Whiskey makes a great gift for that tricky person on your gift list.
*This is a review post. I was kindly sent whiskey to review for Christmas. We all have people on our gift lists who are tricky to buy for. I don’t mean the person is tricky, but getting them something they will like is just that bit more challenging. For example, if you know someone who […]
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Looking after your health as a busy parent
*this is a collaborative post sharing some helpful information on Looking after your health as a busy parent* Image by Sasin Tipchai Being a busy parent, whether you’ve been one for a long time or have just become one, can take over your life. Your children’s health will often take priority over your own when […]
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It’s all hard, but it will be ok.
When you have children, be they newborn, toddler, threenager, school age, heading into the tween years or fully in the teen years, you have times where you feel like it’s HARD. Each stage brings new things, new developments, new growth, new learning both for you and your child, but it can also seem incredibly challenging. […]
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Make your own chocolate coins at home
*This post contains affiliate links that earn us some revenue if you click and make a purchase and are marked with AF* My children love crafting and making things, especially things they can eat afterward, and chocolate coins are a firm favorite in this house. I use chocolate coins in our special advent calendar that […]
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Keeping life organised. What works for me.
*This is a review post and also contains affiliate links* As a working mum, who runs two businesses, and has to manage home life, with busy children, keeping life organised is my number one priority. Between work, social and personal life there is a lot to manage. I have a few tips and tricks as […]
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What is community to you?
This is a personal post. We have spent over a year, swimming against a tide. It’s been tough. Brutal at points. This is a very real photo. This might look like a post-lunch dining room table, but for us it symbolizes community. What is community for you? For us, it’s the people who have stuck around despite […]
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That time a cat scratch got the better of me.
Cats. I love them. They are part of my life, and partly the reason for the name of this blog. I have owned and cared for cats for all of my adult life, and had cats in my childhood, one way or another. I have learned how to give them medicine, groom them and manage […]
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Our week in photos 14/0/19 – 20/09/19 cats, vets, medicine all round.
Welcome to Our Week in Photos. Our way of sharing our week and what we get up to with our family abroad and grandparents who like to keep up with our life and antics. Our week has been, yet again, interesting. We started off with the realization that Spotty the Gecko is not a boy […]
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Fabulous subscription boxes from Gus & Bella
*This is a review post, we were kindly sent some items to review and share about* The humans in this house think they are in charge. Of course, they aren’t really, but we let them think that because it keeps them happy. We cats are clever and much more sensible than humans though. We sleep […]
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Dear swimming lesson and swimming pool parents.
I am a swim mum. My children both have swimming lessons weekly, and we visit our local leisure center, for this. We use the pool, and then we shower and go home. I loathe public swimming pools, but because I believe that swimming is an important life skill for kids to learn, we go, and […]
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