What was in my Box.....

So today while I was in the shower I was informed there was a man at our door - great where's my towel. Off to the door I go and boom! No key in the door and the door is locked. So off I go to climb up my sofa and to grab my 'box' off the postie while he laughs as I try to keep my towel up at the same time. Awesome! Thanks mate! So I sign for it and take a nosey eee:) What was in my box.... 

Changes are Occuring

The last few weeks have been hard for me, mainly because I am a very unorganised woman. I live my life in chaos, stress and being late to everything! Well while being up till 4am and hearing a very loud noise above my house I went upstairs to my bedroom window. I had never seen a police helicoptor so close and after watching it for about 10 minutes I had a realisation which made me cry. What am I doing?
Being up until god knows what time trying to catch up on work and tidy the house and get myself organised... but what I was really doing is nothing because I was soo tired I was unproductive and therefore the very 2 little amazing people of whom I am trying to be a success for I am letting down. In that instant I took myself to bed. I know this is very odd but since that moment a lot of things have  changed. I am going to go off on a little tangent here so bare with me... when I was pregnant I attended a conference and at the time I thought nothing of it. But as I sat having this 'epiphany' of mine a few of the things this speaker had said made me realise how much of my life I was wasting by trying to do too much and ending with nothing. The most important one being If you are looking at something and it needs doing do it. If you have wrote a list finish it before you start a new one basically don't sit around waiting for things to do themselves.

So what's changed... in this past week I have probably had more kisses and cuddles of the most amazing 2 little boys than I have had all year. We have watched films. been to the park and just enjoyed eachothers company. My house has never been so organised (although still my room to do) my eldest (4) is even helping by picking up his toys and explaining to his daddy that he cannot ruin mummys tidying.

I know this blog post probably doesn't make sense but then hey I realised something else too... The reason I started this blog was for my pregnancy diary... and now it's the story of me! So me is what you shall get! Expect alot more changes around here :)

Review of The Dodo Book of the Big Bump

I received this product from: Dodopad

9½" x 8" (240 x 200mm), laminated ring binder with 100 pages, 12 pockets/dividers, pregnancy diary and a strong elastic bandeau to hold everything neatly inside.

I really Love mine!! I write everything and more in it daily, from baby names that I have been thinking about, how I am going to treat myself to in pregnancy... to my thoughts on how to decorate the childrens room. There are is a pregnancy planner, so I have wrote appointments I need to go to and then how they went. I really don't think I would be without mine now :) It is also something I can pull out when my baby is teenage to show them how icky they made me feel and how I couldn't eat my favourite things hehe (not even hot chocolate!!) I think I am also going to use mine as a sort of scrap book for ideas too, by sticking in pictures of things I am interested in or want.

Whilst doing this review there was a question of something I was unsure of so I contacted the company on twitter Lord_dodo, I was contacted by a really lovely lady called Rebecca who even rang me to make sure she understood my query!! I am very Impressed by the service and the answer to my question was: Yes you can buy spare paper for the bump book, and no you cannot buy spare seperators but seriously I don't think you would need an extra one everything has pretty much been accounted for. It was just a question so I could tell you guys :)

The Bump book is seperated into categorys, I think everything is covered I cannot think about one that would be needed, could you?

Hospital Stuff
Names & Naming
Big Essentials
Nursery Needs
Birth Plan
Ante-Natal Classes
Complementary Therapies
Birth Announcements
Childcare
Articles & Tips
Product Info
                                                         Miscellaneous <------ There is even a Miscellaneous!!

These are pockets in the Seperators Which is perfectly sized for your Folded Pregnancy notes, amongst lots of other things!!

On the seperators there are Illustrated humourous quotes, I have to say my favourite is on childcare 'People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one. Leo J Burke

There are 2 Types of paper in this book, one I have already mentioned which is the Pregnancy Planner paper the other is squared paper with a cute dodo picture in the corner, I will be using the squared paper to help scrap book my ideas aswell as any lists and anything else I have in my head at the time lol, In the Planner paper I insert my feelings and emotions and also all the dates/appointments I need to remember.

My Only Con with this product is that there wasn't a holder for my pen.

I would and have recommend this to my pregnant friends, it is a fantastic organiser and keepsake for the future, and if you aren't pregnant but looking for a present for a pregnant friend.. I would highly recommend

The Book of the Big Bump

Click this link and use the code below for 20% off
http://www.dodopad.com/acatalog/celebrations.html#aBUMP
 and use this code: 11PR – it is working now and will be live till midnight on Sunday 17th April.

I didn't get paid for this review but I got the keep the product in question.

Received my Book of the Big Bump :)

Received my Dodo Pad :)

Really looking forward to using this and writing my review for Lord Dodo :) <3