*This is a collaborative post sharing why replacing your windows can increase its value and energy efficiency in partnership with Three Counties* If like us, you love your home, but also are aware that improving it’s value and energy efficiency is important you may have a list of short term and longer term goals in […]
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I Think It’s Time to Replace My Problem Radiator
*This is a collaborative post about why it might be time to replace that problem radiator and tips to help with that* Ever find yourself with one item in a room you can’t stop fixating on? Something you find yourself staring at for longer than is appropriate, and you know it was a person they’d […]
READ MOREMasking – What is it and why it happens?
Masking is something that is becoming more talking about and not just a random term used by children and adult mental health care providers and experts. Masking is something that means a large number of children fall through the net of mental health care and educational needs. Masking means children are not getting the help […]
READ MOREEducational places we love to visit in London
As a family who loves to do things, explore and learn, we thought we would share some of our favourite places we love to visit in London. As life returns to normal post lockdown we can’t wait to be back doing the things we enjoy and as we live twenty-five minutes from London by train, […]
READ MOREOur week in photos – my turn for the ‘Rona vaccine
This week has been a good one and most importantly, my turn for the ‘rona vaccine. A little rough around the edges but the week that I got my first Covid vaccine. I wasn’t expecting to be elligble for another few weeks and last sunday mornign decided to try the booking system, I don’t know […]
READ MOREOur week in photos – post-pandemic normal
Welcome to our week in photos and this week we slide back in to more post-pandemic normal and slowly adjust to life with a little bit more of the normal we remember as life in the time of corona continues but restrictions have eased a little. We have had a fairly busy week and are […]
READ MOREOur week in photos – Covid vaccine part 1
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 […]
READ MOREPawsome care for pets with Be Loved
*Be:Loved kindly asked us to review their products and share them with our readers* Our pets are amazing, and we love them, and they love us back (mostly, sometimes Layla makes it clear she really doesn’t approve of our life choices and hasn’t really ever forgiven me for having children) and it’s our job to […]
READ MOREHelping Teenagers Embrace Sleep Hygiene
*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 […]
READ MOREOur week in photos and stories – Coming out of lockdown
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 […]
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