My Sunday Photo
Taken on our recent trip to Warwick Castle. When the children turn the tables on the parents and insist on an embarrassing photo… Taken by the tween. She is insisting this go on all my social media sites too, of course! 😉
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Is it possible to not buy new clothes?
The alterative title to this blog post should be “I have a massive hole in the ass of my jeans and I REALLY don’t want to go clothes shopping” because I have been wondering lately, about clothes shopping. I don’t particularly enjoy it. I like clothes, I like nice clothes, but because of the jobs […]
READ MOREProject 365 – a photo a day 07/09/18
Because Pastel de nata for breakfast is totally allowed because it’s Friday!
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Tangled curly hair problems solved with Hair Secretz
*we were kindly sent a product to review to help with tangled curly hair problems but all opinions are our own* The tween and I have wavy, long, thick hair. We are lucky, we know that. Unfortunately, whilst thick, long, wavy hair may be something others envy, for us, it can be a lot of […]
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Project 365 – a photo a day 05/09/18
This girl went off to Secondary school today. She was cool, calm and only a teeny bit nervous. Her parents managed to hold it together until she was well out of sight, and then a tear or two was shed. Where on earth did our tiny baby go? The verdict after her first day? “Secondary […]
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I’m still here. To my daughter on this big day…
To my daughter. Today is a big day. It’s a big day for you and a big day for us, and me. You are going off on a new adventure. Growing up. I’m sure it was only yesterday I dropped you off for your first day at nursery school and cried my heart out as […]
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Replacing doors and windows before winter hits…
Summer is almost over. I say that because I am hoping for a few more weeks of warm and sunshine, as the children go back to school and the summer holiday ends, before we start to feel autumn arrives and we have to accept that winter is on it’s way. Winter means cold and wet, […]
READ MOREProject 365 – a photo a day 04/09/18
When friends know you so well that this is their gift to you! Now I just have to hide it from the tween so she doesn’t borrow it to take to school!
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How to Get Your Children Ready for Their First Flight
Your children are now at an age where they will be able to take in and remember a vacation, so, naturally, you want to take them on their very first getaway. You are, however, very apprehensive about how they will take to flying for the first time. This is only natural too, but you should […]
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Project 365 – a photo a day 03/09/18
The small boy took this photo today locally to us. An empty nest. We are now trying to work out what kind of bird it belongs to. I think it’s a robin’s next, he thinks it belonged to blackbirds. What do you think?
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