We made the most of the day today and it feels good! Whilst Daddy finished off the final 13 patio slabs (which look incredible), I sorted the garden. I pruned all the bushes, weeded the flower beds, got rid of a lot of thorny weedyness, painted the potting shed door and filled an entire green bin. 😂 I even trimmed the grass edge with grass scissors. I am loving the garden more and more. I hope that the sun keeps on shining so that we can get it looking how we want before Summer. Making the most of #lockdown. It was lovely as our neighbours on either side, both over 60, offered advice and help today. Deano nearly ran out of sand and one neighbour dropped some over the fence. It’s nice to have a sense of community even though we are all in our homes. We’re looking forward to playing in the garden tomorrow and making the most of this space. #mummyphotoaday #myhousethismonth #mygardenthismonth

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We have joined the rest of the country and made a #rainbow design in our living room window. The kids have drawn one on a piece of paper and also used window felt pens to design a 🌈 on the pane itself. It looks pretty. The kiddies are very happy with them. They lit up when the neighbours asked for them to make them rainbows for the window. I love this part of the front garden, you can just see the flowers are about to bloom any day now. Daffodils are hiding in amongst the tulips, hyacinths full of a deep purple, the Heather has come up a nice reddy purple too. By the front door there is a sea of purple from the aster (I think that’s what they are). Can you see the beautiful Camellia to the left of the kiddies too? It’s about to bloom with its bright pink flowers. The yellow Jasmine is just starting to grow on the right side of the kiddies, can you see it climbing up the wall? There’s so much going on. It looks beautiful. I don’t remember it looking this pretty last Spring. Maybe I didn’t pay much attention. Or maybe these things have grown from random seeds I planted last year and forgot about. I can’t remember what I planted though 🤦🏼‍♀️ Does anyone else do that? Have you seen many rainbows in the window of people’s homes? #mummyphotoaday

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A very happy birthday to my first furbaby, Rambo. He is 13 today. I can’t believe he’s been in my life for 13 years, we’ve done so much and seen so many places. It’s gone so quickly. He is so good, his temperament is just perfect. He’s not a yappy dog. He barks to mark his territory but that’s it. When the kids were toddlers, they would pull his fur out in clumps and he would just lay there. He cleans the other pets in the house and always makes sure the kids are safe at night time. It’s so cute. He’s such a loving, fatherly dog. This little man is my follower at the moment; more so than normal. He follows me everywhere. If I’m on the loo, he will sit at the bathroom door staring at me. When I’m in the bath, he pushes the door open and sits next to me and stares. Right now, he’s currently snuggling under the duvet. Let’s hope we can go and explore somewhere new in the summer, with amazing views and miles of countryside. Our favourite. Thanks for all the adventures Rambo 🐾 and the snuggles! We love you lots.

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I wonder what is going through their tiny minds right now? Do you think they consider things like we do? Do you think they #dream of what’s going on? The kids seem to be taking it all in their stride and albeit they are sad they can’t see their friends, they seem to be just getting on with it. Whereas, I go through waves of different feelings. I’ve discovered I’m at my best when I just take each day as it comes. When I start to think about things globally, or the time period of lockdowns and when the kids are going back to school... that’s when I start to feel worried and glum. I worry that my employer will soon say “sorry Sonia we’re not paying you anymore as you’re homeschooling”, or the worry that I’m not teaching my kids correctly and they’re missing too much of their education. Or the impact of isolation on the kiddies at this age, making friendships and building rapport with people. I hope these are worries over nothing. And I know all of the kiddies in the world are in the same boat. But, as a parent you can’t help but worry. So for now I’m trying not to think negatively. Trying not to think more than 1 day ahead (except maybe planning Easter Sunday dinner) and I’m trying to keep smiling. So my babies keep smiling. Keep calm and carry on. Isn’t that the saying! #mummyphotoaday

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This afternoons activity with Daddy looked like lots of fun: they gathered sticks and the kiddies built their own pile of firewood for a camp fire. They then sat around the fire pit to test whose camp fire would flame up the best! Isla created a very structured camp fire, logical and a pattern to where she placed her sticks. Noahs looked more sporadic but covered a wider area. Neither camp fires took fire, it was quite windy. So the kiddies enjoyed a hot chocolate and marshmallow around their piles of sticks. They had fun though and that’s the main thing. I’m loving all of these practical tasks they’re doing with Daddy. I’ve been waiting, all day, for someone to tell me it’s all a dream and we are still going to Dubai. But, unfortunately, no one jumped out screaming April #fool and alas, we are still at home. I’m gutted. Lots to look forward to though and right now it’s about focussing on our main objective: stay at home at all times, unless to buy essential food & walk the dogs! I have actually loved being at home everyday. It’s my favourite place. #mummyphotoaday

