Tyre care. Keeping your car on the road safely
*This is a collaborative post with some tips on tyre care that we hope will be helpful* If you own a car or use a car you know that there are certain things you need to do, legally for it to be safe to drive. Making sure your MOT is completed every year, and that […]
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Project 365. A photo a day. Love or hate. Veg ARE good for you.
Project 365. A photo a day, every day of the year. I hated these when I was a child, and cauliflower, beetroot, cabbage, and a few other vegetables, but now as an adult I love them, and eat them happily, as often as I can. My mother used to make me eat them because they […]
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Project 365. A photo a day. Photos that make you smile.
Project 365. A photo a day, every day of the year. Do you have a favorite and treasured photo that makes you smile and brings back good memories? I think we all do. This is one of mine. This photo, of what is now the tween, is one of my most favourite pictures of her […]
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Project 365. A photo a day. Last of the summer roses and bees
Project 365. A photo a day, every day of the year. The last of the summer roses, and probably the bees, as the weather gets colder. Taken at Waddeson Manor in their lovely rose garden. (taken using my Huawei P20, no editing or filters)
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Our week in photos 31/08/19 – 07/09/19 Cats, migraines, days out.
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. It seems weird that a week ago we were saying goodbye to my Dad, flying back home to Bangkok. We are […]
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Out of Office – work life balance
Work life balance? Before we went away, I had a rather pathetic undramatic realisation that mine is utterly, frankly, crap. I don’t have a work life balance. I don’t switch off. Being a blogger, or social media “influencer” (and I hate that word, it’s pretentious, and frankly stupid, but I can’t think of another word […]
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Going Green – Going shopping, but not as she knows it…
Unless you live under a rock, you won’t have failed to have notice that all over social media people are talking about Second Hand September which is #secondhandseptember across Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. The principal behind it is: “Every week 11 million items of clothing end up in landfill. Throwaway fashion is putting increasing pressure […]
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For the love of books – August 2019
*This post does contain Amazon Affiliate links, if you click and make a purchase I do make a small amount of revenue* I love reading, but don’t seem to be able to enjoy reading as much as I used to, probably because as a busy working mum and wife, I don’t have that much time. […]
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Back to school. Year 8 at school, Year 5 at home & for me too
Back to school. For all of us. The summer break has ended. It’s been lovely, in many ways but also a little nostalgic for me as I realise my children are getting older. It has also been a tad stressful, and not that relaxing. More on that in another post. But they aren’t leaving me […]
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Back to school? Don’t panic about head lice. Hedrin can help.
*This is a collaborative post with Hedrin that we hope will be helpful and not make you feel too itchy* Like us, and many other families, you may be heading back to school this week or even starting school or nursery. You will probably have a long list of things to think about and head […]
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