Household favourite laundry brand ACE, is delighted to announce the launch of the most advanced formula product to enter the range, ACE Ultra for Whites. We are big fans of their laundry products so this is good news as back to school and uniform washing looms. ACE Ultra for Whites is a brand-new formulation designed […]
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How to make an exploding rainbow
How would you like to make an exploding rainbow? STEM Ambassador and secondary science teacher, Leonie Briggs brings science to life with fun DIY experiment from STEM Learning to help parents, carers and teachers to keep children inspired in science, maths, and computing Rainbows have become a common sight in recent months, adorning windows as a thank-you to […]
READ MOREBack to School advice for parents and families
As families prepare to end a long stretch at home, we hope this helpful back to school advice post written by Hannah Tranah, Childcare Development Manager at Storal Nursery is helpful and also reassuring for families as we all face sending our children back into school in the coming weeks. For us, we continue with Year […]
READ MOREWhat a meal plan for losing weight looks like for me
I shared two weeks ago about working with Optibiotix and using their scientifically-backed meal replacement plan to help me with losing weight, getting back into better eating habits, and feeling better health-wise. Today I thought I would share what a typical day looks like and how I am getting on. It’s going well and the […]
READ MOREHow to make your home green so it’s more attractive to buyers
*This is a collaborative post on how to make your home green so it’s more attractive to buyers that we hope is helpful* We live in an age where more and more people are going ‘green’ and looking for ways they can help protect the environment. This new breed of people also look for this […]
READ MOREStaycations are not a bad thing – life during Covid19
This year, we should have had our annual holiday, but instead, we have made staycations a thing instead. We opted to postpone our holiday due to the chaotic issues around Covid19 and we had a feeling our government would call quarantine on certain countries which would mean if we went on holiday, we would have […]
READ MOREThat time TomTom almost got us killed in Paris
*This is a tongue in cheek post, and the issues we had were due to a very old TomTom device, in a tunnel with virtually no GPS signal, and our first time driving in Paris. We learned from our experience and have not had any major issues since* You may have read my post about […]
READ MOREMenopause – the dreaded M word!
Elaine from Early Retirement Rocks has kindly shared her experience and some thoughts on menopause. Something all women have to face, and I must admit from my point of view, something I have been in denial about. Hormones and don’t see eye to eye. Menopause – the dreaded M word! Or at least it is […]
READ MORETake a mystery tour where you live
I am a big fan of a mystery tour and have done a few in London, as an adult, but taking my children where we live locally to have an adventure and learn something about where we live and where I work is a new thing. Treasure Trails offer brilliant self guided tours of local […]
READ MOREParenting Confessions – I hate doing kids’ crafts!
As the title says. I hate kids’ crafts and kids craft related activities. This is one of my parenting confession posts, where I spill the beans on a parenting foible or failure, I have experienced or feel that I want to share! That sounds a little extreme, and probably is slightly exaggerated, but I really […]
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