This helpful collaborative post may be useful, if like me, you have a cat who thinks it is human and likes to eat things it really shouldn’t… Photo used with permission Most people think that cats eat just about anything. Throw them a piece of meat and they’ll jump on it. Spill some milk […]
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Moving Abroad with Your Pets- What You Need to Know
Moving is widely regarded as one of the most stressful aspects of life. For your pets, this is not any different. This is especially true if the move is not just to a new house, but to a new city or country. We have all heard horror stories of pets going missing in the […]
READ MOREMaking a ‘Mumback’- Going Back to Work After Kids
The prospect of going back to work after having children can be a daunting one. Whether it has only been a couple of months or several years, it is easy to lose confidence in your ability to rejoin the workforce. The lack of flexibility suited to a mother’s needs in the business world combined with […]
READ MOREThe humans went away and left me…
They don’t call me #grumpycat for nothing, you know… They went away. They had the cheek to take themselves off to a fancy hotel, called a spa (I have no idea what that is, humans go to weird places) and they didn’t come back FOR A WHOLE TWENTY FOUR HOURS… They apparently needed a break […]
READ MORECar servicing tips to keep you driving safely…
*This is a collaborative post* For many families the car we drive is an essential part of life, used for getting to school, family activities, work, shopping, appointments, and for going on holiday. This post contains some car servicing tips to keep you driving safely. Image by Pexels It’s pretty important to make sure that […]
READ MOREA little Mother’s Day Chocolate Giveaway…
Mother’s Day in this house can be a tad confusing because we have to celebrate it twice. My mother in law and The Husband are from South Africa and they celebrate the day at a totally different time of the year (like the rest of the world, it seems) and we of course also have […]
READ MOREKeeping mum organised with Mum’s Office…
It’s no secret, I am a busy working mum, with a family life and also a work/personal life to manage. I do use my trusty phone, to keep track of some things, but I am old fashioned and also like a paper diary, and have tried out a few diaries and note books but haven’t […]
READ MOREFacing the teenage years with positivity – it can’t be all bad…
I’m facing a stage of parenting that I’ve unused to. It’s a stage I’ve not got much experience with, other than when I myself was at that stage, which seems a long time ago. I can do newborns and babies, I can do toddlers, I can do high needs children, and none of that phases […]
READ MORESometimes other people’s children annoy me
Sometimes other people’s children annoy me. There, I said it. But before you read on, this post, please note the following. I LOVE children, generally. I work with them, currently, I have been a children’s nurse, a nanny and I am now a parent, who also spends a lot of time with families with small […]
READ MOREMiddle school, funny, and cool, but don’t tell my tweenger I said that…
I am a HUGE James Patterson fan. Have been since I was a teenager (yes, I am old!) and I have loved reading his books, and have some firm favorites that I have enjoyed. I had NO IDEA he wrote children’s books, I am ashamed to admit. However, once we realized that he has written […]
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