They say that the sign of a good holiday is not wanting to come home. I think that is what we just had. To be honest, in April of this year, I didn’t know if we would even get a holiday. The husband was very ill, and it was kind of a thought I clung […]
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A huge warm hello to you lovely readers at The Mad House of Cats and Babies, and special thanks to the very kind Karen Reekie for allowing me to share this guest post with you. I’m Anita Faulkner; mum to a cheeky little toddler, wife to an extremely patient hubby and blogger under the name […]
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*This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small amount of revenue if you make a purchase* I try very very hard to avoid sunburn, but sometimes it happens, this is a rare incident for me. You can read about what I normally use to protect my skin and my family’s skin, here […]
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*This post may contain affiliate links, where I earn a small amount of revenue if you purchase an item* I am not joking when I say that I pack a lot of sun protection. My hair colour and skin mean that laying out in the sunshine and tanning deeply is a no go, and in […]
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*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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