Smelling the roses whilst cleaning with Zoflora
I am horribly picky about the products we use, in our home for cleaning. I tend to use old fashioned cleaning products, like bicarbonate of soda, and vinegar, or plain old hot water and soap suds, or caustic soda for really nasty stuff like stains on the bath. I am very fussy about smells, a […]
READ MORECreative Kids – Green thumbed?
So, with the weather improving (I hope by saying that, I haven’t just doomed us to weeks of rain and cold) we have been out in the garden more. My children love being outside, and probably drive my neighbours slightly potty, because we aren’t exactly, ahem, quiet when we are pottering about. Little Man is […]
READ MOREWhat do you mean, being patient doesn’t automatically come with being a parent??
The capacity to accept or tolerate delay, problems, or suffering without becoming annoyed or anxious. (Oxford English Dictionary) I used to think I was a very patient person. I have worked with children, most of my adult life, as a nanny, and then as a paediatric nurse. Both jobs require tremendous amounts of patience, […]
READ MOREWeek in Photos – Cats, cake, Ocotonauts in the bath anyone?
It’s been a bit of a mad week, with lots of busy days, and busy nights. I have managed to be out 5 nights this week, my children are starting to question me… “will you be home tonight, Mummy?” I am not usually so busy in the evenings, and it has been nice, this week, […]
READ MOREBest of Parenting App Competition
I love my iPhone, I have blogged about how useful I find, it, and that I have LOTS of apps that I use daily, to help life run smoothly, for me, and our family. I like apps that are easy to use, simple to navigate and that work. Best of Parenting, a no nonsense, practical […]
READ MOREFrozen? I’d rather be in Rio….
So, when planning for Big Girl to be off, at home, recuperating from her operation, I organised myself and bought a few new DVD’s, for her to watch while she was resting and recovering. I happened upon Frozen, whilst out shopping, and although we had seen it in the cinema, and I wasn’t that impressed […]
READ MOREWeek in photos – A pink sewing machine, you say?
So this week is a bit of an eclectic mix. We celebrated Small Boy’s 4th birthday with a trip to see dinosaurs at the Natural History Museum (I have to say, I don’t think much of the enormous queue, to get in, then the very crowded and hot, and pretty small display, considering the size […]
READ MOREEmma’s Army – Walking together to beat cancer!
Cancer, and raising money towards research that will find treat and sure it, or eventually how to prevent it, is a cause close to my heart. I have lost friends and family to the disease in it’s many malevolent forms and I have friends fighting to beat it, now. I have written about Emma, from […]
READ MOREAbout blog
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. We share family life as we live and see it, and try to keep it real. I write about food allergies, homeschooling, parenting a teenager, product reviews and everything in between. The odd cat post may feauture too. Welcome to the chaos, grab a cup of coffee and join us!