Top tips for healthy skin

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Brought to you by . . . Crash Test Mummy’s Guide to Everything for the Exhausted, the Desperate & the Downright Distracted . . . with thanks to contributions from the Crash Test Community In the recent ecostore giveaway I asked the Crash Test Community for their best tips for healthy skin. There was a [...]

What an exhausted mummy wants for Christmas

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I’m linking up with Trish at My Little Drummer Boys for Wordless Wednesday.  As Christmas approaches I’m finding myself more and more tired. Here’s what this exhausted Mummy would love for Christmas.               What do you want for Christmas?  Are you exhausted too? Laney

{Condition Report} Surgery before Christmas

It has been an interesting week.  I had quite a scare after a visit to my gynecologist.  This lead to my plea earlier in the week to remind everyone to get up to date with their Pap smears.  I’m quite tired already and it’s only Thursday!  I have vlogged for you to give you an [...]

{Take Care} When was your last Pap smear?

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For today’s {Take Care} I was all excited to tell you about my new series ‘Operation Crash Hot’, where my personal trainer brother will put me through my paces in the effort to lose weight, get fit and look hot!  Unfortunately the only ‘operation’ going on will be a hospital type one.  I’ll be the [...]

{Condition Report} I ran away

My view as a runaway

I’m excited about my plans for Crash Test Mummy, but life is giving me a not so gentle reminder to take it easy.  The last three days have not been great ones. The overarching feeling is exhaustion.  Exhaustion that leads to me not staying on top of things.  Exhaustion that results in a chaotic house.  [...]

{Take Care} Are you getting enough “Me Time”?

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  For me, the answer to this question is a big resounding “No!” For those of you who have been with me from the start you might be familiar with this passage from my About Page:

{Take Care} My pelvic floor injury – how I broke my lady bits

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Yes, that’s right, I’m going to tell you a story about how I broke my lady bits.  This could have been a Laugh At My Expense story, but as it turns out, I didn’t find it very funny. The reason I’m telling you this story (and risking grossing out my Dad) is that I consider [...]

Thankful for Mumvember – a 30 day fun mum challenge

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Today I got up before 5am and it turns out I didn’t need to. Same thing happened yesterday too. It’s fair to say I’m a little grumpy and tired. I’ve already yelled at the kids this morning and I’m feeling a bit over it after scraping weetbix off the floor. However, I just came across [...]

A lesson in trust from Sonia Simone

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{Note: If you’re not a blogger, stick with me on this one – this lesson applies to everyone ;)} Almost 3 months ago I walked into a bar full of people I didn’t know for my very first blogging event.  It was scary.  Last Thursday night I walked into another bar full of bloggers, thinking [...]

{Take Care} Looking after your hands

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Hands up if you’ve been neglecting your hands!  That would be me, and I suspect I’m not alone. Here’s my confession: