A quick and easy pancake recipe.
It’s almost Shrove Tuesday, or as many people know it, pancake day. If like me, you totally forgot about it until the last minute, and you are craving pancakes or your children are demanding them. Shrove Tuesday is traditionally when people use up ingredients in preparation for the period of lent, but pancake day is […]
READ MOREDaily Snippet 12/02/2018 tv medical drama is my therapy…
I’m an emotional person, I’m short tempered, feisty, I speak then I think. I’m compassionate and moved to tears for people’s circumstances very easily. I can’t watch animal movies without crying and watching anything on tv or movies where a child is being hurt upsets me tremendously, be it factual or fiction. I’m not very […]
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Doing school holidays differently because of Sensory Processing Disorder
It’s half term week for us. Some families have already had their half term break, some families are still waiting for theirs to start. We are facing ours. When I say facing, it sounds negative. School holidays, for us and me are a mix of pleasure, and frankly pain. We have a little boy who […]
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My Sunday Photo
The things we do as parents to try and get a lie in… Will it work? I’ll let you know…
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Keeping your immune system going with Nutrivitality (and a giveaway)
I always find winter a challenging time, and we seem to fight off more illnesses than we do in the warmer months. Short of moving somewhere with permenent sunshhine, I have to find ways to look after myself and my family. Making sure I eat well, get as much sleep as possible, and protect myself […]
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Making dinner quick &interesting with Rustlers Southern fried chicken
Dinner time in our house can sometimes get a bit samey and whilst no one really complains, I do feel I get stuck in a cooking rut and it can be a bit boring. I am pretty busy in the week, being a working mum, as well as juggling the endless round of activities and […]
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Daily Snippet 09/02/2018 Dear Moron who stole my husbands bike today…
That’s what you are, you are a moron. A thieving moron. You’ve decided to help yourself to people’s bikes, and make off with them and today you picked on his, and stole it from a train station today. The transport police think there is a spate of thefts happening, in and around the station. He […]
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Driving whilst on live social media needs to stop
I am a HUGE fan of social media, and I follow a lot of people on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook (I tried Snapchat for about ten minutes and got bored, it seems a bit silly and I am probably way too old for it) and I love my little corner of the world on social […]
READ MOREDaily Snippets 8/02/18 Put on your big girl pants and smile…
Being an adult sucks sometimes! We aren’t allowed to cry and stamp our feet like toddlers do, and people make allowances for us. We are expected to cope with life and get on with things even when life isn’t going the way we want. This week, I’ve had to sit myself down and give myself […]
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Having a green and easy to maintain lawn isn’t
I love pretty gardens and am filled with envy at those who seem to have green thumbs and endless skills at making flowers grow, plants to bloom and keep their lawns looking immaculate. I enjoy the basics of gardening and the children do too, but sometimes it can be incredibly frustrating and feel like all […]
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