This is a collaborative post sharing a funny tail (see what I did there?) about the time we had to try and get mice out of our house, and the pest control options we SHOULD have used, which we hope is helpful. I count my blessings that we haven’t had to deal with too much […]
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5 Tips For Eating Well With Severe Allergies at University
Sharing a collaborative post with tips for eating well with severe allergies whilst you are at college or university that we hope you will find helpful. As a family with food allergies, ourselves, I know the day will come when I have to send my kids off into the world and they will need to […]
READ MOREChoosing childcare, advice from a been there parent.
This is a collaborative post with advice on choosing childcare. I hope it’s helpful and a useful resource if you are a parent facing the very important decisions you need to make around who cares for your children when you are returning to work or looking for childcare. Choosing childcare for your children can feel […]
READ MOREMy Home Education group phobia
This post is part serious and part tongue in cheek and shares my journey around bad home education group experiences. If you run a home education group, please don’t be too offended, this is my story and I am sure not all groups are the same. If you follow us you will know we made […]
READ MOREOur homeschool week 16th-22nd January 2023
Welcome to our homeschool week and how I plan and work with our son to home educate him. If you follow us on our Facebook or Instagram you will know that whilst I have one child in school, I also home educate our son. This is how we do it. Last week was our first week of back to […]
READ MOREOur homeschool week 9th – 15th January 2023
Welcome to our homeschool week and how I plan and work with our son to home educate him. If you follow us on our Facebook or Instagram you will know that whilst I have one child in school, I also home educate our son. This is how we do it. We actually had a fairly […]
READ MOREGoodbye 2022, Hello 2023
As we say goodbye 2022 and hello to 2023, I thought we would round up our year and share where we have been at and how the year has been for us. 2022 seems to have had two modes, for us. A rollercoaster we can’t get off and wading through quicksand whilst juggling cacti. January […]
READ MOREPractical gift ideas for Christmas and beyond
*We were kindly sent some items to share for this post. We are all about practical gift ideas for Christmas and beyond. All opinions are our own* For me giving and receiving gifts is fun, and I love it. But I am a practical person, so this post is all about the practical but still […]
READ MORESome tips and ideas for better and cooler sleep
As I navigate the minefield that is menopause, one thing I have struggled with is sleep and cooler sleep at night is my quest. I have found some things that work for me, that I thought I would share here. Who knows, it may help someone else too. *This blog post may contain affiliate links, […]
READ MOREIt’s ok to make Christmas about you and not everyone else.
That sounds very new age and self-centred. It’s not meant to, and it was hard for me to come up with a title that made sense so I went with it. But it is ok to make Christmas about you and not everyone else. When I say that I don’t mean it’s just about the […]
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