*This is a book review post, I was kindly sent a copy of The Way Home to read, and review* When I was first asked if I would like to review The Way Home, by Esther Wane, I was a little apprehensive. It’s a book written describing a couple, who fall in love, get married, […]
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The world of social media and blogging is a funny old place. I have found a community of like-minded people and a support network that has propped me up on many occasions, as well as linking me up with people I otherwise wouldn’t have connected with, that I now have friendships with across the world. […]
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We have found using Lucky Gecko boxes a useful weapon against boredom, frustration, and parental despair. There are days in the summer break when you may not be out and about or the weather is vile (ahem, we live in the UK, it’s currently raining hard as I write this) so keeping the kiddos occupied […]
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*This is a collaborative post sharing some things that help me manage my migraines* All of my adult life, I have struggled with migraines. After investigations, tests, visits to various doctors it seems they are mostly due to hormone fluctuations and can be triggered by tiredness. I can go for weeks and sometimes months without one, […]
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*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a Measure Mate to try out and review* As a home school parent, this year, I have been somewhat overwhelmed by what is actually available in terms of resources and equipment available to us. Working out what we need, and don’t need, what is worth investing […]
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In the past few years, I have seen posts doing the rounds about only having “18 Summers” with our children. The point of these posts being that we only have 18 summer holidays with our kids, and that somehow we need to make sure these summers are magical, perfect, and special, because when our kids […]
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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. We have had a busy, crazy week, sliding into the end of term. We have had a lot of last sessions […]
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*This is a review post. We were kindly sent an item to review and share about* The summer holidays are here and many of us are lucky enough to be heading off to warm places to enjoy a summer break. You might be heading somewhere near a beach or a spot to swim, or where […]
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A year ago, I walked up to a group of parents in the playground of our school, and told them, in no uncertain terms, what I thought of their children. I had spent eighteen months, biting my tongue. Eighteen months, propping my daughter up as she was picked on, harassed, teased and made to feel […]
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*This is a partnership post sharing some resources I have found very helpful* I am an ex nurse. I trained as a Pediatric nurse, and then worked at a children’s hospital, before moving into community nursing working with children with special needs. I currently don’t practice as a nurse, but I do work with families […]
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