Love and dating when life throws a few hurdles at you.
*This is a collaborative post* As someone who is married and, to coin an old fashioned phrase, “settled down”, the prospect of love and dating in the time of Covid19 and beyond hadn’t really crossed my mind, much. But a good friend of mine, who became unexpectedly single last year, had just started putting her […]
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Meet the Ravel Tales and unravel some crafting fun
*This is a collaborative post. We were kindly sent some Ravel Tales to review and share* We are big fans of crafting and creativity in our house and we have been excited to meet the Ravel Tales. They are a fun, collectible set of creatures that encourage kids to make and create something new. These […]
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Help kids stay creative with some fun & free colouring
*This is a collaborative post* During the long school holidays, it can be a bit more challenging to help kids stay creative, and finding ideas that don’t cost the earth to keep them busy and occupied can seem a mammoth task. Sometimes you just want to throw something at the kids that’s easy, fuss-free, doesn’t […]
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Personalised vitamins from Get Nourished
*This is a review post for Get Nourished. All opinions are our own* As a busy working mum, I am often so tied up looking after my family and other people, that my needs come last. I am resolved to always try and do better than that, and look after me, so I can be […]
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Meal Plan Monday – school holiday empty cupboards
Meal Plan Monday. Looking at my week, and making sure the cries of “I’m hungry” don’t happen too often, but we all know that children are always hungry aren’t they? Feeding my food allergy and food choices family with a mix of cooking from scratch and sometimes throwing a ready-made meal their way. We shop […]
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EatSleepDoodle – colour & create fun & practical things
*We were kindly sent a kit from EatSleepDoodle to try* I am always on the lookout for fun and creative things for the kids to do, and I am not naturally a crafty parent, in fact, I would say I was the least crafty creative person I know, so when I find things that work. […]
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My Sunday Photo – finer details, look for them.
Sometimes it’s the finer details in life that you have to look for to appreciate them properly. Look harder, look closer, you might be surprised. You see a little boy’s hand, dirty, nails bitten and a scruffy flower seed, blown and battered. We call these fairies, by the way. I see a hand that has […]
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Kids DO NOT need a mobile phone in school
Kids do not need a mobile phone in school. I have some fairly strong parenting opinions, mostly I try to keep them to myself because I don’t want to be one of those bloggers who tells other parents what to do, but I do feel strongly about this one, and it’s my blog and sometimes […]
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Smart pet feeding peace of mind with PetSafe
*We were kindly sent some pet feeding kit to try, from PetSafe, all opinions are our own* Pet feeding is a topic we are very familiar with in this house. With two cats, two giant snails, a hamster, fish AND a leopard gecko, a fair bit of my life revolves around keeping everyone fed, happy […]
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Our summer holiday routine – making it work.
We don’t do the summer holidays like other families. We have a summer holiday routine to keep us all sane and functioning. I have shared in previous posts about my struggles with the summer holiday. 6 weeks for us, as a family with a child who thrives on routine is a long time to break, […]
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