I love Scotland. As a child my experience was not great. I remember coming home from school and my dad announcing we were going skiing for a few days there over Half Term. This was a bit random as all our skiing trips had been to France and back then I didn’t even know you […]
A home spa experience for your mini divas
Do you live with a little diva? Or perhaps a mini-me who enjoys pretending to be a big girl? My 8 year old is very interested in nails and hair and make up and during the holidays she likes to play around with all of these things. Nail care is probably her favourite thing and […]
The Mummy Fever Guide to the Best Large Family Cars – Part 5: The Citroen Grand C4 Picasso
If you have been following the blog you will know that we have been on the look out for a large family car . We have so far reviewed the Mitsubishi Outlander, The Ford Grand Tourneo Connect, the Honda CRV and the Volkswagen Sharan. I would say that so far the Sharan has scored highest in terms of our needs, but […]
Little Shoppers
Do your children like shopping? Or playing shops at least? My eldest LOVES shopping but it is safe to say the other three are not interested.They do love role play, let’s pretend and especially popular in our house are playing shops or cafes. If your children are similar or if they enjoy collecting things, you might […]
Don’t tell me that…
Listening to other mums is simply soul-destroying sometimes. Whether they actually believe their own hype or use it as a cover-up to hide their own insecurities, I am not sure, but when you are a busy mummy trying to do your best with minimal support and feeling rather shitty about yourself, you really don’t need to hear any of the […]
WIN tickets to Country Living Magazine Gala Evening
I love living in the countryside.Our school run and rush hour traffic consists mainly of: cows pheasant sheep rabbits tractors horses Now that’s my kind of traffic!I have teamed up with Country Living Magazine to offer any other fans of country life the chance to WIN two tickets to their Gala Evening. Perfect if you’re looking for the relaxed […]
Top tips for boosting the immune system in babies and children
A healthy immune system is the key to preventing infectious diseases. We are all exposed to millions of germs every day, and vaccines only cover a tiny fraction of these germs. We have to rely on our own immune system to fight off most potential infections. Children and adults with healthy immune systems are also […]
The conveyor belt vs the tandem change
When you have more than one child in nappies at any one time how do you manage? I have tried out two different methods.The first is what i call “The Conveyor Belt” and the other I refer to as “The Tandum Change”. Each have their time and place and it is trial and error as […]
