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Simplified Mum Life

Nina A Spencer – Motherhood Mentor – Simplifying the every day for busy overwhelmed mums -Mum Of Twins Twice! Placenta Accreta Survivor, Mental Health Champion, On my own simple living Journey filled with adventure and travel . Embracing The Imperfectly, Chaotic moments of motherhood.
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The BedTime Tag

So last week I was tagged by Baby Not Included in The Bedtime Tag

I’ve never really thought about my bedtime as being part of routine but I thought I would take a look and join in anyway!

Here goes…..

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  • Describe your usual bedtime routine.

Lately, I have been going to bed at the same time as the kids. Daddy is often late home as he works all the way in London. Usually what happens is I make a cuppa for me and fill the kids water bottles head upstairs read in my bed with them then they go to their bed and I have a bath while watching YouTube or I grab a magazine and flick through that in my bed while I drink my decaf tea!

When hubby gets home We stick on something light Like not going out or Miranda Stick on a sleep timer and fall asleep!

  • What are your favourite pyjamas?

I love my Jammers that I bought just before Christmas they have pockets and are really comfy. I tend to wear them with a coordinating vest top or my But first coffee t.

  • What is your current bedtime reading?

I used to read books all the time but since having the twins I just can’t seem to get into them! I tend to pick up a magazine now at bed time!

  • What would I find on your bedside table?

I like to take my Vitamins at night so they are in my drawer , In November I was diagnosed with silent reflux so I have a bottle of Gaviscon and I have to take one 5ml spoon before laying down, a bottle of water to drink before I go to sleep and first thing after waking I have to hydrate in a morning or I can’t function! , my empty tea-cup, When I get to bed I remove my I watch, Pandora Bracelet & Glasses so they are also on my bedside.

  • What scent makes you sleepy?

Chamomile tea, I have a tea that’s blended to help promote sleep so now when I smell it, it makes me sleepy.

  • What is your usual bedtime and wakeup time?

I tend to go to bed around 7.30 / 8pm but sleep around 9.30 / 10pm. I hate these dark mornings but I try to wake up around 6.30 to give me a good half hour to have a cuppa before the kids wake up!

  • What are your top three bedtime products?

My Jammers, Sleepy time tea, and my jammers

  • What is your most common sleeping position?

I like to lay on my tummy with my left leg straight and my right leg bent up towards my tummy, my hands under my pillow!

  • Do you have anything you like to take to bed with you?

My cuppa!

  • What is your worst bedtime habit?

Like a lot of people, I think Its looking at my iPhone just before trying to sleep! Studies have shown that being on your phone increases dopamine, the same feel-good chemical that’s released from the brain when people take drugs or drink!

I really need to stop this addiction!

So that’s my bedtime, not really a routine but it is what it is! I think having looked at it wrote down like this I really need to shake my routine up a bit. there’s no wonder I don’t sleep very well!

Join in with the tag!

10 Questions

  1. Describe your usual bedtime routine.
  2. What are your favourite pyjamas?
  3. What is your current bedtime reading?
  4. What would I find on your bedside table?
  5. What scent makes you sleepy?
  6. What is your usual bedtime and wakeup time?
  7. What are your top three bedtime products?
  8. What is your most common sleeping position?
  9. Do you have anything you like to take to bed with you?
  10. What is your worst bedtime habit?

Rules

Step 1: Thank the person who nominated you, and link back to their blog.
Step 2: Display the Bedtime badge; which you can find at the top of this post. (save the picture)
Step 3: Answer the ten questions included above.
Step 5: Nominate between three and five fellow bloggers to take part, and set them the questions.

Fancy Taking part in this tag?

Why not answer the questions in a comment below!

I’d love to find out a bit more about this little community we have!

Nina x

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I’ve missed the slipstream!! 

We are half way through January and I’m still not feeling the new year. I’m happy enough but I’m also overwhelmed. I’m overwhelmed by the amount of things I want to get done this year.

The theme for our family this year being something to do with growing love decluttering stuff.

All I want to do is drink tea and binge watch box sets.


I started the year in Lanzarote our families paradise. The isle that one day we hope to live.

While we were there my head filled with plans of what i wanted to to when i got home.

We got home and I volunteered to help out at the last few shows of panto.

Now I feel I’ve missed the new year slipstream.

I still want to declutter the house and today I made a start.

Do I feel better? No!

