With half term upon us we have been doing lots of craft, and with Halloween fast approaching much of this has been themed around that. We seem to have had a run of bad luck on coloring things lately. Crayons snapping, pencils constantly breaking and felt tips drying our far too quickly. This week we’ve […]
Help or hindrance?
I’m not very good at accepting help. If anyone asks if they can help me, my default response is that I’m ok thank you, even if I’m juggling several things at once. I don’t really think about how they could help, just that whatever I’m doing is possible for me to do on my own […]
Winter family fun: part two
Welcome to part two of our series on winter family fun. I love winter, the frost and snow, Christmas time, wrapping up warm, drinking mulled wine and hot chocolate. There always seem to be lots of wonderful things to do as a family in the winter, and we love the magic of this time of […]
Christmas wish list
Do you have a Christmas wish list this year? Mine normally fall into three categories: The most important things: That everyone is healthy For us all to be together To be at home That we all enjoy some quality time together That we have fun as a family The things I always ask for and never […]
Driving Executive Women in Business Forward
Following my recent article questioning whether women can actually have it all, there seems to be an awful lot of talk about executive women in business, although, I have to say, there have been a few things I have read supporting my theory that women can’t ‘have it all’ without lots of help and compromise. Despite […]
Halloween reading
Are you looking for a good bit of Halloween reading for your older children this year? How about Once Upon a Zombie? This is aimed at 8-14 year olds, very cool and super action-packed. The first book in a riveting new series for ages 8+ set in a mysterious and decaying fairytale world. This is not your grandmother’s […]
The morning after the night before
Okay so you’ve seen the title of this article and no doubt assumed it relates to having a hangover from an over indulgent night. Well, it kind of does, as any sleep deprived parent will know that you feel just like that without touching a drop of alcohol – I’m a cheap date what can […]
Winter family fun: part one
Welcome to part one of our series on winter family fun. I love winter, the frost and snow, Christmas time, wrapping up warm, drinking mulled wine and hot chocolate. There always seem to be lots of wonderful things to do as a family in the winter, and we love the magic of this time of […]
