Why I can but choose not to drive a car
I don’t drive. Not because I can’t (well, technically now I can’t because my license is no longer valid in any form) but I choose not to drive a car. I don’t like driving. I just don’t. I tried driving when I was 17. My dad did a stint or two with me in my […]
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Not embracing the grey hair and that’s ok
There, I said it – I am not going to let grey hair take over any time soon, I plan to cover my grey hair and use colour for a long time to come. That’s actually ok, despite what seems the trend calling for people to embrace it. It’s not that I am ageist, I […]
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Make your own kitty litter freshener
If you have cats, then you probably change their cat litter, and you may also need or use kitty litter freshener. Most cat owners clean out their cat litter trays regularly. Unless you have one of the very fancy self cleaning ones (we tried, Layla refused to use it) then you will be, like me, […]
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Is your child ready for ear piercings?
Is your child ready for ear piercings? Ear piercing is a subjective topic. I am aware that some cultures choose to pierce ears very early in their children’s lives, but for us, it’s not something that is really done culturally and tends to be more of a “when a child is ready” type event. The […]
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Our week in photos – post-pandemic normal
Welcome to our week in photos and this week we slide back in to more post-pandemic normal and slowly adjust to life with a little bit more of the normal we remember as life in the time of corona continues but restrictions have eased a little. We have had a fairly busy week and are […]
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Working from home more comfortable with Yo-Yo Desk
*This is a review post in collaboration with Yo-Yo Desk, all opinions are our own* Working from home can have many advantages and for working parents, it can be a much more flexible option when juggling families and childcare. However, if you are working from home regularly, you know that there are things you have […]
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Moving forward, looking back. Permanent changes
As we start to ease back into some sort of normal life (again, as lockdown rules change and we are allowed to) we are looking at the permanent changes that have happened as a result of a year of Covid and what we will or will not being going back to, as we move forward. […]
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Make your own basic Sourdough Starter
This is ODO, my basic sourdough starter. It’s almost two years old and the basis for all the sourdough bread I make at home. If you are a fan of Star Trek you will get why I call it that. I am a big fan of making sourdough bread, and make about 2-3 loaves a […]
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Your hard is not mine but it’s not a misery competition
Life can be challenging and it throws things at us, and we all go through hard times but it’s not a misery competition. Before I continue I need to say that I am NOT telling you or anyone else reading this, that what you are going through, whatever it is, isn’t valid. I am not […]
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Meal Plan Monday – school and life are back
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday, sharing what we eat in a week and feeding our family and this week school and life are back, in some sort of normal. It’s taken a little adjusting to, but we are slowly sliding into lockdown ending, with back to ballet, gymnastics, swimming, work for both adults is more […]
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Welcome to Cats, Kids, Chaos. We started over 9 years ago, originally as The Mad House of Cats & Babies, in a blur of sleep deprivation. Sharing family life as we know it, with humour, always a cup of coffee in hand, and usually a cat or two around.
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