I’ve only done a little bit.

Maybe I need to jump on the Chinese New Year for my new year??

Catch that slipstream?

I know people say there’s no time like the present but I need that slipstream. I need the good vibes all around.

Next week maybe I may find it.

Who knows


Does anyone else feel like this?

Is it just me?

Have you managed to get on with your new year goals??

X

Blogging

Goals & plans. 

So it’s that time of the year. 

The first day of the year. 

Resolutions and goals  have been made and people all over are signing up to gym memberships they will only use once. 

There are people throwing Ciggys in the bin only to fish them back out later when the kids are doing their heads in. The alcohol has been poured down the sink. All apart from that trifle sherry at the back of the cupboard that you know you’ll regret drinking later. 

I this year am doing away with resolutions and sticking to my goals list. 

Work goals 

I would love to call my blogging & vlogging my work  so one of my goals is to be more disciplined with my blog. Connect and contact more brands & companies for opportunities. 

Volunteering 

I volunteer at the theatre and I love it. I love the buzz of working back stage on a show night but as a mum of two small children and a wife to a geek who often works away it’s not really an option to make this my career. So whenever I have the opportunity I am going to continue volunteering at my local theatre. 

Health 

The past few years I have let my health slip. It’s hard to consentrate on yourself and look after two tiny humans at the same time. So this year I’m making it a priority. This is not just my physical health but most importantly for me my mental health. 

Family 

I would like to develop my relationships with my family not just as mother & child/ren but as a wife & stepmum and as a daughter to my mum. 

Me

Ive mentioned my mental health above but I think al good portion of this can be lack of me time. I need to get better at giving my self breaks not just from being mum, wife but from social media & screens. I need to start giving myself time to craft or meditate. 

Money 
The past year we have lived pay packet to pay packet. Often worring if we had enough at the end of he month. This year I need to get better at budgeting and finding deals living a little more frugally. 

Clutter free 

I often blame the fact that we are a house where 5 year old twins live on all the clutter in the house. This year I need to get rid of some of the clutter. It’s not good for anyone’s mental health. It’s not good for the children who have some much stuff they don’t know what to play with. 
So that’s my goals for the year. What are yours? Do you make resolutions? 

Hit that follow button to see how I get on with all of these goals. 

I will also be making videos on out some of my goals during January over on my YouTube channel. So head over there too and hit subscribe. 

See you next time. 

Nina x 

“Any journey can be an adventure if your on it with the right people.”

Celebrations

Hello 2017 

Today is the last day of 2016. 


I have made many blogging friends this year. I have found confidence again in my words. And I have started developing my YouTube channel & social media presence. 

I am loving every moment of it. 

I hope that 2017 can see me calling it my job. I would love to earn a little from my hard work. 

I love writing about what is passionate to me. 

I would never blog or vlog about something that doesn’t fit with my family or that dosent quite sit right with me.

Everything I review is 100% my own views. 

Thank you all for supporting me this past year. 

I hope that next year I can connect with more of you. 

They say it takes a village to raise a child. We can develop our village online together. 

So look out for exciting vlogs, emotional blogs and more Instagram photos from me in 2017. 

See you all in 2017. 

Nina. X 

Mum Life

It’s our turn! 

Last week J came bouncing out of school with the dreaded class bear!
If you don’t know about the class bear let me explain.

The class bear “Rainbow Bear” as ours is called is what we used to call the class pet. You know a hamster or rabbit you had to look after & keep alive for the weekend. Nowadays though it’s a non living pet. You take home the bear on Friday, then on Monday morning (when you have to remember a dozen other things like PE kit, snack money, book bag)  you take back the bear.

So all the children in school get a turn with the bear – The ones you don’t want to follow that have been on a some fancy trip or done really exciting things. Those you don’t want to follow because well you know the bear isn’t able to have a bath between his sleepovers. :-/

Then there is the ones you don’t want to follow because the child has set a bar of writing in the book themselves.

This! This is the one I had to follow.

So J who hates writing decided on Sunday night he would write all of his entry!  (for this I’m very proud of him)

Yes I’m aware That we have now become the one you don’t want to follow.

On Sunday evening we spent an hour printing pics out for the bears diary and spelling out the words J wanted to write.

The words Friggin Bear came to mind a few times.

The bear has gone back to school for now but as J & M are twins in the same class I’m sure he will be back soon.

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