*We were kindly sent an item to review, but all opinions are my own* In our house, I do a lot of the DIY and fixing things. I also do a lot of small DIY jobs at work, mending broken toys, putting toys together (changing the batteries in toys – with those annoying screws that […]
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*This is a collaborative post with Anthisan, all opinions are our own* Bug bites and stings have to be one of my most hated things. I have lived in and grown up around the world in all sorts of places, with insects and biting bugs and I have scratched many a bug bite in my […]
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If you follow us on social media, you will possibly know that we are trying to add a much wanted number 3 to our household. Unfortunately for us, this has proved much harder than we had hoped and I have shared parts of our journey and some of the things we have tried to help […]
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*this is a collaborative post with Three UK, we were kindly asked to try a class and review it* As a parent, I am always on the look out for creative activities that my kids can do, that they will enjoy. If those activities are educational then that’s even better. So when Three UK kindly […]
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There’s a lot of “back to school” talk going on. To be fair, the weeks of the summer holidays are slowly coming to an end and parents up and down the UK are either sending their kids back to school or preparing to (our Scottish cousins are back at school this week) so there is […]
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I strongly believe that vaping is unhealthy and bad for people and that at some point we are going to realise as we did with actual smoking that it’s unhealthy and dangerous. Apparently, even though vaping hasn’t really been around long enough to actually say for sure, it’s considered less harmful than smoking and should […]
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*this piece is written as a collaboration, we were not paid to share, but were treated to a tour of a venue. All opinions are our own* As a mum of two kids, I am always on the look out for places to explore and take the kids to, particularly in the holidays or at […]
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*We were kindly gifted a product to review, but all opinions are our own* As much as I have been in denial, back to school planning and preparation has to happen, because September may be a few weeks away, but it will come fast, and I don’t like to be caught on the hop with […]
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“This is not a hotel, and I am not your maid” These words, I have said, to my children, this week, several times, and in a tone of voice gets my message across. It’s the summer holidays, still, for us. We have nearly three weeks left, of the kids being at home, with me. Because […]
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Why do I drag my family to War memorials? A few people have asked me this when they have seen my posts on social media. Over the past couple of years, on our visits to France, I have instigated a bit of a tradition and have subjected my family to visit places that may not […]
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