Meal Plan Monday – school and life are back

Posted on 19th April 202119th April 2021 by CatsKidsChaos

Welcome to Meal Plan Monday, sharing what we eat in a week and feeding our family and this week school and life are back, in some sort of normal. It’s taken a little adjusting to, but we are slowly sliding into lockdown ending, with back to ballet, gymnastics, swimming, work for both adults is more […]

Our week in photos – Covid vaccine part 1

Posted on 18th April 202118th April 2021 by CatsKidsChaos

This week our week in photos sums up a rather busy and hectic week and the news that we, or at least one of us, has had a first Covid Vaccine. The husband became eligible this week so he got to proudly wear my slightly cheeky and humorous badge after he took himself off early […]

My recipe for making turmeric lattes at home

Posted on 16th April 202119th April 2021 by CatsKidsChaos

I love turmeric lattes and usually enjoy treating myself to a hot cup from a local cafe when I am out and about in town or shopping. It’s hard to explain why I like it, as an avid coffee drinker, it’s a bit different. Turmeric is a very vibrantly coloured spice that is known for […]

Foul Play – The Murder Mystery Card Game

Posted on 15th April 202118th April 2021 by CatsKidsChaos

*We love games in our house and are delighted to share about Foul Play, a murder mystery card game. We were kindly sent a game to review at home* Foul Play is an easy to play game that you can enjoy with friends and family and perfect if you love murder, mystery, “who dunnit” and […]

Helping Teenagers Embrace Sleep Hygiene

Posted on 13th April 202113th April 2021 by CatsKidsChaos

*This is a collaborative post sharing some ideas on helping teenagers embrace sleep hygiene* Getting teenagers to go to sleep is often difficult and they may need help to manage their sleep hygiene. Not only do they start having different sleeping patterns, but they start becoming more rebellious and independent-minded, so getting them to do […]

Meal Plan Monday – school holiday meal planning

Posted on 12th April 202112th April 2021 by CatsKidsChaos

Welcome to Meal Plan Monday and after a bit of a break from sharing our weekly meals, we are back with some school holiday meal planning. I find my kids tend to ask for food out of boredom in the holidays, particulalry as we faced lockdown and being stuck at home and not able to […]

Our week in photos and stories – Coming out of lockdown

Posted on 11th April 202111th April 2021 by CatsKidsChaos

I have decided to restart our weekly photo updates and as we are coming out of lockdown I thought I would share how life is going and what we have been up to or not this week. As we ease back into to normal, we are finding it a little harder than we thought. Having […]

Keeping sane when supermarket shopping with kids

Posted on 8th April 20218th April 2021 by CatsKidsChaos

Here’s the thing, supermarket shopping with kids is a form of torture for me. I love my children, but loathe shopping with them. Always have, and still do. When they were tiny and could be take in a pushchair or plopped into the trolley seat and couldn’t talk to ask for things, it was a […]