Thomas and Friends Smart Tablet {Review}








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My Sunday Photo {22/10/2017}


Infacare Night - Time Baby Bath - Review






ACE Cleaning Products - Review

ACE for Colours Original



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ACE Multi-Purpose Spray

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ACE Power Mousse



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The Siblings Project {October}

My Sunday Photo {15/10/2017}


Us Two Plus You Turns 3!
It's so hard to believe that 3 years ago yesterday I hit publish on the first ever post on Us Two Plus You. A way for me to share what was happening with D and in our lives with our friends and family who live elsewhere. I never even imagined that anyone would take the time to read what I have to say!
Here we are 3 years on and blogging through Us Two Plus You has been pretty great! I love that I can share what I like and what I need to along with keeping such lovely records of our family and life together!
Looking back I don't really think I expected to keep up with it and I actually didn't think it would last. I'm surprised (and maybe a little proud) that I've hit 3 years. We have 3 years of memories, love, family, frustrations, tips, recipes and activities all stored in these online pages and I love that! I love how I can look back and remember writing those posts and enjoying the family time.
Today is the start of the years to come. I love blogging and sharing everything with you all. Sometimes when I write I remember that someone out there will read what I am saying and it might make a difference to them. That is amazing to me. I may not be a "big" blogger or well known. I am however happy, I set out to share my life with my loved ones and I have found a passion inside. I love to write. I'm not sure I am really any good at it but I am happy to try.
So much has changed over the last year and after 3 years I am hoping that this will be the year when I will become self hosted! That is my goal for now. I have put it off for so long and I will do my best to make it happen before Us Two Plus You hits 4!
I have really made an effort in the social media department and I now love Instagram! I was never really one for posting on social media a lot.Now it's a totally different story and I hope to continue posting so if you aren't yet following us do pop over and follow. Over the next year I want to continue my social media and try new things through each one. Lots more research is needed on my part but I am getting there!
That's it! Thank you for reading along with me and having patience when I needed a break.It has been a fantastic 3 years and I am looking forward to the next!

Sometimes I am just not ok
Over the past year a lot has happened, a lot in our lives has changed. We went from a family of three to a family of four, D changed from nursery to school, Our house has been rearranged to fit us all and everything we need. There seems to be less hours in the day. Not only has our family life changed but I have personally changed. Going from pregnancy while still being mum to mum of two, the body changes, the hormone changes, everything that happens isn't easy!
There have been days when in all honesty I have felt like super mum. Both children are happy, they are entertained, played with, cuddled, stories are read, washing and cleaning are done, we've had outdoor time, baths are done, everyone ate dinner and got fed, everyone has slept well or napped. They are the super mum days. Those days are amazing!
They are however few and very far between. I am not super mum. Hell some days I don't even feel like I am good at being plain old mum! Those are the hard days. The times when one is throwing a tantrum, one is screaming and is hungry but doesn't want to feed, lunch was whatever I found in the cupboard that was easy and not entirely bad for us. Yohurts and cheese strings? Yep we've had those lunches. Fruits and vegetables aren't my priority when I feel like I could lose my shit at any second. I feel guilty about that. Even more so on the rare occasions that I do lose my shit! These days happen. Not every day but they come more than those super mum days.
They come and they stay. Oh yes the day ends and the next usually isn't bad but those days I remember. I agonize over what could be different why wasn't I good enough? Am I just no good at being a mum? Will my children grow to hate me? Will they not enjoy childhood? Am I not giving them enough? I know deep down these are silly questions. I know that I must do something right at some point since they are usually happy, a good bit of the time and our house gets clean regularly and everything happens as it should. Although it is those days that stick and come up when I am feeling off.
These are why I am sometimes found crying alone. Why people must ask if I am OK. The truth is that no! Sometimes I am just not OK! Do I really have to be? Must I always have my shit together and be ready for anything? Can I not just sit and cry when I need to? Or must I always be worried that this is a sign of something being really wrong?
I don't actually think I have something wrong, maybe during those moments when I am stressing myself out and worrying like crazy that I am just not good enough I might. I don't once it's over. Once I have cried and let it all out I don't.
I've put off writing this since I am not suffering postnatal depression and I generally do okay sometimes even great. I do need to say it though and I need to share that sometimes I am just NOT okay but that it is OKAY to feel that way!
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