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		<pubDate>Wed 10 Mar 2010 11:52:11</pubDate>
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	<title>Winter, Winter, Let&#039;s all cheer...</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_7149/winter-winter-lets-all-cheer.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[

it&#039;s cold outside but it&#039;s warm in here!


	

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Cozyosko&#039;s have arrived at Bits n Bobs! After waiting most of the year for the cold weather to start arriving, I was very excited this week to open the box of Cozyosko&#039;s! I found these gorgeous cosytoes back in the spring and knew then that I wanted to stock them. 

In a range of bright and funky designs, they are sure to be the envy of your friends! Originating from Australia, and designed by a mum, much time...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat 17 Oct 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>Summer ends, School begins....</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_6174/summer-ends-school-begins.html</link>
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It has been a while since my last post. As you can imagine I have been busy entertaining a very energetic 3 year old for the summer holidays. She starts back on Friday and I am looking forward to having 5 mornings a week of peace! 

Over these holidays, Baby Bits has started walking! He took his first steps aged 10 months and was walking properly at 11 months and 1 week. Which got me to thinking about the dreaded Nursery Run!

Before we know it, he will have gained enough confidence to b...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed 2 Sep 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>Rach DID the MK Midnight Moo!</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_5367/rach-did-the-mk-midnight-moo.html</link>
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	So here we are, one week on, and I have just about recovered from the Charity Walk! The MK Midnight Moo took place last Saturday 18th July -&nbsp;10 miles around Milton Keynes - and I am very proud to let you all know that I completed it in 3hrs 28mins!

The fastest time was 2hrs 45mins, so I am extremely pleased that we were only 45mins behind. Never in my wildest dreams did I even think I would finish, let alone do it that quickly.

Sunday was filled with extreme pain... by Monday I...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon 27 Jul 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>The big day (or rather Night) is here!</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_5185/the-big-day-or-rather-night-is-here.html</link>
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The night has finally arrived! In 3 hours time, I will be setting off on the MK Midnight Moo. Walking 10 miles around Milton Keynes in the middle of the night... what WAS I thinking?! 

My bag is packed with plasters, water, snacks and torch. I am sat here in my Moo T-shirt and I am getting just a little bit nervous! I think the furthest I have ever walked is around 6 miles, so although it may seem nothing to some people, it is quite a big thing for me!

Hubby assures me that being on my...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat 18 Jul 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>1 day and counting....</title>
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In 24 hours time, I will be setting off to take part in the MK Midnight Moo. A ten mile walk starting at midnight, the route takes in Milton Keynes shopping centre, the concrete cows and of course, Willen Hospice for whom we are raising money.

So have I kept to my training schedule? Well... no is the short answer! With family commitments, extreme weather conditions and a slight fall down the stairs, there seems to have always been a reason not to head out.

