The prime reason it's so difficult](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/weight-loss-tips-the-prime-reason-its-so-difficult/) - It can seem difficult to lose weight, but that is because many people don't know why. These 4 areas need to ALL be tackled in order to lose weight. - [Problem Corner: Lost Myself and Can't Find My Feet](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/lost-myself-and-cant-find-my-feet/) - Advice for a Mum who says she has lost herself and wants to regain her confidence - [What on earth are Probiotics and do you need to take them?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/04/what-on-earth-are-probiotics-and-do-you-need-to-take-them/) - I've heard people talk about Probiotics for years. I bet you've seen them on the TV talking about yogurt that has this special stuff in it. You might even have heard of Prebiotics as something slightly different. The main thing I'd heard was that you should take them after antibiotics, but when I went to - [Weight Loss Tips No13: Rewards for losing weight and hitting your goals](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/weight-loss-tips-rewards-for-losing-weight-and-hitting-your-goals/) - Make sure to reward yourself and your body when you are losing weight, to keep the momentum going and be sure your body feels loved. - [Weight Loss Tips No12: Stalled in your progress?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/weight-loss-tips-stalled-in-your-progress/) - Everyone's weight loss stalls at some point, even mine. This is what I did to get mine going again ... - [Weight Loss Tips No11: Dress for self-worth](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/weight-loss-tips-dress-for-self-worth/) - To get the full benefit from your weight loss make sure that you also have a makeover ... - [Weight Loss Tips No9: Exercise](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/weight-loss-exercise/) - Ok, so if you haven't added exercise into your weight loss regime yet, then now is definitely time for it. But what I suggest might not be what you expect, bearing in mind I'm aiming for HEALTHY, FIT and SLIMMER (with a dash of sexier!), without bootcamps. The thing is I'm over 40, the body - [Weight Loss Tips No8: What to Eat](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/weight-loss-tips-what-to-eat/) - When trying to lose weight, how do we do it without going on a diet? - [Weight Loss Tips No6: Hydration: How to drink more water](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/weight-loss-tips-hydration/) - So we have covered the 4 reasons why weight loss is so difficult, and now you know them it will be easy! Hopefully you've done the mindset exercise (this is a must), and set sensible goals using lots of different ways of measuring your success. Now point 2 in the 4 aspects to cover for - [Weight Loss Tips No5: Setting Goals](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/weight-loss-tips-setting-goals/) - Having a goal is really important to achieving weight loss, as long as it is the right goal! - [Ten Top Cheap Games To Keep Young Kids Occupied Cheaply When You Are Tired](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/10/ten-top-cheap-games-to-keep-young-kids-occupied-cheaply-when-you-are-tired/) - We all get exhausted sometimes. These are ten great simple, cheap ideas on games to play before you have to resort to the TV, iPad or computer game. At least you'll know that you managed to do something with them before the modern babysitter stepped in. - [Am I a 'Bad' Mummy Cook?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/07/am-i-a-bad-mummy-cook/) - What makes a 'good' or 'Bad' cook? - [Problem Corner: My daughters don't want to see or talk to me](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/my-daughters-dont-want-to-see-or-talk-to-me/) - Divorce, or other reasons can see parents split up from their children, and then when they become teens they can request not to see their parents, which is terribly distressing for the parents. Here are some tips for one Mum on how to deal with the situation. - [Problem Corner: Should I let my partner have a baby with someone else?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/02/problem-corner-should-i-let-my-partner-have-a-baby-with-someone-else/) - A Mum living with a manipulative and abusive man asks whether now that she can't have any more children, he should be allowed to have a child with someone else. - [My Progress: Fibromyalgia a couple of months on after diagnosis](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/01/my-progress-fibromyalgia-a-couple-of-months-on-after-diagnosis/) - A description of the things that are working for me a few months on with fibromyalgia and how things can still be tough - [It's not Spring, it's Winter - Why 'New Years Resolutions' are doomed](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2013/01/its-not-spring-its-winter-why-new-years-resolutions-are-doomed/) - New Years Resolutions are basically at the wrong time of year; we are exhausted from Christmas, it's cold outside and the rest of the world is hibernating; find out what to do instead. - [How to fit sex into a busy life as a parent?