The blog post where I confess I cut my own hair, and why home hair cuts work for me. I have long, thick, wavy (ok it tends to frizz a lot) hair. I have a lot of hair. It’s a blessing and a curse. It grows fast and is hard to manage. It doesn’t like […]
READ MOREScreen time limits, what works for us…
This is a post talking about screen time limits and what works for us as a family. As always, what works for us, doesn’t always work or apply to someone else, and as I always say, if it works for you and your family that is best, so if you want to follow our advice […]
READ MOREOrchid care – tips & tricks from a nongreen fingered me
*This post about Orchid care does contain an affiliate link, that if you click through to will earn me some income if you make a purchase. The link is marked with (*) If anyone asks me, what my favorite plant or flower I have in my home, my repsonse is always “an orchid plant” and […]
READ MOREWASup. Gentle to skin & effective on wasp stings.
*This is a review post and we were kindly sent some WASup Wasp stings relief to try* Wasp stings – fun fact, I am allergic to them. Ok, that isn’t so fun. Oddly enough though, I don’t mind wasps themselves, and I tend to think that like most creatures if you leave them alone, they […]
READ MOREBig Ben like you haven’t seen it before…
*We were kindly sent a Big Ben puzzle to review from Ravensburger* Big Ben is an iconic London landmark, and famous worldwide. We have visited but never actually been inside or climbed the famous clock tower. The tower itself is not actually called Big Ben, did you know that? Something we learned recently too. Ravensburger […]
READ MOREMy Sunday Photo – happy as a busy bee in lavender
So this photo and the title are slightly cheating because you can not actually see any of the hundreds of bees that were in this lavender field. We literally were surrounded by bees who were so happy and busy and not bothered by humans and it smelled amazing and sounded just perfect with bees buzzing […]
READ MORESudocrem – always handy and not just for nappy rash
*This is a collaborative post with Sudocrem* As a nurse, a mum, and someone who works with families, Sudocrem has always been a firm staple use product for me. I used it when I was a nanny, and also when working as a nurse, and also on my own babies when they had nappy rash […]
READ MOREThat creepy man in your Instagram inbox? It’s a scam
That man saying nice things to you in your social media inbox – it’s likely a scam…. For a while now I have been very vocal on my Instagram account about certain things that happen on that site. I am becoming slightly infamous for “naming and shaming” fake male profiles on there. People have asked […]
READ MORETop Trumps with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
*This is a collaborative post with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust* We are big fans of Top Trumps here and always have been. A simple concept, playing against other people. Each person has a pile of cards and they can cover any topic from dinosaurs to famous sports people, each card has facts and figures and you […]
READ MOREEasy cinnamon rolls for breakfast
My kids love cinnamon rolls. I love cinnamon rolls. Sticky, sweet, loaded with cinnamon, and one, frankly is never enough. There are recipes out there but this is how I make ours and what works for me as an easy and not too much faff way to make them, so they rise overnight and are […]
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