tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32388582986645603782024-02-20T01:47:44.998-08:00Serendipity Childimperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.comBlogger413125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-27524197522765648632015-08-02T15:21:00.003-07:002015-08-02T15:21:46.344-07:00Grand re-opening of my Etsy shop!Today is the Grand Re-opening of <a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/serendipitychild?ref=hdr_shop_menu">my Etsy shop</a>!!<br />
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I have one beautiful item for sale -<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/99283835/union-jack-bunting-union-flag-britannia?ref=shop_home_active_2"> A string of union flag bunting,</a> but I will be adding new items to my shop daily so keep your eyes peeled and check back soon to see what I will be adding.<br />
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I first opened my shop way back in March 2010 selling a variety of handmade items and vintage ornaments.<br />
I have a large collection of vintage music sheet, maps, books and comics so started making items out of this including bunting, confetti, badges and garlands,<br />
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As I developed my products I found that fabric bunting was also popular and I enjoyed making it so I have decided to continue selling the bunting and focusing on this for now (though I really hope to start including vintage ornaments in my collection again because they are so fun.)</div>
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So I really hope you will visit back soon to see my new products.</div>
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imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-1042089807324101502015-06-10T16:25:00.000-07:002015-06-10T16:25:25.176-07:007 Vegan BreakfastsCome and visit me at Imperfectly Natural Mama where I post now, I am doing a series of blog posts about vegan breakfasts, <a href="http://imperfectlynaturalmama.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/7-days-of-vegan-breakfasts-cinnamon.html">here is the first:</a><br />
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<br />imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-17212036312148972742015-04-26T15:19:00.001-07:002015-04-26T15:19:24.351-07:00Margam Country ParkDon't forget I am now posting over at <a href="http://imperfectlynaturalmama.blogspot.co.uk/">Imperfectly Natural Mama</a> now. For all up to day blog posts:<br />
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<br />imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-57136733501801083932015-04-07T16:58:00.001-07:002015-04-07T16:59:30.674-07:00Beautiful Easter WeekendReally been loving the weather these last few days, haven't you? I was in need of some serious light therapy and it is doing no harm at all. We lapped up the sun on Monday after a very chilly Easter Saturday hunting Easter eggs at Clandon House in Surrey and nondescript Easter Sunday.<br />
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We spent the afternoon walking through the woods and lounging on the lawns of The Vyne, a National Trust property in Henley-Upon-Thames. We are frequent visitors, but the light was especially beautiful this last Monday, it was so bright and made everything look really vivid, the green of all the new shoots coming up contrasting against a brilliant blue sky was stunning. </div>
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These smelled absolutely amazing, it really pays to take the time to bend down and smell flowers. Heavenly. </div>
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It's really important to us that the boys get out into nature as much as possible, they learn so much and benefit from it is so many different ways. We love letting them get their hands (and knees and bums) dirty on a regular basis, and they seem to love it too. There was so much to explore in the woods, here they are examining a tree stump, Boris takes a particular interest in fungus. </div>
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imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-62381572811640134872014-10-25T15:19:00.001-07:002014-10-25T15:19:52.916-07:00Fun Things to do With Toddlers - Autumn Scented Play DoughPlaydough is always fun, adding colour livens it up and adding a scent adds a further sensory element. I decided to create an Autumn themed playdough invitation to play by adding some spices to the playdough and teaming them with some leaf shaped cutters and some pine cones, feathers, twigs and conkers to press into the dough.<br />
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I fragranced the dough with ground cinnamon, all spice, ginger and coco powder. I just kneaded the spices into the dough. It smelt amazing (especially the chocolate)</div>
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I didn't need to add any colour to the chocolate scented one because the brown of the coco also added colour.</div>
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I bought some leaf shaped cutters from Amazon, I am hoping to get lots of use out of them by using them to make biscuits and with clay.</div>
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Pine cones gathered from one of our many walks.</div>
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Boris stuck twigs into the playdough to begin with, he needed quite a bit of encouragement initially, I am not sure he knew what to do, maybe he was a little overwhelmed by all the different bits and didn't know where to begin. </div>
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To start with he used to cutters with the playdough balls, but I demonstrated rolling out the dough and using the cutters that way and he imitated me.<br />
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I stuck some of the cut out shapes to the balls of remaining clay which Boris seemed to enjoy, he also stuck some of the cutout shapes on. He then had a good time mashing it all up into a big doughy mess.<br />
