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I am a big fan of multipurpose products and I've had my eye on the Neal's Yard Remedies Wild Rose Beauty Balm for a while, receiving rave reviews from the beauty industry since it's release. An award-winning product from a brand renowned for their natural organic skincare, I've spent the last four weeks putting this cult beauty product to the test - is it really as good as everyone says?

Let me tell you a secret. It's something that I've sort of said before, but in a very roundabout way because, well, people like to jump on you when you say something which society would consider un-motherly, don't they? If you feel or think a way that isn't expected as the typical way for a mother to behave, it's kind of frowned upon (a lot), but here goes. I wanted a boy.

As a self-confessed bookworm, reading to my daughter was something I dreamed about when pregnant. I imagined all the stories I would share with her from my own childhood and hoped she would love reading as much as I do.

My love of books is hugely influenced by my father; his encouragement to read and learn when I was younger has stuck with me through to adulthood and I have him to thank for my love of literature. It was really important to me that this was something I encouraged in my own children and so we have read book after book to Willow ever since she was born.

At the end of January, our little baby turned two. It still feels weird to say I have a two-year-old. As cliche as it sounds, I feel as if the last two years have flown by in the blink of an eye and Willow's baby days seem like a distant memory. We now have a fully fledged toddler who has come on leaps and bounds since I last updated you on, back in October when I shared Willow's 21-month update.

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Back in February, I introduced the Mumsnet Book Club, as throughout 2018 I am taking part in their monthly book club as one of the Mumsnet book bloggers, reading and review a new book each month. In February I shared a review of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine, a story which has stayed with me and I know it won't be long before I read it again. After devouring the February book, I was eager to get stuck into a new read.

The March book of the month is Stay With Me, a debut novel from female author Ayòbámi Adébáyò. Set in Nigeria in the 1980's where political and social tensions are high, Stay With Me follows the story of a young married couple struggling to conceive.