tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84959119320959723952024-03-13T21:59:20.002+00:00Mixed Up MummyMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.comBlogger113125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-91828971380267682242016-04-11T12:52:00.003+01:002016-04-11T12:52:38.866+01:00Now blogging at mixedupmummy.com !
Please go find me there :D XMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-83188327580533504572015-01-20T00:13:00.000+00:002016-04-11T12:48:16.550+01:00Top 8 Summer Music Festivals in Spain!Follow my blog with Bloglovin
Festivals in Spain are awesome, think music in the heat,
dancing on the beach, clean toilets, reasonably priced tickets and buen rollo!!
Here are my Top 8 festivals in Spain to start planning for. You can buy early
bird tickets now so plan ahead for the Summer and book now!
1. SOS 4.8 1st-2nd May 2015, Murcia
Lineup: Metronomy, The Vaccines, Palma VioletsMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-62907307568784927602014-09-25T11:29:00.000+01:002014-09-25T11:29:19.776+01:00Malakids! Madrid's Urban kids festival returns this weekendThis weekend Malakids festival is back in Madrid with an action packed calendar full of fun concerts, workshops and drop in sessions for kids around the Malasaña and Conde Duque area! Starting tomorrow I was looking forward to attending one of the first concerts Paulix and the ATTG kids but OH NO! It's pretty much sold out - a quick look at the seating plan reveals only a sprinkling of spare Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-68555046646199031362013-12-03T11:45:00.000+00:002013-12-03T11:45:00.199+00:00MadridMadrid feels like small village that sits on a hill, surrounded by mountains that wakes up slowly in the chilly morning, neighbours throwing open their shutters, sounds of cheery morning conversation, gossip and coffee machines whirring away. Then you step out into the street and the hubbub of people, motos and tall buildings brings you back to reality, this is in fact the third largest city in Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-88395827194299154342012-09-10T11:41:00.000+01:002012-09-10T11:41:46.633+01:00Bye Bye BreastfeedingSo, it has come to an end - my bouncing little cherub of 7 and a half months is coming off the boob. I feel liberated but a bit sad that I may never breastfeed again - it's such a beautiful feeling to produce your baby's milk and satisfy their demands with your body. Their sounds of indulgent gulping throughout, and contented cooing after they've finished a feed - all produced by you. I loved howMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-46122506486866032792012-08-29T23:20:00.000+01:002012-09-10T11:43:12.908+01:00Seven MonthsI've just sat down with the laptop on my knee and after a fabulous morning at a pool party followed by a difficult afternoon I find respite watching the Madrid v Barcelona match with man and friend thus not having to move anywhere, but whipping out connection. Oh how I've drifted.
Elias is 7 months old, massively interested in food, having a disrupted sleep between travelling between Spain, Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-80931182710003395512012-06-29T07:42:00.004+01:002012-09-10T11:42:47.590+01:00Tommee Tippee digital video monitor with movement sensor pad review-it's aceWe've never used a baby monitor before and, well never really needed one as our previous one bed flat was too small to warrant it. Leon had shared our room up to 15 months and then we got a comfy sofabed, collapsed our own bed and migrated to the living room separated by the kitchen. We'd hear the little prince if he needed us.
But, our new flat in Madrid is considerably larger, making it Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-25660755143711375322012-06-27T09:12:00.001+01:002012-06-27T09:12:46.044+01:00Sharing is caringLeon loves his brother- I know this- but I worry about his displays of aggression towards Elias that can happen most days through roaring loudly at him, thumping, pinching and kicking him for no apparent reason. It seems that he's realised all the attention he gets from me and how much time we spend together and isn't liking it. Im making more of an effort to take time to play Duplo on the floor Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-2272671658020180892012-06-25T08:35:00.001+01:002012-09-10T09:26:36.219+01:00LameI'm constantly springing around my home barefoot and managed to step on a thorn-like black thing that I can't get out of the ball of my right foot. Feels like glass, but is black and smaller- a splinter or perhaps a bee sting but I didn't spot any bees on the floor. It's incredibly frustrating digging around the the underside of my foot with tweezers and a needle but give up after 5 minutes as Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-86755265650356284242012-06-06T23:41:00.000+01:002015-01-19T23:43:44.031+00:00Cybher!!!!Cybher 2012 was awesome and it was such a while ago, but for any female bloggers who can get to London for the 2013 event it was a brilliant reunion of female bloggers across the spectrum.