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tablespoons vegetable oil</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">1/2 cup salt</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">2 tablespoons cream of tartar</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Up to 1.5 cups boiling water (adding in increments until it feels just right)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Poster paint for colour.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;">Several teaspoons of spices till desired amount of fragrance is achieved, some scents require more spice than others.</span></li>
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<br />imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-41855670339512026432014-07-12T16:14:00.000-07:002014-07-12T16:15:37.244-07:00Reggio inspired tag toyI made a Reggio inspired tag toy, check it out on my other blog<a href="http://imperfectlynaturalmama.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/reggio-tag-toy.html"> Imperfectly Natural Mama.</a><br />
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imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-25231831888123196142014-05-31T16:14:00.001-07:002014-05-31T16:14:30.979-07:00On Turning 31Today I turned 31.<br />
31 on the 31st May; that feels meaningful.<br />
Turning 31 feels different to turning 30, better; 30 hangs in the air like a partially deflated balloon from a party that you should have already left. 31 on the other hand has a sense of purpose to it. I am now IN my 30's as opposed to clinging hopelessly to my late 20s. The party is most definitely over and it's time to clean up, it's time to get serious. Oh, that sounds very dull, I don't mean it to. It's not going to be dull, it's going to be awesome, but it is going to be more purposeful.<br />
Read the rest of this post <a href="http://imperfectlynaturalmama.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/on-turning-31.html">here</a>imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-44877243765868047122014-02-01T16:11:00.003-08:002014-02-01T16:12:25.639-08:00Blogging at Imperfectly Natural MamaHi guys, I am still blogging but nowerdays it's over at I<a href="http://www.imperfectlynaturalmama.blogspot.co.uk/">mperfectly Natural Mama</a>. Today I am sharing a post about my plans for some fun activities to do with my toddler in February.<br />
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One pack of organic chestnut mushrooms,<br />
One large organic onion,<br />
Three cloves of allotment garlic,<br />
One kallo chicken stock cube,<br />
1 tbs organic olive oil, <br />
A dash of organic double cream.<br />
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To begin I chopped the onion and garlic and fried it in the olive oil. I
then chopped the mushrooms and addded them till they went soft and
watery. Next I added enough water to cover the mushrooms plus a bit
more and added the chicken stock cube.<br />
After cooking for about 15 mins I blended the whole thing and added the cream.<br />
Served with crusty white bread it was absolutely delicious and tasted just like a bought fresh mushroom soup. <br />
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imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-42890311685366464992013-09-11T15:46:00.001-07:002013-09-11T15:46:39.151-07:00Blogging over at Imperfectly Natural MamaYou may have noticed my absence over the last few months, I can only apologise. I have found my self outgrowing Serendipity Child, so have begun blogging on a new page:<br />
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Hi folks sorry I have been AWOL these last few months, it's been a busy time for me with some unexpected changes to my life which I will share as soon as I feel I can.<br />
I have really missed blogging and have been umming and ahhing about starting a new blog because of the big gaps and inconsistencies of this one, but I am delaying/stalling because I can't think of a new blog name, plus I am worried about losing all you lovely people who read this one.<br />
So anyway, way back in April I went to a wedding of a wonderful family friend, I had no idea what to expect in terms of a theme, dress, anything! So it was all a lovely surprise and I was so impressed by the elegance and tastefulness of it all. Some of these are my photos and some belong to the wedding photographer <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zelda.martin?directed_target_id=0">Zelda Martin (the first two and the forth):</a><br />
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Favors in brown paper bags embelished with a paper doily (love) and wooden peg</div>
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Bunting (a family tradition) </div>
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This is the third wedding we have been to with Orren and we really enjoyed it. Orren had a great time dancing to the disco lights and music at the evening function, I wish I had taken more photos but it is so difficult when you are preoccupied with a one year old! I would loved to have shown you my outfit too as I was pleased with the thriftiness of it.</div>
<br />imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-70605015970566503182013-03-26T02:58:00.000-07:002013-03-26T02:58:32.164-07:00Hungry Caterpillar Bunting<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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We are going through an unusually cold spell here in the UK, we are all
wrapped up inside fondly remembering the weather this time last year which was
warm, sunny and spring-like! Shortly after Orren was born I enjoyed a
picnic in the park and a BBQ in the garden, so you will understand that we are
all feeling a little down and out at the moment and desperately wishing spring
to come. Last week I planted some beetroot and spring onions in seed
trays, but I just don't see them making an appearance unless the weather
improves. <br />
I am trying to pass the time by seeing friends and family. Last week I
visited my best friend who had a baby four weeks ago, he is totally gorgeous
and tiny, holding a tiny baby just reminded me how much Orren has grown, he
seems giant compared to my friend's baby! Did it make me broody?
