As parents we say it all the time – we don’t know where the time goes, they grow so fast, how are they already 2, 3, 4…11 – it goes on and on. Time seems to disappear before our eyes as they whizz past important milestones. How many times have you wanted to press the […]
Do you ever give much thought to what makes you smile? According to a study the average UK adult smiles 11 times EVERY DAY, or more than 232,000 times over their lifetime. Does that sound like you? Do you smile more or less than that do you think? And do you visit the dentist regularly […]
Wise words Years ago when I was at school I remember rolling my eyes at my grandmother most mornings when she INSISTED I eat something before I leave the house AND roll them even longer in the Winter months, when she insisted I leave the house with something warm in my tummy. I laugh at […]
Any parent of a fussy eater will know how stressful it can be to try and get fruit and vegetables into children sometimes. Often really fussy eaters will have one thing they are happy to eat loads of but try anything else and you are met with a major meltdown. Strawberries or cucumber perhaps go […]
Now the clocks have gone back, the nights are drawing in and temperatures have definitely dropped here in North Wales. I sound like an elderly lady! I actually quite like that time of year when there is a chill in the air. I enjoy getting wrapped up all warm and getting all the hats and […]
Parenting can be a complicated gig at times. We know as parents the exhausting moments, the funny moments, the amazing precious moments, the proud moments and so on – but do you ever catch yourself doing something as a parent and think “how did it get to this?” Or, “what on earth am I doing?” […]
Choosing the ‘right’ mattress can be an exhausting task, and one many people dread. Most of us try to replace our mattresses every 10 years, as per the general recommendations. That is, in itself kind of the problem though when it comes to selecting a new one. If you are going to sleep on it […]
When I think of Kent I can’t help but think of the white cliffs of Dover. As well as them being a British icon, they are also a childhood memory of mine. For years, I travelled with my family backwards and forwards across the channel to France, and those white cliffs are a vivid part […]
