I don’t play party games and I don’t do fancy dress
I don’t join with party games and I don’t do fancy dress In fact, I hate both… It’s common knowledge amongst my friends and family that I am a boring old fart, spoilsport, misery guts, party pooper. I will happily admit that and own the title. Ok, I don’t hate games. There are a few […]
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What’s for breakfast instead of cereal?
*this is a collaborative post* Breakfast cereal is a bit of a treat in our house, I am incredibly fussy about what we have for breakfast, and also about making sure the kids eat breakfast every day. Both of them can and often do make their own, but I make sure in the week, that […]
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What has a tween got to do to get a lie in round here…
Today you have the pleasure of the Tween, in all her sarcastic and grumpy tween glory, having a moan about lack of lie ins in our house. Given that I can’t remember the last time I myself had a proper lie in, in fact I think it was sometime before SHE was born, probably, I […]
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Self care, sanity and comfort essentials when travelling or on holiday. My travel essentials list.
*This blog post does contain affiliate links that earn me a small amount of revenue if you click on the links* I have never been a person who enjoys camping or roughing it. I camped when at school, and those days are long ago but not forgotten. I don’t do tents, sleeping on the ground, […]
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Why I won’t be wearing a bikini or shorts this summer…
As I packed for our holiday, I got out my swimming costume. It’s not a bikini, but it is a rather expensive one, not the usual one I wear for taking the kids swimming, or on more rare occasions when I manage a session of a few laps of the local pool by myself. It’s […]
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5 Simple Ways to Secure Your New Family Home
*This is a collaborative post sharing some simple ways to secure your new family home we hope will be useful* Image by mohamed Hassan Moving homes is said to be one of the most stressful things that you can do in life. When you factor in having to get your whole family packed and ready […]
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Mum Needs Some Me Time – Chick Lit and Prosecco
A huge warm hello to you lovely readers at The Mad House of Cats and Babies, and special thanks to the very kind Karen Reekie for allowing me to share this guest post with you. I’m Anita Faulkner; mum to a cheeky little toddler, wife to an extremely patient hubby and blogger under the name […]
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How I discovered my sense of self through Motherhood – and found it wasn’t what I expected
This is a guest post about finding a sense of self through Motherhood, from Joanna, who shares over at My Anxious Life. Motherhood. There are highs and lows and we all have different experiences, but one thing we can all agree on for certain is that it’s all-consuming. From the moment you begin your future […]
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Greener items I take away on holiday.
*This is a not a sponsored post, although some of the brands mentioned I have worked with before and continue to use* I will cheerfully admit that we are not that good at being green about going on holiday. We would like to work on that. We do try to reduce waste, and use less […]
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Sunburn, avoid it, but if it happens you can treat it.
*This post may contain affiliate links that earn me a small amount of revenue if you make a purchase* I try very very hard to avoid sunburn, but sometimes it happens, this is a rare incident for me. You can read about what I normally use to protect my skin and my family’s skin, here […]
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