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/05/how-to-fit-sex-into-a-busy-life-as-a-parent/) - It can be tricky to keep your sex life going, but with a bit of adjustment and imagination it is possible to have sex, however tired and busy a Mum/Mom and Dad you are. - [Books That Can Help When You Feel Overwhelmed Or Are Depressed](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/07/books-that-can-help-when-you-feel-overwhelmed-or-are-depressed/) - These books can be a great help for Mums struggling with stress, overwhelm and depression. - [Doctor's Receptionists - Arghhh!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/10/doctors-receptionists-arghhh/) - I hate doctors receptionists and the ridiculous rules they have about booking appointments. - [Great Mothers / Fathers Day or Grandparent or Photographer Present](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/06/great-mothers-fathers-day-or-grandparent-or-photographer-present/) - These canvas prints are just lovely, very affordable and the quality is brilliant - [I can't sleep after sex or during the full moon - HELP!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/06/i-cant-sleep-after-sex-or-during-the-full-moon-help/) - I've got loads of tips on how to get to sleep or get back to sleep, but the one thing I haven't been able to solve is after having sex or during a full moon. - [An Amazing Woman In My Life](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/an-amazing-woman-in-my-life/) - It’s amazing what you can find in Tesco’s; I found a 73 year old, Irish grandmother with a huge heart. She cares for Little Dimples while I work, gives Curly Headed Boy the security of a nearby grandma, and supports me in the way that my Mother would have wanted to if she had been - [Competition and What on earth to buy the relatives who has everything?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/competition-and-what-on-earth-to-buy-the-relatives-who-has-everything/) - Do you need ideas for those difficult presents? Well I have two ways of helping you in this post: Ideas and a competition for a fabulous £100 hamper. (Actually I recommend keeping the hamper or giving it to me, and buying the presents!). What I'd really like to say to the men 'who never need - [15 Top Tips: Oh No It's Christmas, how do I stop gaining loads of weight!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/15-top-tips-oh-no-its-christmas-how-do-i-stop-gaining-loads-of-weight/) - It's Christmas! But don't panic about your weight! For a start, if you gain a few pounds, you can easily shed them quickly afterwards, so it's really not worth stressing about. (so if that's all you needed to hear, you are welcome to pop off and have an egg nog now!). But lets say there - [An Alternative to New Years Resolutions: Your Top 3 Life Priorities](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/an-alternative-to-new-years-resolutions-your-top-3-life-priorities/) - I'm not a fan of New Years Resolutions, I think it's a time for a detox, clear out and rest. Goals can just add to the weight of things we don't achieve as Mums. What I use are 'Life Priorities' Life Priorities help you to organise your time, energy and money spends for the - [Would you take back a present, or is it mean and rude?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/would-you-take-back-a-present-or-is-it-mean-and-rude/) - For years I have taken the attitude that the Big Hairy Northern Hubby knew something I didn't when buying me presents, and that given time if they didn't quite hit the spot immediately, their purpose would become clear. Not sure that quite worked with the model of the Star Ship Enterprise, but with most - [How to tell your children about your pet dogs death and decide when to do it](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/how-to-tell-your-children-about-your-pet-dogs-death-and-decide-when-to-do-it/) - This time last week we said good-bye to our adorable, but daft 14 year old springer spaniel 'Merlin' (on the right). It had taken me weeks to get to the point where I rang the vet. Friends and family had been gently suggesting it was time for a couple of months. But I couldn't do - [11:11:11: Telling your children about the war: It's easier for me because my Dad flew in WW2](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/11/111111-telling-your-children-about-the-war-its-easier-for-me-because-my-dad-flew-in-ww2/) - Do you ever mention war to your children? Curly Headed Boy is nearly 6 and often plays computer games with the big hairy Northern Hubby, including World of Warcraft (an adult game). I was shocked to find that he was quite flippant about death one day, so I talked him through the fact that death - [A Note For The Grumpy Old Man In Radlett: Don't Tut At Me Mate!