Well maybe a little, I did start thinking crazy things like "I am sure
it's easier with two", and "Orren could entertain the
baby". <br />
I made a couple of presents for him including a couple of my neckerchief
bibs and some personalised bunting. I used Hungry Caterpillar fabric from
Hobbycraft and come matching plain, coloured cotton. It has 12 flags in
total with four in the Hungry Caterpillar fabric, four yellow, two green and
two red. <br />
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Last weekend we visited my mum and dad in Wales, normally we
enjoy a walk on the beach, but not this time, at 1 degree you'll forgive us for
staying indoors and then heading to the carvery for a filling lunch. I also
visited a friend from my University days who has a 6 month old whom I hadn't
seen yet; it is so nice all my friends are having babies, feels like we are all
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Now March is here (coming to an end actually) it's time for me to get planting if I want to make the most of this year and get my family some fresh, home grown veggies to eat this summer. It is difficult getting down to the allotment with a one year old, he isn't walking yet so has to either sit in the car or his pushchair which he doesn't like much, so I usually only get half an hour or so there at a time. Luckily I got a few bits into the ground in the winter so I feel that has put me ahead a little. So far I have perpetual spinach, broad beans, onions, garlic, rhubarb and last week I planted by first peas of the year. I am excited because things are happening, but also worried I am not going to be able to keep on top of it. My motto is "little and often" with the allotment so I am hoping it serves me well. Take a look:<br />
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Here you can see the broad beans coming up</div>
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What are you planting? Next I am going to do spring onions, hopefully some more peas and broad beans and I am keen to get beetroot in so I can make <a href="http://www.serendipitychild.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/zesty-beetroot-chutney.html">this </a>chutney again. <br />
Hope you are having a good week.imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-26736343492872622912013-03-18T16:30:00.000-07:002013-03-18T16:30:15.547-07:00First Birthday Thank You Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Orren received lots of lovely presents for his first birthday, including lots of really beautiful, authentic wooden toys and books. I much prefer wooden toys to plastic because there is more potential to fix them if they are broken and if they are beyond repair there is the option for burning them which at the very least takes them back to something natural, I also prefer the feel and look of wooden toys and because wood is a natural material there are less chemicals released from it over time. Plastic toys on the other hand are difficult to mend if they break because the plastic is often quite brittle and can't be manipulated in the same way wood can, and once they have outlived their usefulness the only place for them is landfill where they will stay looking pretty much the same for many many years, releasing chemicals into the environment (no one really knows how long plastics will survive because no one has lived long enough to see it bio-degrade.) Plastic teethers have regulations about what sort of plastics can be used in them ensuring that the chemicals in the plastic aren't easily released into the babies bodies, but other toys do not have such stringent health and safety regulations, even though children are highly likely to chew them anyway. I am also keen to avoid toys that contains batteries, not least because they are annoying but also because batteries contain many toxic chemicals that contaminate the earth and water and they cost money to replace which we can ill afford.</div>
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All this makes me even more thankful that our families and friends paid attention to our wishes and bought us almost all wood and battery free toys for Orren. (We did receive some plastic toys which we are very grateful and thankful for because they are bright and fun and Orren likes them, but we prefer wood when given a choice.) So I therefore wanted to make sure the thank you cards I sent were extra special so made them myself rather than buying them (also better for the environment and my purse because I already had all the materials). </div>
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I used some scrapbooking paper that my mum got me for Christmas called Kitschy Kitchen by Melissa Frances combines with white card stock. The thank you stamp was one I bought for our wedding thank you cards, so it was nice to use it again. I mixed and matched the different papers using one piece to cover the whole of the front of the card then a small strip mounted on white running the full width near the bottom of the card. I then situated a white rectangle of card stamped with "thank you" slightly off centre on the contrasting strip. I love the patterns of this paper and I am sure I will use it again in future, it's cute, and kitsch without being garish. What do you think of them? Do you prefer wood toys to plastic?</div>
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Before I have a bath, I always give it a clean, I don't like that soapy scummy thing than stays on the bath after it's been used to shower in, so why would I let my lovely baby wash in a bath with scummy sides if I am not willing to? With that in mind I wash the bath before he uses it. To maintain a bed time routine we wash him every night so, therefore, I wash the bath every night. I realise this may sound excessive but it has actually made life a little bit easier easier and happier, so that can't be a bad thing. <br />
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The process of cleaning itself has also received a transformation of late, in the past I used ecover cleaners, or when that ran out I used whatever shampoo or shower gel we had lying around not being used. But I was never really happy with how clean it was, there were still water marks and lumps of limescale here and there. I started to use vinegar and bicarbonate of soda to clean the bathroom initially because I had run out of anything else and this was a last resort, (I had read about it somewhere) to my happy amazement the more I used it, the cleaner the bathroom got, it is so much shiner than it ever has been. I realise this may sound like a really dull thing to share, and I am not telling you to say "look how wonderful and eco-friendly I am" (clearly not that eco-friendly or I would have been doing this all along) or "aren't I amazing, I clean the bathroom everyday" but we use the bathroom a lot and it being clean and tidy makes me happy, and knowing I am harming the environment and my health less also makes me happy so it might make you happy too (sharing the love). <br />
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Bicarbonate of soda and vinegar are far safer for the environment than the medley of chemicals that most bathroom cleaners contain which contaminate the waterways and use of valuable fossil fuels to extract, not to mention the risk of skin irritation and potential lung damage from toxic fumes and perfumes. There is also less waste afterwards because I am buying less packaging so throwing less away, and it is waaaay better for the purse as well because bicarbonate of soda and vinegar are super cheap. <br />
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I go up to the bathroom at Orren's bedtime and hose down the bath and walls, I then spray round the bath and walls with a solution of distilled malt vinegar and water (about 1 part vinegar to about 5 water (I am gradually trying to reduce the amount of vinegar to see how little I can get away with whilst still getting a decent shine)) then I sprinkle bicarbonate of soda on a loofah. I then scrub round the bath and walls of the shower and the tap and shower fixings. I do the same on the basin and spray the bowl of the toilet. I then hose down the bath and walls and rinse round the basin with a cotton cloth. I sprinkle some bicarbonate of soda into the toilet bowl and scrub round with the loo brush, I then wipe over the whole of the toilet with a wet cotton cloth, then again with a dry cotton cloth (top to bottom with the bowl the last thing). I then run the bath and while the bath is running I do one of the following each day - spray the window and window sill with the vinegar solution and wipe with a cotton cloth, do the same on the mirror and shelf above the basin, spray and wipe the shelf behind the toilet, clean the walls, wipe the floor.<br />
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This whole process takes no more than about 7 minutes and means that every time I or a guest go in the bathroom I know it is going to be clean. Gone are the days when I would spend over an hour once a week cleaning the bathroom, an experience I used to dread, because it is cleaned so frequently the dirt doesn't get a chance to accumulate so it wipes away much more easily that is it has been festering for a week. Quite often my husband will do the cleaning instead of me so that's even less work. He was worried that the bathroom would end up smelling like a chip shop but the smell goes within a couple of minutes. <br />
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I get a big tub of bicarbonate of soda and a big bottle of vinegar from makro because it's really cheap. I think the bicarb was about £1.99 (1.15 kg) and the vinegar about £2.99 (5 litres). I could get organic vinegar and bicarb from the True Food co-op if I was going to be really ethical, but it is more expensive and cost is more of a priority for our family at the moment. I use a loofah to scrub with because I don't like the thought of the small pieces of plastic breaking off a conventional sponge and entering the waterways and I use cotton cloths that I cut from an old, thinning towel and hemmed.<br />
I really hope I have encouraged you to have a go at using bicarbonate of soda and vinegar to clean your bathroom because it is far better than any conventional cleaners I have tried. imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-45459487394754130262013-03-16T16:34:00.000-07:002013-03-16T16:34:00.078-07:00First Hair Cut<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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I enjoyed a tasty breakfast of pastries then lunch out I had about two wonderful hours to myself and I used it to do a painting, my first since Orren was born. I didn't write finish it unfortunately, but I did get some nice textures, layers and shapes down. It was great to sit for a while, to not have to talk and to let the paper, glue, brushes and paint do the talking. Here are some details.</div>
