*This is a review post. Hi Life kindly sent Jasper and Layla some cat treats to try* If you know us, you know we have two cats. One of them is older and grumpy and rules the house and the other, the younger one, who is the reason our blog exists (that’s a tail for […]
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5 top tips on how to naturally sleep better
This is a guest post sharing some helpful tips on how to naturally get better sleep, by Caroline from travel website Breaks.com. On here she writes travel guides, finds great deals, gives lifestyle tips and lots more. Caroline spends most of her spare time on UK ‘staycations’ with dog Monty, getting inspiration for her travel […]
READ MOREScreen time limits, what works for us…
This is a post talking about screen time limits and what works for us as a family. As always, what works for us, doesn’t always work or apply to someone else, and as I always say, if it works for you and your family that is best, so if you want to follow our advice […]
READ MOREOrchid care – tips & tricks from a nongreen fingered me
*This post about Orchid care does contain an affiliate link, that if you click through to will earn me some income if you make a purchase. The link is marked with (*) If anyone asks me, what my favorite plant or flower I have in my home, my repsonse is always “an orchid plant” and […]
READ MOREWASup. Gentle to skin & effective on wasp stings.
*This is a review post and we were kindly sent some WASup Wasp stings relief to try* Wasp stings – fun fact, I am allergic to them. Ok, that isn’t so fun. Oddly enough though, I don’t mind wasps themselves, and I tend to think that like most creatures if you leave them alone, they […]
READ MORESudocrem – always handy and not just for nappy rash
*This is a collaborative post with Sudocrem* As a nurse, a mum, and someone who works with families, Sudocrem has always been a firm staple use product for me. I used it when I was a nanny, and also when working as a nurse, and also on my own babies when they had nappy rash […]
READ MORECOVID – It’s not over and you need to have grace.
This is one of those posts about COVID that will hang around on my blog and maybe in a year’s time I will look at it and look back and wonder how we managed during what has to be the strangest time we/I/the world has ever known. We have watched as COVID has crept across […]
READ MOREPro Plan Live Clear from Purina – Allergen reducing food
The First and Only Cat Allergen-Reducing Food has launched and as a pet owner who is actually mildly allergic to her cats, this is great news for me and many others… Pro Plan® LiveClear® is shown to reduce allergens on cat hair and dander As many as one in five adults worldwide are sensitive to […]
READ MORELooking after your cat’s tummy with Scrumbles
*This is a review post in collaboration with Scrumbles* We are big fans of Scrumbles and both our cats love their dry cat food and grain-free wet cat food as part of their diet. Their food is top quality and the way they act when I pull it out of the cupboard, it’s clearly delicious […]
READ MOREOur week in photos-I want to be where the people are
Welcome to Our Week in Photos. Our way of sharing our week and what we get up to with our family abroad and grandparents who like to keep up with our life and antics. COVID makes life very complicated, doesn’t it? We are processing and dealing with the fact that whilst the virus seems to […]
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