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/a-note-for-the-grumpy-old-man-in-radlett-dont-tut-at-me-mate/) - This is a message for the grumpy old man and the younger male driver who yesterday took umbrage at me pulling over to the side of the road with my hazard lights on and making it a little difficult for them to get out of their road because they had to pull out more than - [Exhaustion Tips: Alcohol](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/exhaustion-tips-alcohol/) - We moved into our town house when I just had a couple of months before Curly Headed Boy was born. It's a crescent with 14 houses, and half are full of young families whose babies started to appear 6 weeks after Curly Headed Boy was born. So it was also pretty sociable, because we were - [Problem Corner: Tips for dealing with being intimidated by other mums at toddler group or school gate](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/tips-for-dealing-with-being-intimidated-by-other-mums-at-toddler-group-or-school-gate/) - A lovely Mum I know posted the following tweet oneday 'Hate that I'm intimidated by toddler group. Need to grow some balls. Figuratively speaking.' so I offered to do a question corner post for her, because what she doesn't know is that we are all scared shitless of walking into those places (well 99% of - [How to travel with co-sleeping babies or children that need bed guards](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/how-to-travel-with-co-sleeping-babies-or-children-that-need-bed-guards/) - We are only just going on our first family summer holiday, so I hadn't really faced the whole practicalities of travelling with a co-sleeping Little Dimples, and a 5yo Curly Headed Boy who still needed some form of bed guard to keep him in bed. When we have travelled with my son before, we had - [Video Wed: Exhaustion Tips: To cheer you up if it's sleep deprivation](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/video-wed-exhaustion-tips-to-cheer-you-up-if-its-sleep-deprivation/) - This week I'm combining my Video Wed with the Tips on how to deal with Exhaustion! Sometimes we are just exhausted because we are Mums. Sometimes it's because of the pressures of life. But sometimes it's because our little blighters / gorgeous children are rubbish sleepers! Mine are rubbish sleepers, I haven't 'slept through the - [Crying is Good](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/crying-is-good/) - Crying. Sometimes there are tears of joy, sometimes tears of happiness, and even inspired tears of gratitude to life. The most annoying are angry tears; I remember getting infuriated with myself when I worked in Oracle (big american IT firm), because when I was at my angriest I would cry. Then there are sad tears. - [Pregnancy Second Time Around](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/11/pregnancy-second-time-around/) - Apologies for people who have read this post before. I originally had it as a Page on my blog, but I have a big redesign of my blog coming up in the next month, and so I'm cutting down on the pages. I wrote this over a year ago when I was pregnant with Little - [Have You Remembered To Ask Yourself?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/02/have-you-remembered-to-ask-yourself/) - Do you remember to ask yourself as well as everyone else? - [Shall I Work or Stay At Home](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/shall-i-work-or-stay-at-home/) - Here are a few steps for a Mum to work through in order to decided whether she would like to go back to work or who could go back to work - [Worrying About Losing Your Identity?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/worrying-about-losing-your-identity/) - Are you worrying that you have or will lose your identity when you become a Mum? This blog will help you to calm those fears and enjoy the changes. - [Feeling Disempowered?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/07/feeling-disempowered/) - Do You Sometimes Feel Disempowered? It's easy as a Mum to feel disempowered. Maybe you're not quite as fit as you once were, or don't go out socially as much, or don't get as much 'quality' time with your other half. Perhaps you are worried that you are not bringing in as much money because - [Breast Feeding, Why Doesn't it Work Out?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/07/breast-feeding-why-doesnt-it-work-out/) - Sometimes it is just the luck of the draw as to whether Breast Feeding works or not - [Why I Think Mummy Blogs Are Fabulous](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/08/why-i-think-mummy-blogs-are-fabulous/) - There's tonnes of reasons why I think Mummy Blogs are fab. I think of a 'mummy blog' as one written by a Mum, rather than any other type of person. They may not even be about mummy stuff, but they will still have a particular slant, which other blogs won't have. You can get blogs - [I'm yummy and you are too - it's official!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/im-yummy-and-you-are-too-its-official/) - It has been officially announced this week that I am a Yummy Mummy! And the source and reason means that you are too ;o) I've never had a problem with the title 'Yummy Mummy', it's just that looking around me in St Albans, I never classed myself as such, because there's a hell of a - [How To Be A Good Mother: I have the answer](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/how-to-be-a-good-mother-i-have-the-answer/) - I reckon I know 'How to be a good mother'. Mind you I don't reckon I get it right all the time. But I do think I know what I did when I don't get it right. Ironically, I was approached for that Channel 4 program with Sharon Horgan on 'How to be a good - [Hello world!