How to make the most of the weekend
*this is a collaborative post sharing some helpful tips on how to make the most of the weekend* (Image source) When the weekend eventually rolls around, you will always want to make the most out of it. This is a great chance to spend some quality time with the family, forget about the stress and […]
READ MOREProject 365 – a photo a day: the tween says cheese…
asked the tween if she would give up cheese and join me in Vegauary. You probably can guess her answer from the photo!
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Tween Takeover Tuesday…
The tween isn’t allowed her own social media yet, so she’s hijacked mine. Tuesdays from now on are Tween Takeover Tuesday, when the tween has free rein with a blog post, and a social media take over. You have been warned, I should probably be scared… Here she is in her own words: Hi, Emily […]
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In 2019 I am choosing me…
2019 is in full swing, we are almost midway through January, and life has moved on from the Christmas madness. I went back to therapy last week, and it was ok. I am doing ok. We seem to be getting to the root of what may be the cause of some of my anxiety and […]
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Let’s Make Pom Poms
When I was a child I remember my mum teaching me how to make pom poms. Those little balls of wool that you wound around and cut to make fluffy shapes. It was incredibly cathartic and fun, and super satisfying to produce a little fluffy ball to play with, or add to a craft. I […]
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Getting kids in the kitchen trying new things with Young’s Seafood
*This is a collaborative post* As a mum, one of my parenting goals is that when my kids leave home, they will be able to manage things like the basics of caring for themeslevs and their homes, and that they will be able to cook for themselves. I have a son and a daughter, and […]
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Our week in photos – hello 2019!
Welcome to our week in photos. Mostly an update for the grandparents so they can see what we get up to, and keep up with our crazy. Cats, kids, chaos, usually with cake & coffee thrown in… This is a two week bumper round up. Sorry not sorry. What we have been up to? We […]
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A vegetarian Happy Meal from McDonald’s? We love it!
*This is a paid partnership post with Britmums and McDonald’s. All opinions and images are our own* Something I don’t share very often is that when I was pregnant with my small boy, that some days, the only thing I could enjoy eating, due to being very sick all day every day was a packet […]
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Deliberately not sleeping IS NOT THE SAME as being sleep deprived…
WARNING. This is A RANTY POST. It is partly tongue in cheek, because I try to be vaguely witty and sarcastic in my grumpiness but it is also a reminder to people that there are people out there who are TIRED, very tired, and not by choice. If you choose to stay up all night […]
READ MOREProject 365 – a photo a day, daily snippets from our life… 09/01/2019
I finally managed to try the most controversial food item this week, or at least it is if you are Piers Morgan and apparently feel violently ill when you are presented with it. Yup, unless you live under a rock in the UK, you will know that everyone is either loving or hating the fact […]
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