In my current state of play, as a work at home / stay at home Mum, there are many things I miss about the days in the office. But at this current position of being a once-every-four-years World Cup Widow, there’s one bit of office banter I’m really missing. more “Things I miss about work item #327: The World Cup Sweepstake”
You may or may not know, but the NHS turns 70 this year. It’s hard to actually imagine life without the NHS now, in 2018 as it’s something that for most of us has always been there, our guardian angel having our back when we need it. more “Let’s Raise a Cuppa to the #NHS #NHSBig7Tea #NHSCharities 5th July 2018”
Being a parent is hard enough without any influences from the side, but when you realize that the environment your little ones are growing in has a strong effect on their development, it’s your job to learn what those environmental influences on your youngsters are and what you, as their parent, can do to control them. more “Guest Post: Environmental Influences on Our Children’s Development and Growth”
This year sees us muddling through our second growing season at our five rod allotment plot. This time last year we were total novices, and to be honest, I’d still bracket ourselves in that category! more “Our second summer at the Allotment”
Hey lovelies! welcome back to another edition of #CoolMumClub where you are always welcome to escape the World Cup / Washing Up / Kerzillion things you are supposed to be doing for a little bit of solace with some other Cool Mums… more “#CoolMumClub Linky Week 106”
I guess I’ve always been a collector of things. Not in a hoarder next door kind of way, but just in an appreciation for lovely trinkets, complete sets, or just random things in different phases of my life. I can never come home from the beach without a pocket full of shells. more “Collecting Lamaze, collecting memories + Freddie Firefly #Giveaway with @LamazeOnline”
The very mention of swimwear is enough for most of us Mums to want to go and hide under the duvet. The summer season is upon us and with holidays both home and away laying ahead, plenty of swimming and if you’re really lucky, a spot of sunbathing, the question arises, what are you going to do it in. more “Suns out Mums out – feeling body confident in swimwear this summer”
It’s a familiar scene; you fall in the door laden with school bags, coats, drink bottles, packed lunch boxes, the wet swim kit and trip over the pile of shoes that have been abandoned in the hall. more “Little Cook Boxes – a parent’s midweek saviour”
Over the years our girls have come to believe that we as a family are toy testers – with them of course having the chief role. We were recently asked to check out some Minnie Mouse Fashion Dolls, to see how the girls enjoyed them, and lovers of all things Disney, we were more than happy to oblige. more “Minnie Mouse Fashion Dolls review”
“You’ll regret it when you’re grown up”. The words my Mum used when I’d begged and begged her to stop my piano lessons, which seemed to go on my entire childhood, yet never once saw me achieve a single grade, and had me in tears, hiding in the kitchen from the two hundred year old guy who came to our house to teach my brother and I each week. more “Raising Musical Children + Book #giveaway”