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/hello-world-2/) - So, I've been thinking about starting a blog for ages. A blog to show that even someone whose called 'The Mummy Whisperer', is going to have good and bad ways. That there is no perfect way, and that there are no mistakes. Whilst offering the odd useful insight for other Mums around the globe. So - [Meeting Different Masters](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/meeting-different-masters/) - How different these two masters are, and how similar. - [Wow what a seaside find and first trips to sea for little dimples](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/wow-what-a-seaside-find-and-first-trips-to-sea-for-little-dimples/) - The kids and I are on a bit of a road trip. We started with a friend of mine who lives in Warminster. As it turns out she lives in the perfect house for the kids as it is an old grange, so really exciting for them, plus with all sorts of fab things like - [Is Having Two Kids Harder Than One?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/10/is-having-two-kids-harder-than-one/) - Things are so much easier now! AND SO MUCH HARDER! Philosophically I get that life is just different, children change, our challenges change, things aren't 'harder' or 'easier', they are just different. But I'm surprised how much more difficult it is. Billie Piper talked about it his week (warning, that's a link to the - [Does everyone like the simple things, can it be learnt?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/does-everyone-like-the-simple-things-can-it-be-learnt/) - I spent all friday filming a ‘thingy’ you’ll see soon about top tips to save money. I’ve actually found myself more contented and less stressed having had to cut back since the big hairy northern one was made redundant, so it’s got a very positive spin on it. Then we had the lovely weather at - [Sparkle Tips: Worrying about wearing a bikini? Four Top Tips for Losing 7lbs In 7 seconds](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/sparkle-tips-worrying-about-wearing-a-bikini-four-top-tips-for-losing-7lbs-in-7-seconds/) - How to miraculously lose 7lbs and look fab in your bikini ;o) - [Sparkle Tips: Worrying About Wearing A Bikini?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/08/sparkle-tips-worrying-about-wearing-a-bikini/) - I realised when going on our first family holiday, that I didn't need to worry about going on holiday and wearing a bikini and this is why ... - [Bullying Pt 13 - Ideas on Strategies To Employ](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/10/bullying-pt-13-ideas-on-strategies-to-employ/) - How to empower a child that is being bullied - [Bullying - Summary of what to do](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/09/bullying-summary-of-what-to-do/) - Here is a summary of all the blog posts I've written to give you a quick strategy of what to do if your child is being bullied at school. - [Bullying Pt 12 - The Bully returns for my son](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/10/bullying-pt-12-the-bully-returns-for-my-son/) - An example of how to help a child being bullied at school - [Bullying Summary of the Concepts](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/09/bullying-summary-of-the-concepts/) - A summary of all my other blog posts about bullying - [Bullying Pt11 - More Insights into the Bully](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/bullying-pt11-more-insights-into-the-bully/) - More insights into why a child becomes a bully and an example from my life when I recently encountered one. - [Bullying - Pt10 - What on Earth could be the benefits?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/bullying-pt10-what-on-earth-could-be-the-benefits/) - If there is a silver lining to everything, what on earth could it be to being bullied? - [Bullying Pt9 - Everyone Is a Bully](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/bullying-pt9-everyone-is-a-bully/) - We all bully someone somehow; whether it's getting our own way, or making someone feel upset. - [Bullying Pt 8 - Why Bully?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/bullying-pt-8-why-bully/) - There are many reasons why a child becomes a bully, and it's often more complicated than their 'victims'; but it can be addressed, especially if caught early enough. - [Bullying Pt7 - What is 'Support' and 'Challenge'](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/bullying-pt7-what-is-support-and-challenge/) - People talk about there being a balance of support and challenge, ups and downs, good and bad in life; what is it all about? - [Bullying Pt 6 - Do we really want to get rid of Bullying?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/bullying-pt-6-do-we-really-want-to-get-rid-of-bullying/) - Bullying is part of human nature and can't be removed, but it can be understood and dealt with; both for the bully and the bullied child. - [Bullying Pt 5 - Is there too much Like in your life?