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. The last week has been a little stretching. We found out that Layla may have a cardiac issue. She is 14 […]
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Your kid will cope without their phone for the weekend, I promise.
My tween has gone away for the weekend. She headed off, barely saying goodbye, tonight, to go glamping with her Guide pack. She took what seemed to me, enough kit to stay for a month, although I only remember paying for two nights, but the one thing she didn’t take was her phone. The rules […]
READ MOREHow we homeschool.
This time last year, we made a rather monumental, and life-changing parenting choice. We didn’t share with many people, initially, because we wanted to try and work out how our plan would look, and if it was working then we could share and if it didn’t work, we could go back to what we knew […]
READ MOREBoy or girl? Using the MyBuBelly system.
*this is a review post. We are working with MyBuBelly sharing our journey* It’s no secret that we would like to add a third baby to our mix. We have been trying for a while, and we haven’t entirely given up hope. My body is that bit older, so needs all the help it can […]
READ MOREStarting childcare. Tips from a been there, done that mum
I have chatted recently with mums and friends with kids younger than mine about starting childcare. They are going back to work, or their children are going into childcare for a number of reasons (to give mum a much needed few hours break, for socialization, so mum can work from home, or for input that […]
READ MOREOur week in photos -20/09/19 – 27/09/18 Goodbye September.
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. Am I the only person who thinks that September has literally flown past and it seems rather ridiculous that October is […]
READ MORELooking after your health as a busy parent
*this is a collaborative post sharing some helpful information on Looking after your health as a busy parent* Image by Sasin Tipchai Being a busy parent, whether you’ve been one for a long time or have just become one, can take over your life. Your children’s health will often take priority over your own when […]
READ MOREIt’s all hard, but it will be ok.
When you have children, be they newborn, toddler, threenager, school age, heading into the tween years or fully in the teen years, you have times where you feel like it’s HARD. Each stage brings new things, new developments, new growth, new learning both for you and your child, but it can also seem incredibly challenging. […]
READ MOREKeeping life organised. What works for me.
*This is a review post and also contains affiliate links* As a working mum, who runs two businesses, and has to manage home life, with busy children, keeping life organised is my number one priority. Between work, social and personal life there is a lot to manage. I have a few tips and tricks as […]
READ MOREThat time a cat scratch got the better of me.
Cats. I love them. They are part of my life, and partly the reason for the name of this blog. I have owned and cared for cats for all of my adult life, and had cats in my childhood, one way or another. I have learned how to give them medicine, groom them and manage […]
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