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Ellie’s Fund Wipe Packet Collection

If you want to help out a great cause with no cost to yourself & just a little inconvenience, please consider saving up your empty wipe packets & sending them to Ellie’s Fund who are raising money by selling them to a recycling centre. Ellie’s Fund is a brain tumor charity who help families with …

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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas!

Mother’s Day is fast approaching and this post is aimed at all those men who have to organise something for the Mums of all the little toe-rags that haven’t quite got the hang of online shopping yet. This year is my first ever Mother’s Day (I didn’t think it counted last year when I was nearly …

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It’s Done!

Yesterday was a Big Day. Yesterday was the day I transitioned from “mum on maternity leave” to “stay at home mum”… I handed my resignation letter in! Ok, so officially I have a month’s notice period so my official finish date is not until the last week in March, but still! The deed is done. …

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Georgie’s first shoes!

The ‘firsts’ have been coming thick and fast lately, and it seems like Georgie is changing right before our eyes. Just in the last few months her personality has grown so much and she has turned into an incredibly inquisitive and very mischievous baby girl. It won’t be long until she is walking, and she has started …

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A new addition to the family!

When I was a little girl, my Mum made me this much loved doll, which has taken a bit of a battering over the years… ..and now my little girl has a little dolly of her own! Only with better hair (mine has sorta got a bit matted over the years)… …and it’s a big …

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Hooray for Boobies!

Mummy Alarm has come up with 9 interesting questions for the mummy blogging community to celebrate breastfeeding. Here are my answers… 1. Why did you choose boob over bottle? I didn’t even consider formula over breastfeeding – I knew it was possible that I might have to if I couldn’t feed for any reason, but …

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When the Going Gets Tough…

…the not-so-tough just want to run away?! This week has been one of the most difficult weeks I’ve had for a while, and I am so incredibly glad that it’s the weekend – hopefully James, Georgie & I can relax in our little Corkhill family bubble for a few days. A mixture of things going …

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Happy Valentine’s Day, Mama Geek readers! I have been having fun this morning, Parcelgenie-ing my closest friends with silly little gifts to celebrate the day. The baby is still asleep after her late night yesterday (teething pain does not make for an early bedtime!) so I am relaxing & drinking my coffee while I wait …

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A Wintery Walk

Some days, it’s is just too nice to stay indoors. Saturday, cold though it was, was definitely one of those days. James, Georgie & I (along with Homily, of course) spent an hour or so at my Mother-in-Law’s house at lunchtime so that we could let the dogs out, as Ruth was out at a …

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Mama Geek is now on Bloglovin’

Follow my blog with Bloglovin I love to help my readers keep up to date with my blog so I have added it to Bloglovin’, which I know is rising in popularity! Bloglovin’ is sort of like Google Reader but seems to be simpler, cleaner and easier to use – all good things in my …

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