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/bullying-pt-5-is-there-too-much-like-in-your-life/) - I looked at my own life to work out where on earth the 'nice' stuff was if I was bullied all the way through school; and eventually actually found it surprising myself. - [Bullying Pt 4 - We Can't Be Liked By Everyone](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/bullying-pt-4-we-cant-be-liked-by-everyone/) - Don't try to be liked by the whole world because you can only have 50% of the world liking and agreeing with you at any time. - [Bullying Pt 3 - Balance at Home?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/bullying-pt-3-balance-at-home/) - It's often healthier for the kids if the parents share the roles evenly of being the disciplinarian and fun parent, rather than having each parent stick to just one role. - [Bullying Pt 2 - Where Does Bullying Come From?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/bullying-pt-2-where-does-bullying-come-from/) - This is an energetic perspective of why bullying happens. It's about the fact that a child who is over protected is often then bullied when at school because they haven't developed the strength of character they need. - [Bullying Pt1 - always there](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/bullying-pt1-always-there/) - Bullying is always going to exist as it is a part of human nature. Trying to remove it will only move it elsewhere. Instead we need to learn to deal with it and strengthen the bullied kids, and sort out the problems that created the bully. - [Top Tips For Healthy Eating In A Family](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/top-tips-for-healthy-eating-in-a-family/) - As part of my series on 'Healthy Eating For Rubbish Cooks' I'm starting with a description of what on earth healthy eating might look like. This isn't a whole treatise on nutrition, just a set of simple rules for a family to look at and apply as many as are reasonably possible. 15 Simple Rules - [Top Tips For Your 5 A Day On Busy Days For Kids And Parents](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/top-tips-for-your-5-a-day-on-busy-days-for-kids-and-parents/) - In my first post on 'healthy eating for rubbish cooks', I gave you the top 15 rules to aim for 5 fruit and vegetables a day and suggested mixing up the colours? (The science behind the colours is to make sure that you are getting a mixture of vitamins and nutrients). Well as I know - [Tips for Making a Monthly Plan to avoid overdoing it](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/exhaustion-tips-four-tips-for-making-a-monthly-plan-to-avoid-overdoing-it/) - So in my last 2 posts, we talked about embracing the exhaustion so that you can find out what caused it and then making a plan to deal with it. Once your back on top, keep your eyes on the rest of my exhaustion tips, because there are still some fabulous ones to come to - [Arrival Of Baby No2 - A Very Different Experience](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/02/arrival-of-baby-no2-a-very-different-experience/) - The difference between giving birth in a birthing unit versus at home in a birthing pool with a doula. - [Handing Your Child Over To Strangers](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/09/handing-your-child-over-to-strangers/) - It's against everything we've ever been told not to do, and everything that a Mother feels is right. But there we all are, handing our children over to someone we've hardly met. The only reason I have met Curly Headed Boy's new primary school teacher is because her son was at his nursery in a - [Seriously, Why Am I Crying, He’s Just Starting School?!!!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/09/seriously-why-am-i-crying-hes-just-starting-school/) - I cried the last morning morning I dropped curly headed boy at nursery 8 weeks ago. I cried when I picked him up. I cried when I bought his school uniform 3 weeks ago. I cried when I cuddled him last night. And I cried when I dropped him off this morning at primary school. - [OMG What a relief, it's all OK](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/08/omg-what-a-relief-its-all-ok/) - I've been a little quiet, a bit preoccupied and not as involved as before. Partially because I'm just plain exhausted. But mainly because I was at times bricking it and couldn't bring myself to discuss what's been going on. One day I suddenly got a mega temp, to the extent that my hands were shaking, - [How buying a car can save you money!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/how-buying-a-car-can-save-you-money/) - As most of you know we are on a big cost cutting, money saving campaign in this house at the moment. The big hairy northern one has got a job, but it's a contracting job, so we decided we needed a more detailed plan and budget. We want to insure against was sudden big bills. - [Money Saving Tip: Use up month!