The Challenging Issue of Childcare and What To Do About It | AD
Our children are the most important people in our lives, and many of us would love nothing more than to stay home and…
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Your First Steps to Creating Your Own Home Textiles |AD
Making your own home textiles is a fun hobby to do in your spare time. You can turn your attention to a variety…
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Rugby and Pizza: A Lads Night In |AD
As the only female in the house, I knew that at some point I would be a spectator to a lad’s night in. Turns…
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When you are trying to live a thrifty lifestyle, it’s all part of the fun to try and avoid throwing anything away, and…
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#VicksTricks: Dealing with Snot and Sniffles |AD
Kids are little germ balls. FACT. I like to think that before I started teaching and had my own kids, I had a…
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This time last year (well, this time six months ago to be honest!) I would have laughed if someone asked me to write…
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Bamboo Towels from The Towel Shop | Review and Giveway
You really do know that you’re getting older when you get excited about new towels, and boy, was I excited about getting these…
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Meal Planning Monday
We did much better sticking to the meal plan this week. On Saturday we had a movie night and some Chicago Town frozen…
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Best Friends on the Beach
This week we had Alex’s best friend, Holly, around for lunch and for a play. It was a lovely sunny day so we…
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How to Explain the Loss of a Loved One to a Child | AD
Losing someone you love can be truly devastating for anyone, let alone a whole family. Everyone is dealing with their emotions and feelings,…
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Beauty and the Beast, Raincoats and Sia #LittleLoves
SUCH a cliche, but this Friday has rolled around so fast. I’m sure it was Monday yesterday! I didn’t have a great start…
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The Trouble with Teeth |AD
When I was younger, I was goofy. Like really goofy. My two front teeth really stuck out and whilst I was lucky enough…
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Mr Kipling Valentine Cakes | Review and Giveaway
I bloody love cake. I even named my blog after cake. Can you imagine my excitement when Mr Kipling (well, not the man…
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Snuggle Sac Review
There’s nothing more than the kids (or us!) love more than snuggling up under a soft blanket, especially at this time of the…
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The Legend of Gelert | My Sunday Photo
I remember reading about the story of Gelert many years ago and I found it really sad. When I realised we lived about…
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Meal Planning Monday #6
Welcome to another Meal Planning Monday! These seem to be really, really popular for some reason, and it’s keeping us pretty organised. Well,…
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4 Things You Need To Think About Before Taking Up A New Craft |AD
Now, crafting is a very popular hobby, and there are a lot of different things you can choose to do. Some folks like…
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Little Life Toddler Backpack and Reins | Review
By their second birthday, both Harrison and Alex had completely given up using a pushchair. They didn’t really have a choice – each…
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Fires, Chinese New Year and Nelly #LittleLoves
Blimey, where did January go? It felt like the longest month ever, but at the same time it feels like it was Christmas…
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What Do Women Really Want On Valentines Day? |AD
Us women are notorious for not really knowing what we want. Have you ever seen that film,’What Women Want’ by Mel Gibson? Well,…
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Indra Celtic Tree of Life Leather Journal | Review
Those of you who know me in ‘real life’ will know just how much of a stationery addict I am. There is nothing…
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An Unintentional Dry January
So, I’ve just completed ‘Dry January’. As in went the entire month without touching a drop of alcohol. I didn’t have anyone sponsor…
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How To Protect Yourself Against Identity Theft
So many of us now use the internet for shopping, for sorting out things like tax credits and banking. We put so much…
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Me & Mine | January 2017
This was something I was determined to join in with this year. As I’ve mentioned before, there are very few family photos and…
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Meal Planning Monday #5
Last week we pretty much stayed on plan, until the weekend. We were going to have spaghetti bolognese but I forgot to get…
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