My Pregnant Barbie, Barbie goes to WAR!

When I was a little girl. My Barbie was Pregnant.


Yes.

Image from Google

She was. 


And I LOVED her so. I had other 'non-pregnant' Barbies of course, but I LOVED this Barbie so much, she gave birth with just a simple Twist of the Stomach. Hell, I wish it was that easy in Real Life!


Anyhooo... 


I decided to 'PIN' this Barbie on Pinterest last week - take a look HERE, and Boy Oh Boy, was I unprepared for the reaction that followed...


270 Repins later....


I have started a BARBIE WAR.  Some of the comments are just ridiculously insane, let me entertain you for a minute or two.


Absurd Comment 1:  And why does Barbie need to have a csection?


Absurd Comment 2: now explain to your child how and why?


Absurd Comment 3: OMG I think if we would have had this barbie as children we would have never had sex!!!


Brilliant Comment 1: The people upset over this barbie are the same people who give their little girls fisher price kitchens to play in


Brilliant Comment 2: I don't know why people are saying they would never give this to their child. My daughter has seen a pregnant woman before.. She knows the baby is in the belly. It's not the baby is coming out of a hole in her vagina. My daughter thinks babies come through the belly button. I would buy those


Brilliant Comment 3: FINALLY some sense!! What about giving little boys guns to play with? Childbirth is natural.... The little girls are not looking at it from a sex point of view!


Personally, I NEVER thought about the Sexual Aspect of this Barbie, I was like 12 8 years old when I played Barbies... I just thought it was so cool that one minute she was pregnant, and the next, whoop! You had a baby. Sheer brilliance.


But it got me thinking.... maybe people DO get upset by this kind of thing. Well, obviously, judging from the comments I've had. 


So, I'm opening up the shiny blog floor... YOU... What do YOU think of it? Is it such a big thing? Would you worry about the impact it would have on your daughter? 


And oh... If you like it... put a pin on it. 







Pin It

Meal Planning - Inspired by Jam and Clotted Cream!

So this week I took Meal Planning inspiration from the lovely Beth's Foodie Blog over at Jam & Clotted Cream

Image from http://www.jamandclottedcream.co.uk 

Her website is SO easy to use, check out the drop down boxes on the Right Hand side! Yesterday I sat down with my tea, had a quick scroll through and came up with 5 yummy suppers in no time at all!

Here's the links to the one's I'm making this week - Thank You Beth!

Monday: Sweet Potato & Halloumi Bake  - I'm serving this up with some yummy Pork Chops

Tuesday: Cider Chicken in a Creamy Mushroom Sauce - Nom Nom!!

Wednesday: Lentil, Bean & Bacon Stew - Cheap, Yummy & Easy Peasy!

Thursday: Creamy Mustard Pork & Mushrooms

Friday:  Hubble Bubble Pumpkin Fishcakes - I'm replacing the pumpkin for mashed potato..only because I couldn't get any pumpkin or butternut! I'll probably do Salad & Garlic Bread for the sides.

Nom Nom Nom!!

What's on YOUR menu this week? Let us know in the Comments :)

Also.... we have ONE WEEK LEFT until the Pinterest Challenge linky opens! Are you joining us? Click HERE to read all about it,

Wanna grab the badge?

Here you go!




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Happy Monday! xx

Welcome to SunFun!

See more and link yours up over at the Fabulous Actually Mummy !

Saturday is Caption Day!

Can you Caption this?

Head over to Mammasaurus to link up yours and see more fabulousness :)

Happy Weekend xx

I will find Ken's head and glue Barbies hair back on...

Oh yes I will.  I'm writing over here today... OFF THE DEEP END.

Come over & Say Hi, Hang out a little. I guarantee I'll make you laugh. That'll be Awesome.

Cheer me up Monday: Giveaway from Experience Days UK

The fabulous people over at Experience Days UK have very kindly given 'Life, As I Know It' readers (thats YOU, you sexy thang) the chance to win a £50 gift voucher for any experience from their awesome website!

Fancy a Fashion Makeover & Photo Shoot ?

