Small Town Mama

Married 10/10/2015 - Baby Due 09/09/2016

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Day 6-17 Vegan Challenge

Well… I went off the rails a bit on day 10ish and decided I would eat meet but not diary as I believed that too be the cause of my lethargic bloating…

It isn’t, I ate some tuna & chicken in this time and the feeling came straight back.

Also ate some goats cheese and it came back… coincide or not??? Who knows…

I am back on Vegan 100% today – went to the lovely Freedom Organics for dinner to make…

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Day Three, Four & Five- Vegan Challenge

Well I have stuck to it for 5 days now and I am impressed with the results!

I feel lighter and happier with more get up and go about me – need NEED to drink more water though!!! 

Ate out today at the Trafford Centre and had a burrito and found a vegan cupcake in Selfridges- which I was so happy about because the husband was getting a cake and I was starting to get very jealous I couldn’t have one!

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Day Two

Well today was a little bit harder as I went out for dinner with a friend in a quite small place.

I ended up having a bowl of salad and some chips but I did take some snacks.

Banging tea made up for this though; vegan Breakfast! Vegan sausage, hash Brown, mushrooms, beans and waffles.

Chestnut mushrooms in Groundnut Oil are amazing!!!! 

Got a little bit of a headache this afternoon, I think it…

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30 Day Vegan Challenge - Day One

30 Day Vegan Challenge – Day One

So I have decided for my health and well being to try out a vegan diet for 30 days…

First day very successful – feeling good even with a sore throat and an extra long day (only just got back from Liverpool Hope event)… normally be ordering a takeaway right now!

Breakfast: cereal with almond milk, fruit and black coffee

Dinner: avocado salad with herb wraps and mustard coriander dressing (this…

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After my exams...

After my exams…

This seems to be the start of all my sentences these days!

Last one on Thursday and then need to seriously take a step back and organise myself and our family.

The next few years are going to be crazy but so worth it if all goes to plan…

Hopefully be back blogging soon also, my brain needs it instead of all my crazy thoughts bouncing around up on my noggin’

Love Tara xxx

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Dear Drivers...

Dear Drivers…

Please can you:

Indicate when turning!

Not park over the lowered curb (not just for prams but for people who have physical impairments)

Admit when you have nearly run someone over and apologise (mouthing sorry is good enough)

Do not look at the pedestrian like they have done something wrong even though you know it was you – having a car doesn’t make you right, it just make you bigger and faster.

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Roll on Bedtime...

Roll on Bedtime…

Can’t believe it’s only 5pm!!!

Horrible panicky nights sleep last night for some reason with multiple get ups with Conor for him then to get up earlier than usual anyway… babies so unpredictable eh!? 😛

Thought, oh well must carry on and went to play group at the church for him to do a full on Poonami – it was everywhere!!!!

The kind lady at the church gave me a plastic bag for his clothes however…

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Croup...

Croup…

Well last night was one of the hardest nights we have ever had with Conor!

Probably got around 2hrs sleep – now I can feel all the ‘woe me’ mothers who like to judge and compare how hard being a mother is turning in their graves. However, for us as a family personally lack of sleep is quite rare as Conor is a very good night sleeping (terrible napper) 

Any who… went to the Docs today and he has…

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£63,072...

£63,072…

That is the annual salary a stay at home mother would earn…

Not as much as I thought it would be, I took the national minimum wage and times it by the amount of hours in a year!

However, unlike a job there isn’t another Mother that has been trained for the same job as you too take over when your ill or what a holiday. No benefits or dinner breaks – not even loo breaks!!! 

Now do not confuse my…

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Happy New Year...

Happy New Year…

2016 has been the most challenging year of my life, pregnancy & motherhood are not the easiest tasks I have experienced.

The highs are cloud 9 and the lows can get pretty deep however I have this face too keep me going:

My son means the world to me and this years resolution is to be the best Mummy I can be and also the best wife I can be (which is second to being a Mother – sorry Wayne)

This…

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5 by 5 Rule

5 by 5 Rule

If it’s not going to matter in 5 years, don’t spend more than 5 minutes being upset by it…

I read this interesting quote on Instagram today and it got me thinking…

I believe this to be a good way of looking at life as i myself never tend to hold grudges or dwell on wrongdoings however, at the time of the incident how are you suppose to know if it will matter in 5 years time or not?

All those…

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Merry Christmas...

Merry Christmas…

This is our first Christmas as a family of 3!

Conor is just shy of 4 months old so in other words, I get 2 lots of presents to open!!!

He has no idea why I keep putting him in silly outfits or why there are small weird lights all around the living room that blink at him!

But many memories are going to be made tomorrow and picture evidence will just have to do for his first Christmas which is fine…

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I Love Me - Who do you love?...

I Love Me – Who do you love?…

These tips are from well-known blogger Mark Chernoff, who suggests 30 simple steps that can really change you and your perception of the world.

With my comments of each one – because its my blog and i can…

Start spending time with the right people

Start facing your problems head on – this is something i fully agree with but always think about it with a clear and balanced mind before rushing…

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Ode to My Husband...

Ode to My Husband…

Becoming a Father isn’t the same as becoming a Mother.

I carried Conor in my body, he was a physical part of me so the bond was established almost at conception. But Wayne (my husband)was a spectator in this development – awaiting for the finished product. Wayne couldn’t have been more helpful with this process – the foot rubs and heartburn induced mood swings must have been pretty intense! He is…

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Stop being so hard on yourself...

Stop being so hard on yourself…

So when a man becomes a Dad and let’s himself go a little bit or isn’t as fit as he used to be he has a DadBod – which many men are quite proud to admit too. 

Which is great…

When a women goes through pregnancy and then gives birth to a human being which obviously has an effect on their body they are Saggy or MuffinTopped.

Their words not mine…

Us women have to take a leaf out of the men’s book…

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Be Grateful...

Be Grateful…

For what you have…

For what have had…

And for what you are going to one day have…

Problems are relative to the experiences of that specific person, to judge when you do not fully understand is hurtful.

Empathy is key…

Love Tara xxx

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I am still alive you know...

I am still alive you know…

I can go places at night you know…

Me and many others with children would agree that some people believe that as soon as you have a child you then cannot join in with social events; therefore, they do not even ask…

Maybe not at the drop of a hat like before, i do own clothes other than sweatpants and i would like to try them on every now and again.

So don’t write off your friends with children so…

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