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 […]
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Let’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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*This is a review post. We were kindly invited to review an event* AI: More than Human. It sounds like the title of a SciFi movie? It could be. But it is in fact, a fantastic event running at the Barbican in London, which we visited recently. I am a big of a fan of […]
READ MOREQuick and easy grout cleaning with Rainbow Chalk
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent some items to try, but all opinions are our own* There are jobs that need to be done around the home, that I know, I personally add to a to do list, then put off for as long as possible. Mainly because finding time to do […]
READ MOREEndoftermitis?
Anyone else struggling with endoftermitis? I love the word. It perfectly describes how we are all feeling, here in the Mad House of Cats & Babies. We are tired, all of us (well, I don’t know about the cats, but the human residents are) and it has been a long term, and the summer holidays […]
READ MOREPsoriasis, a diagnosis…
Did you know that Kim Kardashian and I actually have something in common and it’s NOT the size of our bottoms? She shared recently that she has psoriasis and talked about using tanning products and skincare that helps her to cover it up. It was quite refreshing to hear someone as glamorous as her talk […]
READ MORELoosing weight, getting in shape, looking after me…
Loosing weight, getting in shape, looking after me… In 2016 I wrote about having lost a lot (52lb actually) of weight. I had worked hard, through sensible diet and exercise, to loose weight and get in shape, partly because my knee surgeon had told me to (it’s protocol to be told to loose weight in […]
READ MOREThat time I got told off for drinking wine when pregnant
We all know that alcohol in pregnancy is not recommended and that women are not supposed to be drinking wine when pregnant. Medical advice is to avoid alcohol when trying to conceive and when you are pregnant. Personally, for me, drinking anything alcoholic wasn’t even an option during pregnancy even if it was allowed because […]
READ MOREGetting the garden tidy & heavy work done with Von Haus
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent a garden item from Von Haus to review and share about* Our garden has been a bit neglected with life throwing things at us, in the past few months, and then the husband getting ill, and not able to do much to keep it tidy but […]
READ MOREWhat makes a Dad?
So anyone can be a father. It’s a quick biological act, that results in a baby. That bit, is usually easy. You don’t have to be blood related to someone to be a Dad, either. But makes a Dad? For me, a Dad is the person who loves, and encourages you, who doesn’t judge your life choices, […]
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