*This is a review post. We were kindly sent some adventure toys to try from Buzz Retail* We are all about fun, excitment and adventure in this house and we love toys that help us use our imaginations and keep us busy and entertained. Buzz Retail have some amazing toys, availble online and at good […]
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Don’t dread Christmas leftovers. Make the best of them.
*This is a review post. We were kindly sent some Spice Pots to try and share some ideas for Christmas leftovers that we hope might be helpful* I generally love Christmas leftovers. I always cook more than we plan to eat things, like roast potatoes and stuffing so that we have leftovers for another meal. […]
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Gilbert’s Syndrome – diagnosis, why and what?
*This post is written from our personal perspective of Gilbert’s syndrome and is not medical advice. Please do seek qualified and professional support if you think you have a liver condition or Gilbert’s Syndrome* Shortly after the husband and I got married, when we were on honeymoon in South Africa in fact, he had a […]
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Practical 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 […]
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A magic advent calendar, learn some magic tricks
*We were kindly gifted magic advent calendar to review. All opinions are our own, and images are used with permission* Advent calendars are a topic of much discussion in our house and I like to be creative around December and make advent calendars fun. We don’t do the usual just digging chocolate out of a […]
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Kitty treats and pawsome gift ideas for Christmas cats
*This is a collaborative post sharing some pawsome gift ideas for the Christmas Cats in your life* If you have cats or a cat, you can’t forget them on Christmas Day. Our cats won’t let us, but everyone knows our pusscats need a bit of pampering so we have some ideas for what we think […]
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When you need snow, but the weather won’t play.
*We were kindly sent some play snow to review from Buzz Retail. All opinions are our own* We love snow, in our house, or at least the idea of it. It looks pretty and scenic and playing in it is fun, too. But we live in the UK, in London, and we don’t get much […]
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Christmas Stocking fillers – hair, body & nail art…
*We were kindly asked to review some fun stocking fillers from Buzz Retail but all opinions are our own* Stocking fillers for me, for both the kids and husband, are often tricky. When the kids were little it was easy to find small things they liked to pop in their stockings but now they are […]
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When in doubt about a gift idea, give a gift card…
*This is a collaborative post. Sharing how sometimes the answer to tricky gift buying is to give a gift card… * Sometimes you need to give someone a gift, but you can’t decide what to get them, or they are hard to buy for, or they may live far away and posting or getting an […]
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Sweet Treat Stocking fillers for everyone
*We were kindly sent a variety of sweet treat items to review for this post. All opinions are our own* Christmas is always a time of year for reaching for everyone’s favourite sweet treat and we are always happy to be able to embrace that tradition. For our family, the tastes and sweet treat requirements […]
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