Playful Playroom Prompts for Plenty of Fun
*this is a collaborative post with some creative playroom ideas for a family home* Giving your kids a playroom is a great idea. It can help to contain toys to one location in the house, and it gives them somewhere to go time on their own. Designing a playroom can be a lot of fun […]
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When Dad has to make his own dinner, but Pizza Express makes it fun…
Father’s Day is literally just round the corner. Picking a gift or something nice for the dad in your life, can be a bit tricky, but you don’t have to just get him a box of chocolates or a pair of novelty socks this year, because you are stuck for ideas. Why not treat him […]
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When you don’t want to dress up but you kind of have to…
*I was very kindly sent some items to review for this article* When you don’t want to dress up but kind of have to. The alternative title to this post is I’ve got a party to go to and I’ve had a bit of a wardrobe crisis this week… A good friend of mine is […]
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Why we allowed our tweenager to choose not to do a school entrance exam…
Our tweenager is reaching the age where we need to start thinking about secondary schools. We’ve already had a look at one or two, and have a couple more to go, before we decide. When we say “we”, we mean the husband, myself and her, making the decision. She has to be involved because it’s […]
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Event planning can be made easy when you find the right place…
Planning an event can be complicated and a little stressful. Depending on what kind of event you want to host, and how many people you want to attend, there are lots of things to think about. Be it aa wedding, an engagement or anniversary party, a big birthday celebration, a graduation party, or a more […]
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A lucky capture…
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Peace out…
Today is election day. Unless you are living under a rock, you can’t fail to know that we have a surprise and short notice general election happening here, in the UK. It’s been an interesting few weeks. Lots of political campaigning, lots of vitriol and opinion, both from the campaigners and also social media, as […]
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She’s wearing my shoes…
This week, we had a bit of a mum fail. My tweenager was supposed to be singing in a concert, with some of her class and children from other schools. It was in my diary, we had tickets, and I knew she had to be at a certain place at a certain time. What I […]
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Getting some volume in my hair with John Frieda Luxurious Volume range
I have had some issues with my hair lately. Due to the hormone treatment I am taking, I have been loosing a lot of hair (a normal side affect, but frustrating) and although I normally wear my hair up (because I work with small children, long hair doesn’t mix well with paint, play dough, kids […]
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