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“We are very excited to try out this new food from Forthglade, it smells woofing delicious” 🐾 Straight from the doggies mouth! I am very excited to announce that I am a new ambassador for @forthglade. What does that mean? Well, I get to try out the products and tell you all how good they are and get special offers and discounts for my followers too! It’s such a strange time with lockdown, however finding out about Forthglade couldn’t have come at a better time. When I went to get our usual dog foods in the supermarket it had all sold out. So, resorting to online orders seemed a very natural thing to do to ensure our furbabies are fed. This food is a minimum of 75% meat or fish and is free from junk. With Snoopy, he has a tummy condition which means we have to be careful what he eats, it’s perfect. We will keep you posted on what they thought! 🐾 #gifted

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🌼 April is here and along with it comes another set of photo keywords for #MummyPhotoADay photo challenge. We should have been flying to Dubai today, so my insta squares would have been very different to what they now will be. I’m expecting to see lots of Spring colours and stay at home families instead this month. Don’t forget to use the hashtag #mummyphotoaday so I can comment and share my favourites throughout the month. Does anyone have any creative stay at home plans for April?

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🌼 April is here and...

My favourite pics from March #MummyPhotoADay - a massive thank you to everyone that took part. We have had a lot of new members this month and it’s been really hard picking my favourite 9! There are now over 4,000 photos to choose from. All photos are tagged, but from left right: 📷 @cultivatingdelight 📷 @newmummyblog 📷 @confessionsofacrummymummy 📷 @houseofbaughs 📷 @sahrazade 📷 @otisandus.blog 📷 @_lisaslife_ 📷 @socalshopgirl384 📷 @descendants_of_war I’ve really loved seeing photos from @anywaytostayathome, @the_mummy_editorial, @freyalexandra, @becsbrewtifullife & @canonjacq. All you have to do to join in is add #mummyphotoaday to your caption and the keyword of the day... I’m very excited to see what April has in store for us. Lots of fun “Stay at #Home” themed photos! Thank you to everyone that joins in 📷

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How to manage a healthy diet with a hectic schedule

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When you are running a family home, it can be easy to forget about your diet. Along with school runs, homework and other commitments such as balancing a busy work schedule, too, it can be understandable that your health may take a hit. Read through the below tips to get inspired on how to manage a healthy diet along with a hectic schedule easily. Just through a little consideration and changes in your day to day routine, you can benefit yourself and your family, and make sure you’re enjoying the best possible diet, even if you feel like you’re on the go 24/7.VIEW the POST

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Healthy Summer after-school snacks from Googly Fruit

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If you're little ones are anything like mine, before we have even walked through the school gates they are saying they're hungry and thirsty. I have a new brand to introduce to you, to help solve this problem! Googly Fruit Organic are the new fruits in town offering a healthy snack for the little ones. They are on a mission to help children have a life long friendship with fruit. The idea being that not only are the snacks tasty, but they are fun too. What other fruit snacks offer googly eye stickers too?  VIEW the POST

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Pom-Bear Snowmen – Pigs in Blankets

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Pom-Bear have launched their tasty range of !Pigs in Blankets”, Snowmen shaped snacks this winter and they are absolutely gorgeous and just as Toddler Friendly as the bear shapes. You can really taste the sausage and bacon, Noah loves them and so does Daddy. I even took them into work and they were loved their too,I didnt tell people the flavour to begin with and they could guess it was bacon and sausage – which I thought was really good. They are Gluten free, they have no artificial colours and no artificial preservatives which means they are as healthy to eat as any other Pom-Bear snacks and one of the favourite lunch time snacks in the Constant Household. You can buy them in most supermarkets and some even have great winter offers on at the moment, so make sure you grab yourself a Pigs in Blankets Snowmen bargain! For more details …

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Halloween Pom-Bear special edition

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Pom-Bear have brought a fabulous Halloween edition of their yummy bear shaped crisps, especially for the Halloween season (they won't be in the shops for long). The fabulous Pickled Onion flavour is perfect for little monsters of all ages. Noah loves Pom-Bears so much that he cries when he sees the packet because he wants them and he wants them NOW! The special Pickled Onion flavour crisps are still as good for my little tot, even though they are a yummy flavour! They have no artificial colours, no artificial preservatives and are gluten free. Noah loves them, so I'd happily let him munch them at lunch times, they are better than some other snacks he could have and I know he will eat these. Which at the moment, with a fussy little tot, is a good thing. Available from leading supermarkets, the treats are on the shelf at just £1.39 for six ...

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Pom-Bear: New Flavours Prawn Cocktail & Smoky Bacon

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Noah was a very lucky little man last week, when we were sent some of the new fabulous Pom Bears, Smoky Bacon and Prawn Cocktail. If you are not aware Pom-Bear is a range of teddy shaped snacks, which are a tasty and trusted treat. They came at a perfect time in the Constant household as we have just started letting Noah feed himself... Having his Pom-Bears at lunchtime has been perfect. He eats them really well and bites them bit by bit, so they seem to last longer than normal snacks.Mummy's favourite has been the new prawn cocktail flavour, they are really yummy and I must admit I always eat them by biting their heads off first. Noah & Daddy have proffered the smoky bacon flavour and they seem to have gone pretty quickly... They certainly have been a massive hit in the Constant household.Everyone who has ...

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