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, […]
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Our 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 […]
READ MORECamp Beaumont Camps – happy kids & happy parents
We were kindly asked by Camp Beaumont to share about them and why we love their daycare camps for our kids. All opinions are our own. Camp Beaumont Day Camps have been caring for children for 40 years and part and parcel of the school holiday calendar. Much-loved by parents, guardians and grandparents, we provide […]
READ MOREDid you know cats can have allergies too?
Do you know that cats can have allergies too? I didn’t until recently. I knew cats could get asthma but it never crossed my mind that they could struggle with similar issues that humans face, and be allergic to things. Until our cat came home with an inexplicably swollen face one day and started sneezing, […]
READ MOREKeeping sane when supermarket shopping with kids
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 […]
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