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I should have known it was going to be one of those days today as soon as I woke up and realised I'd overslept. But, like any other day, I was cheerful in the hopeful anticipation of a nice, pleasant day. Little did I know what fate had in store for me...Within an hour of waking, Little Angel had almost wrecked the place. It started with her somehow getting hold of my favorite Dior nail varnish and attempting to paint the carpet....

Tunisian style salad is really easy to prepare and makes a tasty side-dish for any meal. It's usually eaten with a spoon (as the vegetables are finely chopped for this dish), but can also be eaten with bread: a traditional Tunisian method of eating!Here's what you'll need: Half a cucumberAbout 2 mewdium (or one large) tomatoesSmall red onionCapsicum...

Exactly one year ago, we moved to this "new house" and were blessed with a front door on the ground floor, lovely neighbours and most of all, a huge garden space for the kids!For over ten years, we'd been living in a first floor flat. Sure it was roomy and in a nice part of town, but with the kids it was hardly desirable. Especially when...

These days we're bombarded with advertisements for the latest (and supposedly, greatest) cleaning products on the market: washing up liquids, laminate floor cleaner, toilet limescale remover... The list is endless!What such adverts fail to tell you is that there are essentially five natural ingredients you can use to keep you entire home...

I'm feeling rather proud of myself tonight; albeit exhausted, with hands that ache so much I'm barely able to type!Whenever Hubby Dearest goes abroad without me, I set myself a plan of household tasks to do before his return. Often it's something simple, like painting the windowsills and hanging new curtains (my initial plan for this week)....

My little man's not quite so little anymore... In July he'll be eleven. Almost a teenager! As much as I love to watch his development, I often wish children would stay children forever. Like yesterday, for instance.Here's the gist of the conversation we had:"Tidy your room up please; it's bedtime soon.""I'll do it in a bit.""No, tidy it...

So, here's my first recipe of the "Tasty Tuesdays" series: Tunisian tagine with tuna, parsley and cheese. This is a really simple dish which you could use as a starter or accompaniment to a main meal. It's also nice for the kids to snack on!Here's what you'll need:Six medium eggsA small can of tuna chunks, drainedA handful of fresh parsley,...

When I cook (which is virtually everyday!), I like things to be simple, and still taste delicious! I learnt the hard way that food cooked from fresh ingredients tastes so much better than frozen/prepacked/convenience foods from the supermarket. And I say "the hard way" because I truly didn't know how to cook when I first set up home!With...

Adorable as she is, my little angel seems to be quite addicted to her soothers (or "do-do's", as they are called in our house!).I'm dreading the day she has to give them up and become a "big girl"... Which may not be too far away now as she really needs to give them up before she begins nursery school. This wasn't an issue with my son: he...

After reading Tracy's article about the freedom of household routines, I remembered a great tip from Marguerite Duras: keeping a list of store cupboard essentials.This is something I've done for a while now. On our fridge we stuck a list of all the kitchen essentials we can't do without, and tick things off as they need replenishing. That...

Have you ever wondered which of the Wisteria Lane ladies you are like the most? Here's a fun quiz to find out:Which Desperate Housewife are you?Apparently I'm most like Bree...Which housewife are you?Technorati Tags: desperate | housewives | quiz | personality | te...

Hubby was rather wild when we received the electric bill a few weeks ago. He wasn't impressed yesterday when we had the gas bill..."We always use more heating/lighting/gas for the cooker/etc in winter," I tried to explain. But still, our monthly payments have increased by more than 100%. It's time to cut down on our use of these facilities....

I'm a lucky mum: my kids are great eaters! They eat veg and fruit with every meal, and snacks usually comprise of apples, grapes and (for my youngest) olives. But it hasn't always been this way...My son (now ten) was a very fussy eater. At one time, he would only eat bland foods, chips and pizza. No sauces, and virtually no greens. Trying...

Though I've blogged extensively for over two years now, I'm a relative savvy to the mommy blogger community! It was actually only a few weeks ago that i read my first "Mommy Blog" and thought: hey, this is what I really want to do. I certainly didn't realise how big this community was...There are some really great mommy blogs out there,...

Summer's blog, Wired for Noise features a great regular feature called The Carnival of Sahms. Here you can read some great blog posts about SAHMs (stay at home mums) and the issues which concern us.This month, the carnival features a post from here at Glamumous! Be sure to check out Summer's blog for some great posts and articles (Thanks for the add, Summer!)Technorati Tags: blog| carnival| sahms| stay+at+home+mums| wired+fo...

I just read a really interesting post on Tertia's blog about "the bean jar married sex theory". Here's the basics of it:When you meet someone new, someone you think you might end up getting serious about, go out and get yourself a jar and a big packet of beans. Then, every time you shag, put one of the beans in the jar. Carry on doing that...

Most likely, you will have heard the tragic news of Madeleine McCann's dissapearance on May 3rd from a holiday apartment in Portugal. It has now been eleven days since her parents last saw that beautiful little face. Though I am not a religious person, I pray for her safety, and I pray that no parent ever has to go through such an ordeal...