The intro panel predicted the future of blogging would include fewer 'sponsored posts' and tighter relationships with brands, a big emphasis on monetisation- but the consensus was that if you're going to work Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-61115902379578054242012-06-05T22:08:00.001+01:002012-06-05T22:08:26.465+01:00Partidos Eurocopa 2012Por las mamitas que quieren saber cuando son los partidos del Eurocopa 2012 Aquí están!Polonia - Grecia. Viernes 8 de junio, 18.00 horas. Cuatro.Rusia - R.Checa. Viernes 8 de junio, 20.45 horas. Telecinco.Holanda - Dinamarca. Sábado 9 de junio, 18.00 horas. Telecinco.Alemania - Portugal. Sábado 9 de junio, 20:45 horas. Cuatro.España - Italia. Domingo 10 de junio, 18:00 horas. Telecinco.Irlanda - Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-58863283631339977692012-05-31T00:50:00.001+01:002012-05-31T11:41:21.961+01:00Queen Elizabeth Diamond jubilee1952: At 25 years old, Elizabeth's father died and she became Queen to travel the world and look after Britain. 60 years on and I realise I don't know much about her life.
I love these pictures from her first commonwealth tour, through 1950s and 1960s. There's a brilliant timeline on the official jubilee website.
http://www.thediamondjubilee.org/timeline
Not many street parties going on here Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com1Madrid Madrid40.430724 -3.701061tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-41432108531643711292012-05-10T23:40:00.002+01:002012-05-10T23:43:33.405+01:00Cybher meet and greatIrk, my man joked that I would not be allowed in to Cybher as haven't been very Cyber lately- this is true- I've felt completely deplugged- but now with Elias the 3 month old sleeping on his own at night and my Leon at la guarderia 5 mornings a week thus not demanding the iPad every time I use it, I can hit the Cyber waters once again. I've felt not able to spend time on online things which Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-24421205359401246862012-05-10T22:28:00.000+01:002012-05-10T10:10:19.999+01:00ShopStyle reviewShopstyle is a super massive clothes shopping search engine that makes it easy to save favourite items, put together looks using a special widget and receive personalised sale alerts for your favourite stores or products.
The iPad app is brill and quickly became my nighttime feeding app of choice, allowing me to swish swish swish through rails of clothes and hearting those I like and may Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-10920976570121184502012-05-03T12:32:00.000+01:002012-05-10T00:17:13.129+01:00Madrid!We've been in our new home, Madrid for over a month now and have enjoyed visiting the city but have mainly been doing this:
Feeding the baby
Sampling the local produce
Bathing the babies
Feeding the baby
Fingerpainting
Walking the streets in the sunshine
And the odd bit of tourism - here, the impressive Plaza Mayor
Life is good, Leon's just started nursery (he loves it) giving me more time toMariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-26488292697411516092012-04-27T11:36:00.001+01:002012-04-27T11:37:29.425+01:00Going potty part 1 : Bambino Mio Potty Training Kit reviewFinally! Wanting to wait until our move to start properly potty training I can't put it off any longer: Leon seems ready, we now have wipe clean wooden floors, some sunshine, a sprinkling of potties dotted around the house and a Potty Training starter kit from Bambino Mio!
