I do not drink enough water. When I returned to work post Covid lockdown I realised that when I was at home, I usually made the effort to drink enough water or fluids during the day when I am at home but when I am out and about for the day or at work, I […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – meals for when we are unwell
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday again. I swear the weeks are flying past fast and Christmas will be here before we know it. Unfortunately we are all under the weather here so this week and meal planning has been a bit hit and miss and more about eating what makes us feel better and what […]
READ MOREGift ideas for tricky to buy for kids
If you have tricky to buy for kids, then Christmas and birthdays can be a bit of a minefield. Hopefully this sponsored post with Wicked Uncle is helpful and gives you some new ideas to ease the stress. Tricky to buy for kids can be challenging. It might be they are teenagers who aren’t really […]
READ MORE“wellness practitioners” are the scourge of social media
This is a proper rant and I stand firmly by this statement that “wellness practitioners” are the scourge of social media and cause more harm than good. We all know them. The self styled “health practioners” of social media. They fall into two catagories on my feed. Either a mum blogger who’s signed up to […]
READ MORESimple but pretty style choices with Daisy Jewellery
*This is a collaborative post with Daisy Jewellery, sharing my personal style choices and what I wear everyday* I tend to be someone who prefers simple styles and looks and because I work with children and families I also have to be practical. But I like pretty things and I enjoy treating myself to the […]
READ MORERoasted pumpkin seeds. Easy, healthy and delicious.
This is an easy recipe for roasted pumpkin seeds. Seeds and nuts are a great healthy snack. This is also a great way to use up the seeds when you are using a pumpkin, particularly around Halloween if you are carving pumpkins. I like my pumkin seeds salty and that can be tricky because you […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – school holiday snack boxes
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday and this week we are sharing about school holiday snack boxes. I don’t know about you, but my kids seem to be permanently starving when they are home on school holidays and I think they think I run a 24/7 cafe. I am fairly sure boredom plays a part because […]
READ MOREDo you do a regular digital detox?
It’s no secret that I love my phone and I am very reliant on it for every day life management as well as communication but every now and then, I do a digital detox. Find out why? I use my phone for the usual things: E-mail, calls, messaging, photos, diary planning. I also use it […]
READ MOREMake science more fun with Trends UK & Mad Science
*This is a collaborative post with Trends UK sharing about how we make science more fun at home* We love science as a family. Dad is an engineer with a love of all things maths and scientific, I am an ex nurse who finds anything related to science fascinating and I enjoy teaching it as […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – gluten free isn’t as hard as you think
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday, here we are again and this week I am sharing about how eating gluten free isn’t as hard as you think. It may seem a bit of a rant but hopefully it isn’t and is helpful. When the husband and I first got together (my children like to remind me […]
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