family life Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/family-life-2/ Cats, kids, coffee and chaos Fri, 05 Nov 2021 15:25:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://catskidschaos.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-cropped-catskidschaos-blog-logo-32x32.png family life Archives - CatsKidsChaos https://catskidschaos.com/tag/family-life-2/ 32 32 Suddenly homeschooling? It will be ok. https://catskidschaos.com/2020/03/19/suddenly-homeschooling-it-will-be-ok/ https://catskidschaos.com/2020/03/19/suddenly-homeschooling-it-will-be-ok/#comments Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:02:19 +0000 https://catskidschaos.com/?p=23730 Suddenly homeschooling? It is a strange strange time. Life in the UK and the world has changed dramatically and for a period of time. Coronavirus has broken through and disrupted all of our lives and for the next few weeks and months, people are facing many challenges as we hopefully getting on top of what’s […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2020/03/19/suddenly-homeschooling-it-will-be-ok/feed/ 3 If your kids aren’t learning to do chores round the house, more fool you… https://catskidschaos.com/2020/02/05/if-your-kids-arent-learning-to-do-chores-round-the-house-more-fool-you/ https://catskidschaos.com/2020/02/05/if-your-kids-arent-learning-to-do-chores-round-the-house-more-fool-you/#comments Wed, 05 Feb 2020 15:00:00 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=15496 My kids are almost 10 and 13. We have instituted some rules. They do chores “I AM NOT THE MAID” is something that I have, ahem, yelled, a few times, mostly during the school holidays when I feel like my kids have started to take the presence of their mother, aka the cook, cleaner, provider […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2020/02/05/if-your-kids-arent-learning-to-do-chores-round-the-house-more-fool-you/feed/ 9 What has a tween got to do to get a lie in round here… https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/13/what-has-a-tween-got-to-do-to-get-a-lie-in-round-here/ https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/13/what-has-a-tween-got-to-do-to-get-a-lie-in-round-here/#comments Tue, 13 Aug 2019 04:00:33 +0000 https://themadhouseofcatsandbabies.com/?p=20765 Today you have the pleasure of the Tween, in all her sarcastic and grumpy tween glory, having a moan about lack of lie ins in our house. Given that I can’t remember the last time I myself had a proper lie in, in fact I think it was sometime before SHE  was born, probably, I […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2019/08/13/what-has-a-tween-got-to-do-to-get-a-lie-in-round-here/feed/ 11 Project 365 – a photo a day 06/11/18 https://catskidschaos.com/2018/11/06/project-365-a-photo-a-day-06-11-18/ Tue, 06 Nov 2018 19:00:07 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=17772 My clever girl. The school send a postcard home when a child has done well, achieved a goal, or produced a piece of work or made an effort that they feel parents should know about, so we can also praise our kids. This is her third. She is thriving at secondary school. The last two […]

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]]> Our week in photos -14/10/18-20/1018 https://catskidschaos.com/2018/10/20/our-week-in-photos-14-10-18-20-1018/ Sat, 20 Oct 2018 07:41:39 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=17617 Welcome to our weekly round of up what we have been up to, some things we have enjoyed, food (mostly food, we do like our food) and life, usually with a grumpy cat thrown in for good measure…  This week I am RIDICULOUSLY exited to be taking a good friend to see Bohemian Rhapsody before […]

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]]> Our week in photos – Sept 8th -14th 2018 https://catskidschaos.com/2018/09/16/our-week-in-photos-sept-8th-14th-2018/ Sun, 16 Sep 2018 18:53:05 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=17338 Welcome to our week in photos. We stopped our weekly photo updates a while ago, but then I decided that it would be nice to bring them back, mainly as a sort of memory recording for me, but also to show grandparents and family who don’t see everything or who aren’t on other social media […]

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]]> Project 365 – a photo a day 14/09/18 https://catskidschaos.com/2018/09/14/project-365-a-photo-a-day-14-09-18/ Fri, 14 Sep 2018 19:08:31 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=17327 Just this boy… 

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]]> Top Tips To Promote and Nurture Closeness in Your Family https://catskidschaos.com/2018/04/12/top-tips-to-promote-and-nurture-closeness-in-your-family/ Thu, 12 Apr 2018 17:00:43 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=16005 Do you find it hard to enjoy the quality and genuine close time in your family? Perhaps you are all so busy rushing around that you struggle to even spend time with your partner, let alone help your kids with their chores or homework. The reality is that happy and successful families will also have […]

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]]> Carpet cleaning magic with Bissell… https://catskidschaos.com/2017/08/17/carpet-cleaning-magic-with-bissell/ https://catskidschaos.com/2017/08/17/carpet-cleaning-magic-with-bissell/#comments Thu, 17 Aug 2017 08:51:17 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=13659 *We were kindly sent some Bissell products to try for this post* I don’t know about you, but I hate dirty carpets. We have quite light, high maintenance carpets (bad choice, they were pre the children) and they stain and mark easily, and let’s face it, kids make mess and stains and spills happen. We […]

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]]> https://catskidschaos.com/2017/08/17/carpet-cleaning-magic-with-bissell/feed/ 11 My Sunday Photo https://catskidschaos.com/2017/08/13/my-sunday-photo-61/ https://catskidschaos.com/2017/08/13/my-sunday-photo-61/#comments Sun, 13 Aug 2017 09:32:48 +0000 https://madhouse.chocolateboxstudios.co.uk/?p=13628 He’s been told that this is the only time I ever want to see him in a police vehicle unless he decides to join the force! ? (Taken at our local fire station this weekend, where they hosted an open fun day and all the emergency services were there to meet people. It was great […]

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