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Its March and its our birthday month! Yip, that's right we are all March birthdays. My kids, my husband, me, my nephew, my mother in law,...

The Bare Facts about ‘Natural’ Beauty Products. Bare Beauty Botanicals is an Edinburgh based natural skincare and home fragrance company....

This week I was interviewed for BBC Scotland, we discussed the fears I have for my children's future with social media and the pressures...

Mental health days are promoted as an essential part of a healthy lifestyle in adults but what about our children? Do they deserve a day...

January is the time, when after Christmas we have no money and no energy and decide to hibernate, well at least until pay day and what do...

Why is it that as soon as one person falls pregnant, 100 others seem to follow? It’s never just one person you know that falls pregnant...

So I stopped taking my antidepressants...again! I was feeling great! I was the cheerleader for my own mental health and I thought I had...

As soon as you fall pregnant, the chat about getting your children to sleep fires up and for me, 5 years down the line it hasn’t stopped....

Well that’s it then, all gone and packed away till next year. We have taken the tree and the decorations down today (it’s the 1st of Jan)...

The last year I have been obsessed with my Instagram, it’s been my little squares of happiness. A little place where I can daily ramble...

Keeping the children entertained can be an expensive job, so I have found many places in and around Edinburgh that are not only great for...

The big HO HO HO, is fast approaching and the pressure is rising to have the “perfect” family Christmas! That’s what Christmas is all...

I can’t believe I am writing this but I read recently that a council has ruled that Santa Claus must be a man. He is FATHER Christmas....

Childhood is a stage that is distinct and abundantly filled with cognitive, emotional and physical changes. During this period in a human...

Euthanasia has no special legal position in the UK. Instances described as euthanasia are treated as murder or manslaughter. However, the...

Picture the scene, Me – Gran, just popping put to Sainsbury’s, can I get you anything? Milk? Bread? Gran – oh darling can you get me the...

Vaccinations have had their fair share of headlines over the years, with many people for and many against them. I believe that all...

Well its official, another royal baby is on the way! That happened quick, didn’t it? It was only 5 months ago they tied the knot which...

picture from children of the 90s I have made some lovely insta-friends from all over the world and who I often chat too. Last night I was...

Children 1st is a Scottish children’s charity which helps children and families who have suffered trauma. This could be anything from...