This kit helps with encouraging toddlers to feel relaxed and comfortable with the lightweight potty by owning it with Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-87996965197309696442012-04-05T03:12:00.000+01:002012-04-10T21:53:41.901+01:00Sleeping heckOh dear, I didn't mean to leave more than two months between posts... Time has whizzed past, though honestly, I've enjoyed abandoning the online world a little bit, but it wasn't completely intentional. Packing up home and setting it up again, while getting to know life in the centre of a new, busy city- and living it up with my new baby who doesn't seem to like going off to sleep at night... Oh Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-62052060701470930792012-01-31T17:26:00.000+00:002014-11-03T10:01:42.958+00:00He's here! Elias' Birth StoryLast Wednesday afternoon at 40wks+4days I felt rather low about the baby not coming on time. I felt tired, heavy and worried it was putting on lots of weight (last baby was 9lbs 9oz!) plus everyone was asking hubby if he'd come yet: his colleagues, his family- all french babies come on time apparently so didn't understand why ours was late! Also, it seems silly, but the later the baby came, the Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-72390994730467698782012-01-31T17:20:00.000+00:002012-01-31T17:20:12.710+00:00Bump 40 weeks pregnant
40 weeks pregnant
Due date's been and gone and I've done many things to encourage the onset of this baby's birth:
Pineapple and curries - though abandoned when I realised it would take at least 7 pineapples to make the slightest difference and my stomach wouldn't appreciate too many curries. Several tweeps also advised against the idea and suggested acupuncture instead. I pressed my Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-73509972952727965462012-01-21T21:55:00.000+00:002012-01-21T21:55:58.449+00:00I have a two year old
Since the 5th of January I've been getting to grips with living with my two year old.
Two years old
The past year has been a complete metamorphosis of my little lad growing from a
commando crawling not yet one year old, to a running, football-playing,
talking, funny, clever little boy. It's amazing to think that the
transformation has only happened over one year, from all-fours Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-41157512088482324632012-01-11T19:23:00.001+00:002012-01-13T11:39:39.357+00:00Bump 38 weeks pregnant! Fears, names and belly cast
38 weeks! I'm almost at the end of my second pregnancy and have slowed down a lot. I feel heavy, tired and a responsibility to Leon to avoid labouring too early: I'm due on the 21st Jan and Leon's birthday was 5th Jan so it wouldn't be fair to him to have his little brother's birthday in the same week, right? I've been staying local, not doing as much housework, not walking as far, being strict Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-59361700815944809002012-01-08T17:17:00.001+00:002012-01-08T17:55:10.315+00:00Smartipants Birth to Potty Reusable Nappy ReviewI was a wuss and didn't use washable nappies with Leon, but I'd like to use reusable nappies for my next baby that will last the whole nappy-wearing period to save money and reduce landfill waste. The average baby uses 7,000 disposable nappies plus the nappy sacks - and think of the production, and transportation costs to the environment (yes it costs suppliers too, but they make a helluva lot Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-311903070162690022012-01-07T03:10:00.001+00:002012-01-07T10:44:14.227+00:00Books for Big brother to be!My sister works in an independent childrens bookshop and is a literatury genius in my eyes. She recommended the first of these three books for explaining a new baby in family and I'm on a hunt for some more!
There's a House inside my Mummy did not strike me as a good title at first, but I'm pleased I took it out of the library as it's so beautifully written and illustrated with a gentle feel Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-57722006285333386042012-01-04T15:50:00.000+00:002012-01-06T13:36:35.392+00:002012? Bring it onHappy New Year everyone- 2012? Bring it right on. My baby is turning 2 tomorrow, then I'm due another one on the 21st... Errr help! I've also started with vacuum packing bags and boxing up books to prepare for our imminent move to Madrid going ahead at the beginning of March... But let me reflect on the year that was 2011.
Looking back at my 2011 diary it was chocablock full of playdates, Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8495911932095972395.post-50084794905980518742011-12-16T13:03:00.002+00:002011-12-16T13:04:46.331+00:00Bump 35 weeks pregnant!35 weeks pregnant... 5 to go! I can't believe how fast it's all gone.
The first trimester was a bit nauseating and
tiring, but although delighted at the thought of another creation
growing inside of me, I didn't give it as much thought and wonder as my
first pregnancy. Leon kept me busy enough as it was and I felt like I
already understood what was happening- what was developing inside of Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00024344997687767257noreply@blogger.com1