However, I am a stone lighter...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri 17 Jul 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>Midnight Moo</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_4598/midnight-moo.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[In 4 weeks, 2 days and 13 hours (approx!), I will be walking the MK Midnight Moo. This is a ten mile walk across Milton Keynes, in aid of Willen Hospice.
Approx 1000 women are taking part, with around 300 helpers, plus an unknown number of spectators....
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Would you like to get your business seen by all these people?!!
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For a small donation&nbsp;,&nbsp; I will be happy to wear a badge or sticker on my t-shirt, or if you do not have badges or stickers, then I will even safety pin ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri 19 Jun 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>The Green Familia</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_4221/the-green-familia.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[I had a lovely surprise the other day when I logged into my Facebook account to see a message saying we were going to be featured on the Green Familia . This site&nbsp;features&nbsp;all things &#039;Green&#039; and our wonderful Doy Bags were highlighted in the blog about re-usable shopping bags.&nbsp;Constructed from recycled juice packets, these bags are made by a women&#039;s co-operative in the Phillipines. Over 500 women have found employment here and the bags are produced and traded accord...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu 28 May 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>A Facelift!</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_4125/a-facelift.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[As you will already have seen, Bits has had a facelift! After a very stressful couple of days, trying to decide whether or not to change our name, we decided the name would stay but we needed a new image!
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On the recommendation of Charlie Moos, we asked the wonderful Katrina from TomatoTea.net if&nbsp;she&nbsp;would design us a lovely new logo. Armed with the very vague &#039;brief&#039; of Robots, Bright&nbsp;Colours and child-like, I was amazed with the fantastic logo &amp; banner she ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri 22 May 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>A surprise in the post..</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_3930/a-surprise-in-the-post.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[The Bits household were very excited this morning&nbsp;when the postlady brought us something that wasn&#039;t a bill and wasn&#039;t going to cost us money! The excitement started when we saw the handwritten envelope.... it&nbsp;heightened when we saw the familiar CharlieMoos sticker on the back and went into overdrive when we realised it contained the long awaited&nbsp; &#039;Thank You&#039; Seed Tags! Having heard all about them, it was lovely to see one &#039;in the flesh&#039;. Another grea...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed 13 May 2009 11:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>Making Progress</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_3665/making-progress.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[We were very pleased this week to achieve a bronze award for our website from the Web Site Awards. We now have a lovely Bronze medal that we can display on the bottom of our pages. The Web Site Awards recognises individuals who have created&nbsp; a special website experience for its visitors. This is&nbsp;Bits n Bobs&#039;&nbsp;first award and we hope it will be one of many!
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&nbsp;...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed 29 Apr 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>I need a crash course..</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[I have been thrown into the scary world of computer talk in recent weeks. Google ranking, Googlebase, RSS Feeds..
I&#039;m still not entirely sure what most of them mean, but with a bit of help and a bit of luck, I have managed to conquer most of them so far!
I am top of the page on Google if you search for Harness Buddies and I was pleased to note today that on an MSN search of Bits n Bobs, we have made it onto page 4! Big achievement for a mum of 2 who used to use the internet purely for sho...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu 23 Apr 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>Taking Off</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[After a little break from &#039;Bits&#039; over the Easter holidays, the past couple of days have been very busy! With 2 sales on Thursday, I was spurred on to start promoting us properly.
I have set up pages on Twitter and Supermummymumpreneurs and also joined Mumsclub. Jo from Charlie Moos&nbsp;has talked me through linking my blog and my Twitter Feed into various sites. I have a list as long as my arm to work through, and also a lot of learning to do, but I am getting there slowly.
The sale...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun 19 Apr 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>Things are starting to move...</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Well, we were on a bit of a roll last week with another review of our Harness Buddies on mumsjustlove.com ! It is really exciting seeing your site featured on other people&#039;s sites!
We are starting to see sales now too, which is always a bonus! We sold 2 of our lovely Harness Buddies yesterday and I was informed this morning that if you google Harness Buddies, Bits n Bobs comes up first in the search results! Thank you Alison for letting us know!
I haven&#039;t had much time this week to p...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu 16 Apr 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>Exciting times!</title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Exciting times in the Bits household today! We have had our first online review! http://chopsybaby.com/mag/?p=2083
It&#039;s a fab article and we are really pleased to be featured.
I&#039;d like to thank Joanne at Charlie Moo&#039;s for&nbsp;encouraging me this past week to start marketing myself. She has given me some great advice - she is even&nbsp;nagging me&nbsp;now, as i write this! Joanne is also behind the group Networking Mummies Dorset which is aimed at getting all the local business ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon 6 Apr 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>MK Midnight Moo Training... or lack of!</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_3196/mk-midnight-moo-training-or-lack-of.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[I finally bought a good pair of trainers this week, for the sponsored walk I am doing in July. Unfortunately, not much training has happened this week, so I&#039;ve not had a chance to wear them yet. We did manage to go out for about an hour and a half on Thursday.&nbsp; That was an interesting walk to say the least. First of all we were walking parallel to a road that we thought would take us back home, then we realised we were actually following the bypass into the next town! So we turned arou...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun 5 Apr 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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	<title>Welcome!</title>
	<link>http://www.bitsnbobs.me.uk/blog/read_3080/welcome.html</link>
	<description><![CDATA[Hello and welcome to the Bits Blog!&nbsp; Things are busy here as usual, what with a toddler and a baby in the house! Not to mention my new &#039;project&#039;... the MK Midnight Moo! 
Now, I am not the most energetic person in the world, and I would like to say that I am still carrying a bit of baby weight, but if the truth be known, the weight was here long before babies! I have contemplated doing various charity events before, but by the time I have thought about it, the event has been and g...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue 31 Mar 2009 0:00:00</pubDate>
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