I shared a few weeks ago that I was trying out the Ava Fertility Bracelet. A clever tracker device that you slip onto your wrist before you go to sleep, that when worn for the recommended time, can effectively record and monitor certain things happening with your body, like temperature, breathing, etc, to […]
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Cleo & Baloo – Finding their way home
If you know our blog at all, you know we love our cats and that Layla was a rescue kitten, and we are passionate about cats having good, loving homes and being cared for. Cats are amazing, intelligent and funny creatures and deserve the best life they can be given. Jasper and Layla are members […]
READ MOREFun family days out with 365 Tickets
We love days out as a family, and finding fun new places to visit, explore, learn and enjoy. Part of our family “life” is to take one day a month, usually a weekend day, and go off somewhere to have a family day. We like to visit familiar places we know and love, but we […]
READ MORETangled curly hair problems solved with Hair Secretz
*we were kindly sent a product to review to help with tangled curly hair problems but all opinions are our own* The tween and I have wavy, long, thick hair. We are lucky, we know that. Unfortunately, whilst thick, long, wavy hair may be something others envy, for us, it can be a lot of […]
READ MOREProject 365 – a photo a day 05/09/18
This girl went off to Secondary school today. She was cool, calm and only a teeny bit nervous. Her parents managed to hold it together until she was well out of sight, and then a tear or two was shed. Where on earth did our tiny baby go? The verdict after her first day? “Secondary […]
READ MOREI’m still here. To my daughter on this big day…
To my daughter. Today is a big day. It’s a big day for you and a big day for us, and me. You are going off on a new adventure. Growing up. I’m sure it was only yesterday I dropped you off for your first day at nursery school and cried my heart out as […]
READ MOREReplacing doors and windows before winter hits…
Summer is almost over. I say that because I am hoping for a few more weeks of warm and sunshine, as the children go back to school and the summer holiday ends, before we start to feel autumn arrives and we have to accept that winter is on it’s way. Winter means cold and wet, […]
READ MOREHow to Get Your Children Ready for Their First Flight
Your children are now at an age where they will be able to take in and remember a vacation, so, naturally, you want to take them on their very first getaway. You are, however, very apprehensive about how they will take to flying for the first time. This is only natural too, but you should […]
READ MOREProject Linus quilt – update so far
So if you follow our blog, you will know that I am taking part in Project Linus and creating a quilt, with the tween’s help, to be part of a very worthy cause. My mum taught me how to do some basic quilting when I was a child, and I made quilts for my children […]
READ MOREGetting to grips with the Microsoft Surface Pro and Go Imagine
*This is a collaborative post, but all opinions and images are our own* We are a family who loves technology and using what it has to offer, for learning, for having fun, and also for making life function. Our children have access to some amazing technology that we didn’t have, and the advantages and skills […]
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