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I'm a mother of 4 wonderful children. Two are now adults and two are babies. My interests include psychology, alternative medicine, music, philosophy and all things to do with conception, pregancy and babies.

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Computers & Technology > Internet Tips How to make the most of Twitter: 1 of 17
Why Twitter? Many people who stumble in to Twitter fail to understand what the attraction is, in fact 60% of new members give up after the first month. The other 40% evidently become addiction to social network site of 140 characters or less.So if you are coming into Twitter for the first time what should you do?First you nee... More..
Relationships & Family > Cheating Spouses & Affairs What should you do if you find out that your significant other has been cheating?: 1 of 15
One of the most painful experiences we can go through in life is finding out that the person we love has been cheating. So what do we do next?First you need to forgive them. Now, I don't mean immediately take them back and say all is forgiven, you don't need to stay with them, you don't need to tell them, but if you don't for... More..
Health & Fitness > Nicotine Dependence Quitting smoking: Tips: 1 of 6
I was in a situation recently in which I was with an ambulance crew waiting to pick up a patient who was being a little awkward. This patient decided to light up a cigarette and one of the ambulance crew immediately went outside to wait, the other inhaled deeply and said 'oh, how I miss that' he then went on to explain that h... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Teens (Other) Letter to my teen son: 1 of 6
Dear Son,I can't believe how fast the years have flown, it's seems just yesterday when I met you for the first time. I was so excited to have you at last. Right from the beginning I knew you were special. You were bright and happy so long as I was around. You couldn't bear to be parted from me, even for one minute. At just ni... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Infertility Understanding the ovulation cycle and conception: 2 of 8
Let us start at the beginning. A good way of increasing your chances ofgetting pregnant is by knowing how everything works. I don't really want thisto sound like a biology lesson but it is really, it's the most important biologylesson of all. So let us get down to the nitty gritty.We often don't realize just what a complex pr... More..
Health & Fitness > Contraception Conception: How charting your temperature can help increase your chances: 1 of 4
So how do you know you are ovulating?One of the easiest and cheapest ways to check is by charting your cycle.Charting takes a while to get used to but can be a very useful tool in trackingovulation, many women chart while also checking their cervix and cervicalmucus so they can get a clearer picture.Charting your cycle does n... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Experiencing bleeding during pregnancy: 1 of 4
When I met my current partner I thought my child bearing days were done with as I already had two teenagers. However, he did not have any children and soon we were talking about having a baby. Getting pregnant turned out to be quite a task with a long wait of 25 months and a miscarriage along the way. Eventually I got my lon... More..
Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: The beach: 12 of 37
It was my first holiday after my divorce and I was a nervous taking away my two children on my own.I chose a holiday park in the UK on the south coast, there was lots of entertainment for the kids who were 9 and 10 years old at the time.The beach was just a short walk from the park and not very crowded. My daughter, the 9 yea... More..
Sports & Recreation > Outdoors & Sportsman (Other) Beginner's guide to finding a Geocache: 1 of 3
So, you've heard about geocaching and you have decided to give it a go, now where do you begin? The obvious place to start is by signing up to the site Geocaching.com.* This is were you will find all you need to know about geocaches. It's free to sign up and use but memberships are also very cheap and give you those extra li... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Pregnancy Should you find out the sex of your baby before birth?: 3 of 7
This is a tricky debate as there are pro's and cons for finding out the sex of your baby, so why have I come to the decision that you shouldn't find out?My first two children were born over 19 years ago. Finding out the sex wasn't an option then. We had all the fun of guessing weighed up with the old wives tales.If your carry... More..