No one likes getting sick, especially when you’ve got a family to take care of. Whether your little ones end up under the weather, or you’re trying to deal with family life while nursing the mother of all headaches, trying to live your life when someone is sick can be a complete and total nightmare. […]
If you have a dinosaur fan in the family, chances are at some point you’ll be asked for a dinosaur birthday cake or dinosaur birthday party. That’s what’s happened in our house recently, meaning I needed to stock up on all things dinosaur related. I began with getting the dinosaur party supplies. I normally head […]
The cost of energy in the home: is it worth switching provider? Energy bills. At one point this seemed to be just going up and up for us. I’ve played around switching providers in the past and whilst sometimes I was able to make some savings, the amount of time and effort it took me […]
Are you a mum who rarely wears make up or someone who never leaves the house without it? I really admire mum’s who can quite happily go out without so much as waving a concealer wand over their faces. How do you all look that good? I’m not one of those mum’s. I never leave […]
The children all love to do craft. Each time I set up the table for craft and get the crafting boxes out there is some serious excitement. I wish I felt as excited come tidy up time, but you can’t win them all can you? If I ask the children what they want to make, […]
Is it me or these days does it not feel like five minutes since you emptied those school bags and now you are refilling them? Time in general passes by so fast so you really have to be organised to stay on top of all that is required for the start of a new school […]
When it comes to battle play, the little boys don’t need any encouragement. Whether they are playing Power Rangers with their big brother or having a dinosaur battle, they are very imaginative in their play and it’s very entertaining to watch them – when I’m not breaking up a fight over who has what colour […]
The expensive business of having children Children are expensive. Fact. We knew that when we signed up to be a parent right? It’s common for parents not to fully appreciate the expenses related to having children until, well, they are about to happen. There are of course those big expenses at the outset, cots, car […]
