Our week in photos – my turn for the ‘Rona vaccine
This week has been a good one and most importantly, my turn for the ‘rona vaccine. A little rough around the edges but the week that I got my first Covid vaccine. I wasn’t expecting to be elligble for another few weeks and last sunday mornign decided to try the booking system, I don’t know […]
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Moissanite Replacing Diamonds in the Jewel Industry
*This is a collaborative post sharing about Moissanite and why it may be replacing diamonds for many as a stone of choice in jewellery, that we hope you find helpful* Looking for the ideal engagement ring has never been easier in today’s world. Lab technology has made jewel shopping fun and affordable. Long gone are […]
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Raising Confident Children – Pat Guy
*We were kindly sent a set of books around Raising Confident Children to review. All opinions are our own* As a parent, one of my main goals is to ensure, to the best of my ability is that are happy, healthy and confident. Confident children are more likely to mamage life well and as their […]
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Dear Virgin Media, about those scam calls
Dear Virgin Media About those scam calls we have been getting? We have a home phone. A landline. We never use it. We have it because even if we don’t have it you still charge us for having a landline and our bill doesn’t change. This makes no sense in itself but is another rant […]
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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 Not because I can’t (well, technically now I can’t because my license is no longer valid in any form) but I choose not to drive a car.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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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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