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Welcome to Parenting the Shand Princesses!

This blog is a journey. Our journey as parents to Mayarna (2) and Zenayah (5 months). It's a journey that excites us for the future, but also makes us nervous and a little scared. Everyone's slightly scared of the unknown, right?!

So who are we? 

 I'm Michaela (mummy), a small town girl with big dreams. Born and raised in West Yorkshire, I am a huge family woman with a loving fiancé (OJ), and my 2 heartbeats. My goal in life is to become Mrs Shand and run my own Events company, which I am currently working towards. You can follow me on instagram at The MummyBou Chronicles

I'm OJ (daddy), bubbly London man adjusting to life in a small town. I'm a massive film junkie with a passion for Criminology and Law. I absolutely thrive on being a dad and can't wait for our second princess to join our family. You can follow me on instagram at In a Dad Way

Our blog will be as real and straightforward as can be, with the good and bad days included. We hope it will be entertaining enough for you to subscribe!

Welcome to our journey!

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