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One the Monday following Mothers Day, I was in the bathroom and Orren was crawling around upstairs, I thought I had packed all my paints away, then Orren crawled through onto the landing and I noticed his hands and feet had white emulsion on them, NOT good. I went into the spare room where I had been working on the floor and there was a puddle of white emulsion on the carpet. I spent the next 40 minutes scrubbing the carpet to get it up, my hands look like an old lady's now!! Not a great start to the week, but I can laugh about it now thankfully.</div>
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As for the change of attitude, I felt bad after the last post, it was so negative and although it was how I was feeling that day and possibly everything I said was legitimate I have decided that I want this blog to be more about the person I would LIKE to be than jumping on random moments of anger or annoyance.<br />
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I don't know about you but recently I have been finding it difficult to look after my one year old, and look after myself, the health eating has fallen by the wayside and I most definitely have not been getting my 5 a day. I am not being funny but it takes ages to eat an apple. So I thought an easy way to boost my fruit and veg intake would be to drink it rather than eat it (no chewing win!) So here is my smoothie recipe:<br />
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Try to get organic if you can because it tastes better (in my opinion)
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Hope you are all having a good week, how do you busy people manage to get in all those fruits and veggies with limited time for chewing?imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-46748038311633077152013-03-09T16:38:00.000-08:002015-03-05T16:14:42.100-08:00International Womens DayYesterday was International Women's day and tomorrow is Mother's Day, so with that in mind I have decided to reflect on women's current social situation, in recent times I have become concerned by the way women's equality seems to have been subtly eroding in our society. In spite of the work many amazing women have done for women's rights and women's liberation throughout history women are still discriminated against and their status devalued in the most insidious of ways. I listened to a radio interview with Columnist Hadley Freeman yesterday and it really struck a chord with me. <br />
Her objection is to the use of the word "mum" or "mummy" as a prefix to many words for example entrepreneur (mumtrepreneur) suggests that the only source of value that an entrepreneurial mother might have is in the fact that she is a mother, as if her entire identity is defined by the fact she is a mother and nothing else. Motherhood is the highest honour that can be bestowed upon any woman and to talk about it in this way is demeaning, there is even a hint of surprise in the words as if *shock horror* a woman who is a mother can do other things apart from care for children, or even, in the case of the acronym MILF that a mother might actually be attractive!<br />
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I am also a bit concerned by the current fad for an idealised 1950's lifestyle with the woman grinning inanely with a home made cake and a Cath Kidston apron. It's as is we have gone back in time. I obviously don't object to women staying at home to look after their children, it's what I am currently doing after all, what I dislike is the image of the subordinate woman with no brain, and of course the fact that in the 1950's the lifestyle was not a choice but more an expectation, where as my staying home is a choice amongst several options open to me. <br />
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There has also been a trend for denouncing feminism which boggles my mind a little. I think some women want to disassociate themselves from an incorrect stereotype of a feminist which they perceive to be butch, aggressive and a man-hater, of course the definition of feminism is about equality for women (who doesn't want this right?) , I wish more women realised this. This again comes back to choice, something which feminists strongly defend. I recently have read several blog posts and newspaper articles which criticise women for their choice for full term breastfeeding (breastfeeding for 2 years or more) <a href="http://www.renegademothering.com/2012/05/12/hey-time-magazine-are-you-man-enough/">this blog post from renegade mothering</a> explains it much better than me<a href="http://www.renegademothering.com/2012/09/21/going-top/"> and this one.</a> (I have more to say on the subject of breastfeeding actually since reading <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Politics-Breastfeeding-Breasts-Business/dp/190517716X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1362875660&sr=8-1">The Politics of Breastfeeding.)</a> Actually she just writes better than me generally, what I particularly hate is women criticising other women for their choices, now that is messed up. I know this blog is supposed to be about everything beautiful blah blah blah, but today I feel annoyed. So back to the point, now we are attacking each other!! That really is messed up, can't we let women choose their choices and let them be happy?<br />