How about a Quad Bike Adventure for 2? ................. Just in time for Valentine's Day!

I've done a Quad Adventure before and it was BRILLIANT! So so much fun, even if you have Z-E-R-O
co-ordination like Mwah.

One of their 'Best-Sellers' is the CHOCOLATE WORKSHOP. Oh Heaven.

Plus, this workshop is currently reduced to £50, so you will pay ZERO, nadda - Free Chocolate?? Who wouldn't want to enter?!

There are SO many choices of fabulous experiences that you can spend your voucher on, go here and have a browse: http://www.experiencedays.co.uk 

To enter, leave a Comment to let me know what YOU would spend your £50 voucher on if you won this awesome competition! I'll pick a winner via Random.Org next Monday.

Yay!!

Silent Sunday

Saturday is Caption Day!

Caption this peeps:

Then head over here to MAMMASAURUS to Link Yours up and See more!

Happy Saturday!

In my House.

I have a CUTE kitchen helper

I have fallen in LOVE with this Beer. Banana Bread Beer. Say no more

We found some YUMMY Free Range Blue Eggs.

Which we're over the moooon about

We've managed to keep the fish alive!

This sums me up ... Sometimes... although I'm working on it

And the spirit of Xmas lingers on...

Fairies need to fuel themselves on pizza.

What's happening in YOUR house this week?

Did you hear about the PINTEREST Challenge? We have SO many people joining in the fun.

It's A W E S O M E  - join us!

Do you love Pinterest?! Join our Challenge!

It just totally rocks! Are YOU loving this Virtual pinboard as much as me? I thought so.

A couple of weeks back at 3 o'clock in the morning I had a fabulous blog thought (as you do) and it has transpired into this................

The Pinterest Challenge!

A group of us on Twitter have teamed up to share our love of Pinterest.  We don't proclaim to be the worlds best crafters, but hell, we're gonna try. And we want YOU to join us!  There will be Cake & Crafting & Baking & Cooking & Fun & New Friendships & Prizes & Blog Love.

Good times.

So how does it work? Well, we start our First link up on Monday 6th February, Right Here on The Lovebumps blog!

How awesomely exciting!! Prizes will be awarded AT RANDOM, not for the best craft/cake - it's not a competition :) Pinner Prize winners will be picked by Random.Org, and announced the Wednesday after the Linky closes.  We will be feeding you inspiration all week via our FANTASTIC PinAddicts blogs...If you're reading this, you all know pretty much everything about me, if not, click over to the sidebar on the right and read underneath my 'Pop!' photo :) Follow me on Pinterest HERE .

But for now.....Meet the rest of the  PinAddict team..

**Drum Roll please!**


...

Hello Viv!

I am a mid-30s SAHM from Wiltshire also know as @MelkshamMum.

In a  former life I was a primary school teacher but now my time is spent seeing to the needs of my 5 and 3 year old . My spare time - ha ha - is spent blogging, tweeting, baking, eating cake, trying to burn off the calories from the cake and learning to make things. I fail quite miserably at the 'making things' but with the Pinaddicts Challenge I intend to become a fantastic crafter!


Pinterest: Viv - Melksham Mum Twitter: @MelkshamMum  Facebook: Melksham Mum 
 Blog: Melksham Mum

Hello butwhymummywhy!

I'm a twenty-something mummy to two little girls, Noo who's 4 and Little E who is 1. Despite my mum's awesomeness at craft I myself am a completely hopeless crafter who gives up on the majority of my projects! This is a super challenge for me that my love of Pinterest with get me through!!


Pinterest: Butwhymummywhy  Twitter: @Butwhymummywhy  Blog: Butwhymummywhy
Facebook: Butwhymummywhy

Hey Jess!

Hi, my name is Jess. I'm mummy to a little girl (born Nov 2010) and I'm currently training to become a massage therapist. In my spare time I blog as Mum2BabyInsomniac and I'm just about to launch my new site named The Perfect Romance Experiment which is dedicated to my special interest in relationships. I have always loved being creative but discovering Pinterest has inspired me to a new level and I am incredibly excited about being part of the PinAddicts Challenge!