Here in the UK, Mothering Sunday is the second Sunday of Lent. But I would like to wish all you mums in the United States and elsewhere in the world a very happy Mothers' Day! You all deserve it!Above is a video sent to me by Marie of Mommy Community.com. Thank you Marie! I hope you all enjoy her lovely video.Technorati Tags: mothers+day| mother| mum| celebrati...

I used GoDaddy to register my domain name, as this company seemed the cheapest dot.com domain provider, and also because they supply a free email address and basic hosting account with each domain, which has come in rather handy.However, I'd read quite a few complaints about using GoDaddy for custom domains with Blogger hosting, so I was rather careful to make sure I did everything correctly!Please do note that you can only link...

I must be awkward. As much as I love jeans, I have the greatest trouble in finding a pair that fits well. They're either too big on the waist, or are way too tight on the hips, making me walk like a cardboard cowboy... On the odd occasion that I have found a great pair of jeans, they're too expensive!What's a girl to do?Thankfully, help...

Glamumous.com is now up and running (almost) fine!The only restriction is that you need to enter www.glamumous.com to get to my blog. This is due to Blogger restrictions on associating the custom domain to either http:// or www. You can't have both (which is quite unfortunate).However, I have set up a page at http://glamumous.com to redirect...

Abuse of parent and child parking spaces is one of my pet hates. In fact, it often infuriates me that people with no children deliberately park in these spaces, ensuring that struggling parents with crying babies, buggies and arms full of shopping have to struggle across the car park. A few weeks ago, I spotted an empty parent and child...

In the next few days, the address for Glamumous will change from glamumous.blogspot.com to glamumous.com!I've decided to buy my custom domain, and maintain Blogspot's excellent free hosting. An added bonus is that glamumous.blogspot.com will automatically redirect to the new address. I also have a new email address: amanda at glamumous.com!Great, eh?Technorati Tags: customizing+blogger domain+name domain dot+com blogger blog...

To me, it seems as though blogging hasn't taken off in the UK as much as elsewhere in the world. I'd love to read more Mommy Blogs by mums who are based in the UK, perhaps share stories and links.So if you're a mommy blogging from our small islands, please get in touch! Leave your comments or send me an email: I'd love to read more about...

Last night, I finally got around to customising my blog header, which turned out to be much easier than I thought it would be!I made the header using a combination of Publisher and Photoshop, then uploaded it to my hosting account on another server. I'm rather proud of how well the design turned out!Then, rather then change the background...

5minutesformom.com have a great project on their site called "Tackle it Tuesday". They invite mums to contribute their hints and advice about tackling problem housekeeping chores (which is great for mums like me who really don't like housework!).Read all about it here! Technorati Tags: 5minutesformom| housework| hints| household| sa...

Everyday Mommy is giving away a free Blogger or Typepad makeover as a Mother's Day Giveaway! What a great idea! To be in with a chance of winning this great prize, simply leave a comment on Everyday Mommy's post here explaining why you'd like the blog design, and including a link to your URL.Good luck!Technorati Tags: blog+design| giveaway|...

Great, I can post by cameraphone!Originally uploaded by AmandaFaz.Here's a picture of my little princess, my first post by camera phone! Thankfully, blogging by phone isn't limited to those who live in the US! Using a flickr account you can post images straight to your Blogger blog. Thanks flickr!To learn how to blog by cameraphone using...

Trackbacks are a way of linking blogs to each other when referencing another blogger's post. They're quite useful and interesting to use, but unfortunately Blogger has not yet made this an inherent feature of the new Blogger software.As an alternative, I decided to install Haloscan on my blog, to enable trackback links. So far, I've found...

This policy is valid from 13 November 2007 This blog is a personal blog written and edited by me. For questions about this blog, please contact amanda [at] glamumous.com. This blog accepts forms of cash advertising, sponsorship, paid insertions or other forms of compensation. The compensation received will never influence the content, topics...

As you can see, my Rounders4 template now has extra sidebars to the left of the main column. This has been the most difficult, and yet most satisfying customisation I have made to my Blogger template yet!I won't explain every detail as this would make my post extremely long and boring, so instead I'll just go through the basics of the process...

At the supermarket today, I encountered a stand selling Charibags: heavy duty, reusable bags for shoppers, which not only cut down on waste from plastic carriers, but help raise funds for local children's charities and Sheffield Children's Hospital."What a wonderful idea!" I said as I snapped some up. At only a couple of pounds each, they're...

I have quite a few labels for my posts, and wanted to create a "cloud" for these tags as I did in other (Wordpress) blogs. Generally, such tag-clouds show the ratio of posts related to a label in colour and font size, so labels with more posts associated are bigger, and stronger in colour.Phydeaux has created a great tutorial of how best to do this in New blogger, using a code which is easy to customise to your own specifications;...

Today I began to wonder if courtesy is slowly disappearing in our society. I like to think that I have good manners, and that in turn I have taught my children a good set of moral values. Unfortunately I cannot speak for the rest of society, and was today downright disgusted with the actions of my social "neighbours"...On the route of my...