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The 5th Birthday Bake

April 6, 2018April 6, 20181 Comment

The brief - "Hulk in a Fast Car"...

The 4th Birthday Bake

July 19, 2017November 28, 2017Leave a comment

The little monsters birthday cake has become something of a drama in our house - I enjoy baking and will occasionally attempt a bit of cake sculpting (see last years Dinosaur cake). Monsters birthday is in March.. we probably started talking about the cake in January and he was insistent that he wanted 'Bumblebee' (the … Continue reading The 4th Birthday Bake

Dinosaur birthday cake

April 21, 2016April 22, 2016Leave a comment

Here is a birthday cake I made last month for the little monsters 3rd birthday. All in all I think was about 10 hours work but that did include baking 3 cakes! Monster is gluten and dairy free so this was made with a gluten free flour blend and vitalite spread which can make for … Continue reading Dinosaur birthday cake

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True words! Protecting your happiness and health is THE most important thing and recognising when relationships are toxic and taking action to change or remove them is SO important no matter the convenience or discomfort. In blended families it sometimes seems the potential for toxic relationships (family, friends and others) is 100 fold. Never forget you cannot pour from an empty cup and the impact on your health will impact those you love most too. #toxicpeople #putyoufirst #mentalhealth #wellbeing #family #loveyourself #unmarriedstepmum #stepmum

🥺😭😭 First week back at school is tough! Although to be honest so is the first week back at work after the Christmas break! We’ve probably all felt like crying into our dinner at least once this week... and cutting a fried egg IS pretty boring 😂 #overtired #backtoschool #imnottired #earlymornings #routine #stepson #stepmumlife #stepmom #unmarriedstepmum #5yearsold #kidstagram

So Monster has discovered Pinterest.. at 5. Beautifully, he created a board just for things he thinks I will love (I had ones for him and his daddy). However, he has also pinned this cinnamon and turmeric milk on ALL my boards from sewing to baking to gift ideas.... and thinks he’s hilarious... help!! #stepmumlife #stepmom #stepson #pintrest #deleting #lettherebeorder #5yearsold #turmericmilk #givemestrength

What does FAMILY mean? When do you become one? Recent conversations have got me reflecting on this in way too much detail! I started talking about my “household” as a “family unit” pretty soon after we were all under the same roof. For me we are a “family” unit because, we live together, we have shared finances and responsibilities, we operate as one unit, we are committed to each other indefinitely and most important we love each other. BUT we don’t share a common name and we haven’t made this commitment legally binding - we’re not married... does this mean we are in fact not a family? For me it’s a resounding NO! But I’m open to the conversation.. When did you become a family? #family #blendedfamily #stepfamily #stepmum #stepmom #unmarriedstepmum #household #love #opentodebate #thoughtsplease #dictionarydefinitions #society #marriage #stepmumlife #letssettlethis

My relationship with Monster is so easy, so natural and amazingly rewarding. My relationship with just about everyone else ABOUT me being “just his Dads partner” is sometimes THE most difficult thing to deal with. For the most parts it comes from complete ignorance and lack of understanding, I know that but sometimes it’s super hard not to take to heart. #stepmum #stepmomlife #stepson #blendedfamily #ignorantpeople #keepcalm #judgement #chinup #dadsgirlfriend #putalabelonit #unmarriedstepmum

Before Monster, holiday meant either a trip away or a week of lie ins, late nights and generally chilling out... it would certainly never involve cancelling a party to get back into 7pm bedtimes!! With Monster, holiday means days out, constant entertainment, boundless energy, early mornings and chore filled evenings. I may not feel refreshed and a week has gone faster than an episode of storybots but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Now it’s time to readjust my brain back into work mode and slowly remember that monster won’t be here every night - for some reason this usually takes my brain the longest, we’ll be shushing each other and panicking about the evening routine before realising it’s just the two of us again! #blendedfamily #unmarriedstepmum #stepmumlife #stepmom #stepson #timetoadjust #holiday #halfterm #back2school #back2work #schedules #howisitsundayalready #needmoretime #moretiredthanever

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