Have you noticed how some adults seem to be very pessimistic much of the time, and others can be the total opposite and seemingly that happy with their lives? Who you become as an adult and the attitude you have towards life is a result of so many factors: your upbringing; past experiences; your education; […]
Preparation: the key to an easy Christmas Day meal
Being nominated to make Christmas dinner can be stressful for some people. Cooking for lots of people is a lot of pressure on an average day, the pressure during Christmas is even more extreme. After all, Christmas dinner is an important part of the day. Though a disaster would lead to a family story, it […]
Christmas with Casdon
Parents value good quality toy brands at Christmas. Parents also value toy brands where you can actually get the toy out of the box and up and running for play time in less than three hours. If it doesn’t need batteries then that’s even better – but that’s a whole other conversation. Over the years […]
Fuel Your Dreams
Is there something that you always dreamt of being? An astronaut? An Olympic athlete? A famous musician? Perhaps you wanted to travel the world? Did your dream change as you got older? Have you ever thought about how your dreams as a child compare to your dreams now? Were you encouraged to pursue your dreams […]
Home extensions that are worth considering
When you and your partner first moved into your home, it probably seemed perfect. Fast forward a few years, and you might have a couple of children and maybe a some pets too – your once spacious home can feel a little cramped. If you’re forever wishing you had your own home office or are fed up […]
Win a perfect stocking filler in time for Christmas
I don’t know about your children but when Blaze and the Monster Machines burst onto our screens about eighteen months ago our children were instantly hooked. Someone asked me recently to describe the programme as they had never heard of it – my description went a bit like this “it’s like Dora but with monster […]
Autumn Adventures
Autumn is a lovely season, it must be a photographer’s dream with all the gorgeous colours around. I’m an Autumn baby, so maybe that’s why I feel an affinity with this time of year. It has been quite mild here until relatively recently, but the warmer coats are starting to come out now and the […]
Share With Me #42
Welcome to the Share With Me Blog Hop, which I took over at the start of June. I want to thank all of you who link every week, it is very much appreciated. Lots of you follow the rules, linking, adding the badge or a link, commenting on the HOST post and commenting on each […]