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 […]
READ MOREOur 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 […]
READ MOREWorking 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 […]
READ MOREMoving 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. […]
READ MOREMake your own basic Sourdough Starter
This is ODO, my basic sourdough starter. It’s almost two years old and the basis for all the sourdough bread I make at home. If you are a fan of Star Trek you will get why I call it that. I am a big fan of making sourdough bread, and make about 2-3 loaves a […]
READ MOREYour hard is not mine but it’s not a misery competition
Life can be challenging and it throws things at us, and we all go through hard times but it’s not a misery competition. Before I continue I need to say that I am NOT telling you or anyone else reading this, that what you are going through, whatever it is, isn’t valid. I am not […]
READ MOREMeal Plan Monday – school and life are back
Welcome to Meal Plan Monday, sharing what we eat in a week and feeding our family and this week school and life are back, in some sort of normal. It’s taken a little adjusting to, but we are slowly sliding into lockdown ending, with back to ballet, gymnastics, swimming, work for both adults is more […]
READ MOREOur week in photos – Covid vaccine part 1
This week our week in photos sums up a rather busy and hectic week and the news that we, or at least one of us, has had a first Covid Vaccine. The husband became eligible this week so he got to proudly wear my slightly cheeky and humorous badge after he took himself off early […]
READ MOREPawsome care for pets with Be Loved
*Be:Loved kindly asked us to review their products and share them with our readers* Our pets are amazing, and we love them, and they love us back (mostly, sometimes Layla makes it clear she really doesn’t approve of our life choices and hasn’t really ever forgiven me for having children) and it’s our job to […]
READ MOREFoul Play – The Murder Mystery Card Game
*We love games in our house and are delighted to share about Foul Play, a murder mystery card game. We were kindly sent a game to review at home* Foul Play is an easy to play game that you can enjoy with friends and family and perfect if you love murder, mystery, “who dunnit” and […]
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