Pinterest: Mum2BabyInsomniac Twitter: @mum2babyinsomni  Facebook: Mum2Babyinsomniac 
Blog: Mum2Babyinsomniac  Blog: The Perfect Romance Experiment

Hello Kerry! (great name BTW)

A South African transplant, living in Herts attempting to raise 3 children under 4 and maintain some sense of me and who I am within all the chaos. A part time working registered nurse, Christ-lover and grow-your-own-veger with a little bit of mommy blogging about my joys and struggles, cooking and crafting thrown in for good measure!


Pinterest: Kerry Botha  Twitter: @KerryBotha1  Facebook: SimplyOutnumbered  
Blog: SimplyOutnumbered

Hey Louise!

 I am a sewing, gardening, wine drinking mother of two who is now the wrong side of 40. I make pillowcase dresses for charity (feel free to join in!) and talk about fabric a lot. I'm slightly obsessed with Phillip Schofield and stalking minor celebrities on Twitter. Now completely addicted to Pinterest. I need to get off the computer and start making stuff again!


Pinterest: SewScrumptious  Twitter: @SewScrumptious Facebook: SewScrumptious
Blog: Sew Scrumptious

Hello Steph! (Sexy Ears BTW)

Thirty something mum of one, a bit of a procrastinator who can bake a pretty good cake but can't craft to save her life! But I'm happy to give it a go!

Pinterest: Stephanie Groves  Twitter: @notsoslummy Blog: Just Above Average Mum

So today, in the comments, please link up YOUR PINTEREST LINK, so we can all follow each other, and pin pin pin! See our PinAddicts boards for inspiration and to take a peek at what we plan on making. Don't forget to use the hashtag #PinAddicts if you chat about it all on Twitter! I'll post more info on 6th Feb, but for now, go get yourselves ready for our first linky &.............................

So....... who's excited?

Silent Sunday

Saturday is Caption Day!

Caption Me :)

Then head over to the sexy Mammasaurus to see more or search #SatCap on Twitter!

The post in which I make you Jealous. Heston's Hidden Orange Cake appears.

So, We're casually drifting through the chaos that is Christmas Day, the kids are running round screaming and my sister casually pulls out this beauty...

Me: "Where the hell did you get that??"

Her: "Oh, M's had it in the back of the cupboard for AAAges. Do you know they are £350 on Ebay at the moment?" So Casual.

Me: (itching to sneak it into my bag and rush upstairs to start the bidding) " Really??! Wowza's, no ways! People have been waiting weeks to try and get one of these!"

Her: "Yeah, Whatever. Tomorrow it will only be worth a tenner."

So, I worked it out, 10 pieces (we like big pieces) is 35 quid a piece. That means each mouthful is worth, oh erm about a FIVER.  We preciously steamed it for 3 hours and VOILA! here it is in all its glory.

I won't even Tell you what my 11 year old daughter likened this picture to. It has to do with mommies being ready to push out babies.

And THAT. That right there. Spoiled my cake.

(For the record, the spoil didnt last long and I managed to stuff down 2 pieces. About a Tenners worth - Nom Nom)

I return from the depths of No Internet Land. If only for a short while.

Blog readers. Faithful Beautiful Blog Readers. I have had NO internet connection for TWO WHOLE weeks!!!  I have arisen from 'No Internet Land' for just a short few moments. It's a scary place. I'm stuck there until Tuesday. Woe is me.

My beautiful smartphone is seriously getting Overkill for reloading my Twitter page about 3000 times a day (seriously cannot believe Gary Barlow hasn't tweeted me back today!! Oh the shame ) & I haven't even had a chance to play over HERE on the Love All Blogs new site. Although I did submit my request for membership at One Am, on my phone, under the duvet...  like a secret spy - desperate to be let in on a secret!

I sorted out my camera too, so I leave you with a picture. Until we meet again. On Tuesday. 5 sleeps.

A cute little sprog I found here in No Internet Land. She's a keeper x