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Not the polar bear!?!

Not the polar bear!?!

I consider myself to be a pretty modern man. I groom (not children), I’m much more comfortable constructing an email than a shelf and I am in touch with my feelings. I still cry at the end of Saving Private Ryan, it gets me every damn time!

However, since my little boy Louie came along two years ago, I fear I’ve become a little too in touch with my feelings. In fact I’d go as far as saying he’s turned me into a bit of a mess
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Half term...All good intentions

Half term...All good intentions

The countdown is on!  February half term is nearly upon us!  Does the thought of a week of no school fill you with excitement or dread?  Probably,...
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January.........Meh!

January.........Meh!

Do you have New Year's resolutions and goals for the year? Or are you a kind of 'it’s not broken, don’t try and fix it' type of person? As much as I hate all the memes about starting fresh in the new year, it does seem like a good time to start. As if someone has pressed the reset button and allowed last years worries and problems to disappear.
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GUEST BLOG! The empty thankful jar

GUEST BLOG! The empty thankful jar

Mum blogger Jo le Page, who writes over at 'Fresh bread and Faith' has shared her thoughts on the pressure to be grateful as a parent.  She talks a...
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Back to work with a baby - a balancing act

Back to work with a baby - a balancing act

Freelance PR consultant Beth Durham explains how she coped with a return to work with a very young baby.
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Freelance mum life: The truth

Freelance mum life: The truth

In September 2016 I made a life changing decision.  I decided to pack in my secure, well paid, full-time job, managing the corporate communications...
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GUEST BLOG! It was always very clear I wasn’t his Mummy, which was right.

GUEST BLOG! It was always very clear I wasn’t his Mummy, which was right.

Friend of NAB, Aimee Stokes has written a wonderful blog for us on her experience of falling in love with a man who was already a daddy - how she built her relationship with his son and how it felt when she became a mummy herself.
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GUEST BLOG! Thinking like an artist

GUEST BLOG! Thinking like an artist

This week's blog is from our friend Hetty Chance. Hetty is one of those people that has an amazing aura of calm and wonderfulness about her. She is the creative, earth mother that we all aspire to be, whilst still being really bloody funny and super cool. 
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Why I ran a marathon on no training, 5 months after having a baby….

Why I ran a marathon on no training, 5 months after having a baby….

This week has seen the annual emotional rollercoaster that is the Virgin London Marathon ballot results. From Monday this week, people began to rec...
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GUEST BLOG - Juggling a lot of balls!

GUEST BLOG - Juggling a lot of balls!

Hear from a very special lady who was a teaching assistant to one of our children for a few years and made such an impact on our lives.So parenthoo...
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Getting terrified of time

Getting terrified of time

It’s the 1st October. What? How has this happened? I know that’s something that people say all the time but lately I’m feeling a bit shell shocked ...
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Planner Plannerson

Planner Plannerson

I don’t know about you but I LOVE a list and a plan. My memory isn’t what it used to be since the smalls entered my life. My husband thinks i’m a c...
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