So to summarise this slightly chaotic and angry blog post, over this weekend that celebrates women in all their forms can we start to accept women for who they are and stop trying to change them into what we think they should be?imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-25138189771834825282013-03-07T16:09:00.002-08:002013-03-07T16:12:13.905-08:00Fun things to do with babies - Part 3:Playdough I have been waiting sooooo long to get the play dough out and have some fun with my little man, I actually made this dough months ago but immediately my boy tried to eat it which was a bad move, (cue lots of retching), I thought I would try it again today and...result! No dough was ingested.<br />
So although he is technically still a baby (becomes a toddler when he starts walking right?) he is a bit older so this sort of project really isn't suitable for babies under 12 months. I don't need to tell you a recipe for making play dough, there are plenty <a href="http://www.theimaginationtree.com/p/play-dough-salt-dough.html">here,</a> I used the cooked play dough recipe and added yellow, blue and red food colouring. We stamped shapes, stuck in feathers, rolled balls and made shapes, so here are just a few pics of the fun we (I) had with dough this afternoon, and hopefully some ideas for you to make it even more exciting. <br />
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He wasn't into it for that long to be honest, and seemed a bit scared of it, but I am hoping he might get into it a bit more once he is more familiar with the feel, it's cheap to make so I don't mind if it gets wreaked or dries up (though I don't think it will because this has already kept for months). There are loads of other fun, dough related activities that I want to do with him when he is a bit older. Are you a fan of the dough? What sort of fun games do you and your babies play?imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3238858298664560378.post-22589209131202921572013-03-01T16:53:00.000-08:002013-03-01T16:53:29.160-08:00Forest GirlA little while ago a friend of ours came over and we were chatting about mobile phones and I was telling him how for ages I didn't know how to work the internet on my phone if I was away from the house and I was always like "meh", then we changed internet provider and I couldn't get on the internet on my phone at home either and I was still all "meh" and our friend said "that's cause your a bit of a forest girl isn't it" I was like YES!! (but only in my head because I didn't want to seem crazy, and really said "yeah" in a kind of normal way) I am a forest girl, I like to feel free and unplugged and like I could live in a forest. <br />
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We had a really great weekend with both our families. On Sunday we had a retro tea party at home with sausage rolls, party rings and jelly! Then we went to Beale Park which only recently re-opened for the season, it was lovely strolling around in the sun looking at all the animals, my favourite were marmosets, Orren liked the chipmunks. Later we all went our for dinner. Unfortunately Orren wasn't very well for the whole day so spent much of it asleep or wrapped up in a blanket. He was much better on Monday so the hubby and I took him to an aquarium and he enjoyed looking at the fish. He still isn't 100%, had a bad cold that knocked him for 6, and made me think that actually he hasn't ever really been ill, this was definitely the first time he has ever had a high temperature and he had a terrible nights sleep, (which meant we had a terrible nights sleep), but at least now I know what to look for is he seems poorly and it is reassuring that my boobie milk is doing him some good in the immunity department! <br />
I am trying to not dwell too much on the giving birth bit of him arriving because I still feel pretty traumatised by it, and trying to focus on how lovely he is and how much I am enjoying life with him in it. It is hard not to think about it though and I am reminded of how much I have changed in the past year, not always in good ways, I have definitely lost a bit of my self confidence amongst other things. Hopefully time will help heal the emotional scars. <br />
Anyhoo, here are some photos of our special birthday weekend:<br />
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Opening presents from family and friends, he got A LOT of presents, think we might have to have them on rotation!</div>
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Everyone listened carefully and bought him some beautiful wooden toys sans batteries.</div>
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The fam in our living room, with Orren at the centre of everyone's attention, just where he likes to be!</div>
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His birthday cake that I made and iced, he loves balloons and the icing colours I used are those I chose for his bedroom before he was born.</div>
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Looking at the Emus, Orren is fascinated by birds.</div>
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Pidgy Goat!</div>
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Enjoying a delicious evening meal.</div>
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Scallops with cauliflower puree and pork scratching's, yes please!</div>
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All in all and lovely weekend, I felt very happy afterwards, not least because my sister came back from 3 and a half months of travelling, I missed her. imperfectly natural mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08851222967620246892noreply@blogger.com1