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 […]
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Our 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 […]
READ MOREOur homeschool week – 31/10-6/11/ 2022
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. This blog post may contain […]
READ MORERevamping your kitchen is easier than you think…
*this is a collaborative post sharing about revamping our kitchen, that we hope is helpful* Our house has been our home for a long time, and we have slowly updated and renovated and revamped parts of it as we have lived here, but revamping our kitchen hasn’t been a priority, so far. It can take […]
READ MOREOur homeschool week 3/10/22-9/10/22
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. This blog post may contain […]
READ MOREMenopause problems – too hot in bed? Time for a change of bedding.
Ah, menopause problems? We are in the thick of them. Well, when I say we, I mean me, and because he lives with me, the husband too. You see, I am too hot in bed. No, not THAT hot (this is a family blog after all, we don’t go there!!) but the hot flash, night […]
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