Music Monday - To Cheer Us Up On This Wet Monday

Today its been raining all day, so I though I'd share a song to cheer you all up...


Its Raining Men by The Weather Girls





NM X

Friday Song - My Inner Rock Chick

This week I decided to let my inner Rock Chick out and go red!! (sorry dad!)

In honour of this is a bit of AC/DC!


For Those About To Rock.....







NM X

Show Me The Funny

This weeks Gallery theme is Show Me The Funny, here are some of the New Mummy's family funny pictures...

You missed a bit daddy

I rock these glasses

This book is hilarious mummy 

Don't ask!

Hello

What's that?

Doesn't he look purdy?

Should have gone to specsavers

NM X

DaisychainBaby's 2nd Birthday BAFFLE for The Children's Trust

On Wednesday 3rd November, online eco-friendly kids store DaisychainBaby.co.uk will be hosting a second birthday baffle (bash and raffle) in honour of The Children's Trust.

The FREE event, taking place at London's Museum of Childhood from 6-9pm, will be a fantastic evening as we celebrate two years of trading and raise funds for our chosen charity partner.

Join them for champagne, nibbles, networking, the chance to win some great prizes in the massive charity raffle (with all proceeds going to The Children's Trust) and to buy fabulous products from the DaisychainBaby.co.uk collection at heavily discounted prices (10% of all sales made on the night will also go to The Children's Trust).

Register for a FREE ticket. For more information about the event, email Lins Drabwell on lins@daisychainbaby.co.uk 

Raffle prizes donated by:

• Lynda Harvey, The Wine Place 
• Danny Maddocks, Baby’s First Calendar 
• Shan & Peter Hutchins, Mad Moo Toys 
• Liz Burton, Me & My Shadow Blog with Little Beau Ltd. 
• Marie McAllister, Dolly Dimples   
• Jacqui Dobor, Daisy Hampers 
• Cheryl Grottick, Precious Nappies   
• Lynn Hogg, More4Mums 
• Laura Jane Quick, Candles & Cards for All Occasions 
• Sue Acton, Bubble & Balm   
• Sarah Collins, Chocadores   
• Brenda Cuby, Babygrowers   
• Tanja Drayton, Bodywork Studio 
• Clara, Clara Therapies 
• Kelly Parsons, Kelly’s Impressions 
• Kathryn Martin, Delapole Events 
• Sam Jones, EllieBelle Designs
• John Lakey, Candlelight Creations 
• Penny Amey, Trunki

NM X

I Don't Care

I originally wrote this post earlier this year for Mumstop, this blog doesn’t exist anymore. After readings Liz’s post on Living With Kids this morning, Why Do Some Mum Abuse Others Online For The Choices They Make? I decided to repost this on here.

There seems to be a lot of mum bashing going on at the moment and not only by the press. 

The worst offenders seem to be mums who see themselves in different camps and attack each other. Well I for one am fed up with it, we should be supporting each other not judging and belittling each other’s choices. We’ve all been guilty of it, including me, well no more!

Here is my list of things I don’t care about

• I don’t care if you bottle or breastfed your child. As a mother it is your decision, do what you feel is best for you and your child.
• I don’t care if you had a c-section, gave birth with no pain relief or had all the drugs you could get. Your child was brought into this world by you, they way it happened doesn’t matter.
• I don’t care if you are a SAHM, WAHM, Working mum. Again do what is right for you and your family.
• I don’t care if you’re a teenager, in your 20’s, 30’s or 60’s, if that’s the age you are when you have your baby so be it. The age you are doesn’t make you love a child any more or less.
• I don’t care if you co-sleep, sleep-train your baby or use controlled crying, if it works for you and you get some sleep, go for it.
• I don’t care if you do baby lead weaning or you weaned with purees, go with what you feel comfortable with. I also don’t care if you make it all yourself or use readymade jars.
• I don’t care if you dress you children in designer clothes, clothes from Next, or Asda or hand-me downs. It really doesn’t matter where you get their clothes from, they will stain them with something orange.

I don’t care, I don’t care, I don’t care, so stop caring what I’m doing and get on with your life. I am not hurting me child, she is not neglected, or starved.

Mums stop arguing and judging and start supporting each other. 

NM X

Friday Song - Halloween Special

This weeks Friday song is Halloween themed.


Its from one of my favourite Halloween family films, Hocus Pocus.


Here is Bette Midler singing I Put A Spell On You 


NM X

How Much Fun Can You Have With A Cardboard Box?

Apparently loads if you're BG!


Last week after we had been to our toddler group and BG had spent half her time playing with the toy kitchens I had a flash of inspiration and made our own kitchen at home.


I got one of the many cardboard boxes we have at home, turned it upside down and drew two circles on the top for the hob rings and some little circles on the front for the knobs and added an oven door.

Its not pretty but it does the job 

BG loved it and spent ages playing with it, she cooked me dinner and made me a cup of tea.


When she was bored with the cooker, she turned it the right way round and it became her car and then a boat.

It became a toy box at bedtime.


This morning she turned it on its side and it became a cupboard and she has been putting her plates away.

I wonder what it will become next?


NM X