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11 NovThe One Where I Climbed Kilimanjaro
Before you read all about my Kilimanjaro adventure, please consider making a donation to my Just Giving page. Dammit – I’ve earned it! Also, I’ll be closing the competition for the £2500 Hasselblad Stellar camera at the end of play…
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18 AugBorn Too Soon
I’ve finally returned home safe and sound from Kilimanjaro. Yippee! Having a baby too soon is a terrifying experience. One of my best friends had her baby at 27 weeks (he’s now a very healthy 3 year old boy who…
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13 AugNot so close to home
Today, I’ll be making my final climb up Kilimanjaro and as you know, the reason that myself and the rest of the team are making this trek is to raise support for a cause very close to my heart, Borne.…
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07 AugA Story of Pre-Eclampsia
While I’m away climbing Kilimanjaro, I thought it would be a good idea to share some stories with you to highlight why I’m raising money for Borne. One of the people I contacted was the lovely Kylie, who, due to…
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11 JulEnter to win a Hasselblad Stellar camera AND help charity!
THIS COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17. For the next 300 people who donate £20 on my Just Giving page in aid of BORNE, I will enter your name into a random prize…
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09 AprSo you want to climb Kilimanjaro? A guide to packing & training
“If it’s not raining, it’s not training,” Dan from Ultimate Training Days told us, as our sodden group of six watched the endless spring drizzle fall upon our newly erected tents. This would be the first of what we would…
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17 FebKilimanjaro vs the Baby
When I woke up on January 1, 2014, the first thought I had was, “This could be the year that I have another baby.” It’s possible. There are 12 months in a year and babies only take 9 to cook,…
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06 NovBig Mother is Watching
There comes a time in every expecting parents’ journey where they have to make the big decision: do you buy a video monitor or an audio-only monitor? James and I were at the Baby Show when we first started to…
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20 SepLooking back and forward at the Teen Years
James and I recently re-watched The Breakfast Club, after it was referenced in our new favourite film, Pitch Perfect. I remembered it as being a coming-of-age film, typical of the Brat Pack oeuvre, featuring a roomful of teenagers raging against…
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30 AugTaking a break without Baby
There comes a time in every parent’s life when you need to have a short break with your significant other, without your little one in tow. For us that break was on the August bank holiday weekend. A family wedding…
