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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Getting beach ready with Tesalate
*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 […]
READ MOREDon’t let them win. Bullying didn’t break us.
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 […]
READ MOREKeeping up to date with my nursing skills with Health Academy
*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 […]
READ MOREOur week in photos. 06/07/19-13/07/19 an average week.
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. It’s been a funny old week. I haven’t taken many photos, which is unusual for me. We have all had a […]
READ MORENight Zoo Keeper – Making learning fun.
*This is a review post, which contains an affiliate link* I am always looking for great learning resources as a mum, for my kids, particularly now we are on a homeschool journey with our son, and when I find something we like, that works well, then I like to share about it. The Night Zookeeper […]
READ MOREOur week in photos 29/06/19 – 05/07/19 cat birthdays and new grumpy hamsters…
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 great week. We are all tired, but it has been rather nice. We welcomed Grandparents visiting from […]
READ MOREProtecting your children from social media
*This is a collaborative post, which we hope will be helpful* Something my parents didn’t have to think about when I was growing up was social media. There were other things they had to worry about but protecting your children from social media wasn’t one of them. Things have changed and children have now become […]
READ MORECloth pads are not as bad as you think.
Cloth pads are not as bad as you think. People can be very squeamish about the idea, but hopefully this post might make them seem less scary. It has to be said, that we were using cloth products well before they were trendy and hipster. My tween, when she was a baby and toddler wore […]
READ MORELet’s talk about alternatives to menstrual cups. A Flex Discs – a giveaway
*This is not a paid or sponsored post or giveaway* Menstrual cups are a big thing. By the way, this post is going to be talking about periods. Just in case the title hasn’t given that way. When I first started looking into alternatives to tampons and disposable pads after I developed a raging allergy to […]
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