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Natalie Ray June 21, 2016 Books

The Incredible Intergalactic Journey Home

My girls have loved reading with me for as long as I can remember. I enjoy reading to them every day, and seeing how their taste in books changes and develops. They are both now of an age where they can follow a basic story, ask questions about the pictures and the characters and be truly drawn into the plot. When Lost My Name got in touch to offer us the opportunity to review a personalised book for the girls, we were all delighted. Particularly when we realised that the book they wanted us to review was The Incredible Intergalactic Journey…

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Natalie Ray June 17, 2016 Inspirational Parents

Inspirational Parents #14

For the latest in my Inspirational Parents series, I’m really honoured to feature a mum, and award-nominated author – Jemma Wayne. She has recently released her latest novel, Chains of Sand. 1. Tell me about the most unexpected change to you as a person or to your life since becoming a parent? Discovering that I can survive on an average of five hours sleep is definitely up there! But beyond that, I think learning that while the advent of children in no way dimmed my career ambitions – if anything it gave them greater purpose – at the same time those ambitions were overtaken, or…

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Natalie Ray June 16, 2016 Our Thursday Photos

Thursday Photo #110

This week has been a whirlwind, but in a good way – especially for Libby. Saturday was her birthday and she was performing with her Stage Performance group in a local fete. She is still the smallest in the drama group, and listening to her singing her little part in ‘Do Ray Me’ a couple of seconds late, then trotting off after the others at the end was both adorable and hilarious. We went straight from her performance and onto the pony rides and the bouncy castle, rounding off our trip to the fete by having their faces painted as…

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Natalie Ray June 15, 2016 Competitions

Win a holiday to the Black Forest, Germany!

The Baden-Baden region of Germany has been on my bucket list of destinations to visit since day one. Not only is it seemingly one of the most beautiful parts of Europe, but it is the place that my family originate from, definitely a place I need to visit. Incredibly, I have been lucky enough to be invited to visit the region on a three day whistle-stop tour, courtesy of Fly-Baden – a co-operation of tourist destinations within the Baden-Baden region. And what’s more, you can join me! All you have to do to win a three day round trip to the Black…

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Natalie Ray June 14, 2016 Baby

Dear mummy, cuddle your baby

Dear mummy, I know you’re tired. Pregnancy is tough and birth never goes to plan. It feels like you haven’t slept in weeks. Your newborn is crying in her basket, and all you want to do is sleep. You’ve read all the parenting books. Your baby is clean and dry, she’s not hungry or thirsty so they tell you to leave her, you’ll make her clingy by picking her up. But those other parenting books tell you to hold her. They tell you that all she needs is comfort, to be close to her mum. But don’t cuddle her because…

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