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/money-saving-tip-use-up-month/) - With Christmas credit card bills enroute, Little Dimples birthday one month away, and hubby still looking for a job having been made redundant, my money saving tips are definitely relevant for me, so I thought this one might help you too. I call it the 'Use everything up month'! It's great when combined with a - [Dump, Delegate, Do, Delay - my motto for today](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/01/dump-delegate-do-delay-my-motto-for-today/) - Yesterday I pulled something in my back, it hurts and the last couple of days I've fancied a jolly good cry, which means it's time to listen to a bit of my own advice. So I'm sharing this, not so that you worry about me, but just so that you know that I too - [Exercise Tips: Fifteen Top Tips For Running For Rubbish Runners](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/09/weight-loss-tips-fifteen-top-tips-for-running-for-rubbish-runners/) - Last week I blogged about what a rubbish runner I am and how its to my advantage when I'm trying to lose or maintain my weight. There are tonnes of tips out there from good runners, but hows about some tips from a rubbish runner? After all, I know how tough it can be, whereas - [How To Reduce Your To Do's: Dump, Delegate, Do, Delay](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/how-to-reduce-your-to-dos-dump-delegate-do-delay/) - There are thousands of time management courses I bet. Probably a few hundred written for Mums. This is as simple as it gets for you, with a couple of extra twists I've added in to spice it up and make it more effective. It can be so difficult to work out what needs doing when - [Exhaustion Tips: Weight](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/exhaustion-tips-weight/) - Ok so I would have hated it if someone said this to me, but I have to admit that losing a stone in weight has helped with the exhaustion. But I was overweight (from a health perspective). I know that people think that we worry too much about weight now a days, and that size - [Commit To Turning Your Life Around and Reducing The Overwhelm](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/commit-to-turning-your-life-around-and-reducing-the-overwhelm/) - Are you feeling stressed, overwhelmed, or on the brink? Have you already fallen over the brink into depression or other mental health problems? I've got a plan to get you back on the first step of enjoying being a mum more and turning your life around. It's a bit of an experiment, but worth a - [What blogs my readers read: Sex, Decluttering, David Tennant and School Problems](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/what-blogs-my-readers-read-sex-decluttering-david-tennant-and-school-problems/) - Did I mention I'm a finalist for the MAD Blogger awards in their Small Business Category, LoL? Really, you didn't hear me shouting about it and jumping up and down in an excited and bouncy way?! If not, then read here ... and vote for me, and then TELL EVERYONE YOU KNOW to vote for - [Exhaustion Tips: Fresh air](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/exhaustion-tips-fresh-air/) - You've heard it before, but you need sunlight and you need fresh air. Sunlight gives you Vitamin D, and just being out in the fresh air reminds you to breathe properly and stop for a second. You know when you have one of those headaches, which is kind of tight around the eyes, and feels - [Exhaustion Tips: A Good Declutter is great for the soul!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/exhaustion-tips-a-good-declutter-is-great-for-the-soul/) - Normally my little tips about general health are all that's been needed to boost my energy levels, but there are times in my life when more is needed, and the last few weeks is one of them. The great news for you is that as I resolve my own energy levels, I've been able to - [Exhaustion Tips: Make the most of the surfacing emotions to work out what the problem is](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/exhaustion-tips-make-the-most-of-the-surfacing-emotions-to-work-out-what-the-problem-is/) - When we are exhausted it does tend to also mean getting upset, grumpy, overwhelmed and unhappy. I'm going to suggest that you make the most of it, and really embrace it for a moment for me, rather than get rid of it, or ignore it. Why? Because as Mums we often 'cope', and hide away all - [Video Wed: Facebook Webinar Details and To Remind You How Beautiful You Are ](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/05/video-wed-facebook-webinar-details-and-to-remind-you-how-beautiful-you-are/) - Jump up and down, jump up and down today is the day of my first ever Live facebook webinar! (Forgive me, I'm a geek at heart!). Please come, just so that I'm not alone, talking into the ether! It's at 7pm on my facebook fan page. Come a couple of minutes early and read the - [Video Wed: Music To Scrub The Floor With and See Spring](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/video-wed-music-to-scrub-the-floor-with-and-see-spring/) - Music is one of the biggest helpers in my life, especially when I'm knackered, and come down to a kitchen floor needing scrubbing as well as the normal feed 2 kids, get the packed lunch done, and get on the school run in time to not get stuck in traffic. So to all those Mums - [The 4 types of help: Be careful who you ask for advice](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/the-4-types-of-help-be-careful-who-you-ask-for-advice/) - It's easy to feel warm and fluffy when we talk to people about our problems, but does it sometimes require some discernment about who we talk to? I reckon there are four types of advice ... 1) Sympathetic Ear Sometimes we just want a sympathetic ear; fair enough it can be therapeutic to offload and - [The Dangers of Positive Thinking](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/08/the-dangers-of-positive-thinking/) - Why positive thinking can be dangerous. - [Jonny Reborn DVD Review: Baby's first trip to the cinema](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/02/jonny-reborn-dvd-review-babys-first-trip-to-the-cinema/) - How I love my blog sometimes! We are on a very strict budget of course with the big hairy northern one being made redundant. We are OK, but it's not a 'good' place out there in the job market and we are making sure that the redundancy package really stretches far. So when I was - [What Happens In A Week Off Reading, Facebook and Twitter?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/what-happens-in-a-week-off-reading-facebook-and-twitter/) - With great trepidation I decided to take a week off 'reading'. The idea being that it can be a way of avoiding life sometimes. Being a busy mum I don't get much chance to read, so I thought about what I do read. Mainly it was Facebook groups, my friend's Facebook updates, twitter, and a - [Does your past affect your worries about your children's schooling? ](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2012/03/does-your-past-affect-your-worries-about-your-childrens-schooling/) - What makes us feel one way or the other about education and the choices that we have to make for our children? Some of it must be society and peers. But I reckon a big part comes from our own childhood. I was sent to an all girls school; hence my dislike of single sex - [Decisions Made Easy](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/05/decisions-made-easy/) - How to make a decision the easy way, that works. - [Redundancy Tip No4: What expenses can you cut straight away? What do we really need?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/12/redundancy-tip-no4-what-expenses-can-you-cut-straight-away-what-do-we-really-need/) - I'm not a pessimistic person, but facts are facts, and it is possible that it will take a while to get a job after a redundancy. So it's important to quickly work out what expenses you can cut straight away, as it will reduce stress later on. I've been wondering about society's views on what - [Video Wed: How Music Reminds Us Of Lovely Places; Wild fitness, Mummy Blogger awards](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/10/video-wed-how-music-reminds-us-of-lovely-places-wild-fitness-mummy-blogger-awards/) - I was listening to a piece of music yesterday and was instantly sitting on a roof at sunset in Kenya, surrounded by big hairy rugby/hockey players, meditating. Obviously! Music is amazing isn't it, the way it can transport us back in time to places. It was a really magical holiday. We have no idea how - [Exhaustion Tip: One Step at a time](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/exhaustion-tip-one-step-at-a-time/) - When I am really exhausted, the problem is that being a Mum I can't stop and not do things; you know what it's like, we just have to keep going. But how to keep going can be tricky, and how to keep going without making yourself ill or getting into such a tizwaz that you - [Video Wed: A New Way To Look At Creativity](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/video-wed-a-new-way-to-look-at-creativity/) - So did I mention that I'm on our first ever family summer holiday? Yep, a couple of times maybe? I'm hoping that at some point during this holiday I will have been able to watch the film or read the book 'Eat, Pray, Love' by Elizabeth Gilbert. I know that some people love it and - [Exhaustion Tips: Make a Plan](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/exhaustion-tips-make-a-plan/) - One of the worst things about being exhausted is that the overwhelm means that you can't see any light at the end of the tunnel. But there is something that can really help feel like you have it more under control, and that is to make a plan of action. Yes, some of it might - [Exhaustion Tips: Go to bed early](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/exhaustion-tips-go-to-bed-early/) - This might sound obvious, but if you are exhausted, then you need to make a big attempt to go to bed early, and do it for several nights running. I know, you want time for yourself and time with your partner. But sometimes needs must, so you can go to bed early for 60% of - [Sparkle Tips: Hair Accessories](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/07/sparkle-tips-hair-accessories/) - Welcome to my first Sparkle Tip, yay! It's also the official announcement of my new book which will be available from September called 'Six Weeks To A Sparkling You'. At the moment my lovely guinea pigs are just making