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Feeling a little embarrassed for being so vain but newly single after a really long time, feeling so self concious so here goes!!! I'm looking for a recommendation for wrinkles under the eyes - (I'm only early 30s and they're so bad from years of outside work!) I look after my skin now really well...
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Hi mummas, I’m wondering what you all do for stress relief, besides therapy and meditation? I’ve been through alot in the last 6 months and it’s had a huge impact on my body. Sore shoulders & back, bad stomach pains, headaches, anxiety & brain fog pretty bad. I know it’s from stress because...
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Ladies, I need some help!! Please! I am late 30's and a size 18-20 and am looking for some shapewear and an outfit to wear to a wedding. It's for a wedding in late September, but I am not a dresses or skirts kind of person, so need a nice pantsuit, or loose pants and shirt or something like that...

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This is a FAQ post. These are the most popular answers to a real question asked on The Imperfect Mum. A bit of a hard question to put into words. Lately I’m feeling like i’m now just “his wife” and “her mother” – I’m feeling like I’ve lost who I used to be. I used to be a fairly social independant woman and now I feel as though I have somehow been robbed of my independance. I have an 8 month old...
Sometimes we mums are our own worst enemy… I’m beating myself up at the moment, without any help from anyone else! (So talented right?) *rolls eyes* I was catching up with a couple of beautiful mums this morning – we had a bunch of kids between us all who were happily playing in the playground while we spoke. One of the children came up to her mum, with the usual “I’m hungry” complaint, and the...
There has been many discussions on I.M about beauty, women feeling like they are not beautiful. Women feeling like they’re not enough. And, this worries me. So, what makes you beautiful? Aesthetically you may rate as as 4 or a 10? Who knows? And yes I would be lying if I said that aesthetics don’t come into play. They do. However, I have seen really aesthetically pleasing people that are just not...
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