sure that it really is as simple as possible for you. I'll be giving you loads - [The 6 Step Flexible Family Solution](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2009/06/what-is-the-fun-creation-equation/) - I have created the 6 step Flexible Family Solution as an adaptable process that I can teach to Mums to deal with their unique families and ever changing daily challenges. There are 6 steps: 1) Step 1 is for the Mum to learn what her needs are 2) Step 2 is to learn what her - [Exhaustion Tips Starting](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/exhaustion-tips-starting/) - I'm so excited, I've been meaning to start a pile of tips on how to manage the exhaustion that goes along with being a Mum and having babies or children, but I just haven't had a chance until now. So today is the official announcement of my weekly tips! I've broken them down so that - [Exhaustion Tip: Caffiene and panic attacks](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/exhaustion-tip-caffiene-and-panic-attacks/) - The worst thing about being exhausted sometimes is then not being able to get to sleep. I've got several tips on this, but the first is the most obvious; self-inflicted insomnia! Do you ever lie down and your heart is pumping a hundred to the dozen? It almost feels like you are having a panic - [Exhaustion Tips: Music is food for the soul](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/exhaustion-tips-music-is-food-for-the-soul/) - Music, it's amazing. It can literally give you energy from nowhere. Knackered in the morning? Turn on glee, Mamma Mia, or any eighties blast from the past (if you're old like me!) Need to do the cleaning? Some rock will definitely work. Feeling sad? Then either really go for it and put on some sad - [Multi-Tasking is rubbish: I'm sure it's a myth that Mums are good at it](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/multi-tasking-is-rubbish-im-sure-its-a-myth-that-mums-are-good-at-it/) - So I'm a Mum, therefore I'm fabulous at multi-tasking right? Wrong! Does that mean that I fail and can't put it on my CV as we are all meant to be able to do after having kids? But do I really want it anyway? Multi-tasking; doesn't that mean doing a pile of things all at - [Video Wed: What are you going to do when you grow up?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/06/video-wed-what-are-you-going-to-do-when-you-grow-up/) - Do you wonder what life has in store? Do you ever look back and think 'is that all I did?' Having kids is full of questions about what they will do when they grow up; so far Curly Headed Boy has been a super hero, astronaut, dancer, pop star and is at the moment planning - [Insights Into My Mums Choices](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2010/11/insights-into-my-mums-choices/) - Apologies to those who have read this before, as I wrote it when I was pregnant probably over a year ago. It used to be one of my 'Pages', but I'm about to have a bit redesign of my blog and one of the things I'm going to do is reduce the 'Pages' and make - [Video Wed: Back To School and Back To Mine](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/video-wed-back-to-school-and-back-to-mine/) - So it's back to school for Curly Headed Boy for two days, one of which is a Royal Wedding Party! Then off for a long weekend and back again. Then it's 3 weeks to half term and 5 1/2 weeks until the summer holidays! I've enjoyed the Easter holidays with the kids, we didn't do - [Video Wed: Music for the soul](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/video-wed-music-for-the-soul/) - Little Dimples is particularly keen on acoustic music, I think I must have listened to the live lounge a lot when I was pregnant. Whereas Curly Headed Boy prefered pop and sparkle when he was her age; particularly Justin timberlake or the Pussycat Dolls ( must be from those Pole dancing classes I was doing - [Video Wed: Glee Addiction](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/04/video-wed-glee-addiction/) - So, I have succumbed! Little Dimples was ill a couple of weekends ago, and while she needed to be held and rocked I gave in to the phenomenon that is Glee, and watched half of season 1 pretty much back to back! At one point when she was better she opened her eyes, danced a - [Baths are not the same anymore!](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/03/baths-are-not-the-same-anymore/) - I like a bath every now and again on my own (once a month is enough for a chill), but I often bath with the kids. When I was pregnant with Little Dimples baths were my refuge and way of keeping Curly Headed Boy occupied for hours without making the SPD hurt more or get - [Fancy getting the Mummy Whisperer message out there and making some money?](https://mummywhispererblog.com/2011/01/fancy-getting-the-mummy-whisperer-message-out-there-and-making-some-money/) - Are you a Mummy Blogger, Coach, or have an email list that is likely to have Mums on it? Do you like the message that the Mummy Whisperer stands for (see below for a quick reminder!)? Do you fancy helping to let other Mum's know about me? 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