I would just like to take this opportunity to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. I cannot thank all of my lovely readers for the support you have given me over the last year. I am hoping to take a little blogging break to spend time with my family. I have a couple of…
This week I read a lovely post by Rachel Swirl about previous Christmases. Christmas is such a special time for little ones that I thought I would copy use her idea and look back at our first Christmases. With Boo and G both having January birthdays, they were 11 months and almost 11 months when…
So it’s December and Christmas is so close I can smell it. Although that could well be my scented candles. So this is a special festive book nook with some of our favourite Christmas inspired books. I try to keep Christmas books separate for most of the year so they are exciting when December finally…
Owning and maintaining your home is an on-going process and one that can be challenging at times. Home repairs and issues seem to crop up at the worst possible times, usually when you have the least time and resources to deal with them. From roof repairs, to HVAC issues and issues with your plumbing, finding…
1. Take toys out of boxes and put batteries in so they are ready to play with. No one wants to wait the 45 minutes to get the scissors or take those really annoying plastic tags off. 2. Even if you take the wrapping away, have a couple of screw drivers handy for any emergencies….
I love Secret Santa’s. They provide so much more fun than choosing gifts the ordinary way. The suspense of what you will receive coupled with the thrill of choosing for someone else and hoping that they will like it. I was approached by Domu to take part in an amazing Secret Santa with other bloggers….
I am all for heralding our amazing NHS and the great work they do but this week, I was so annoyed with one of my community midwives. I am 27 weeks and went off for a check with the midwives at my doctor’s surgery. Little G and I arrived in time for my appointment but…
I’m sure, unless you have been hiding under a stone, you know that today is the annual Christmas jumper day in aid of Save the Children. Boo has toddled off to school in hers with her donation as have thousands of other school children around the country. This year, children’s food company, Ella’s kitchen has…
We have a lot of windows in our house. The living room on the second floor has bi-fold doors which were a great idea when we renovated the farm house. We also have French doors in the kitchen out onto the garden. Both sets do let in lots of lovely light and the bi-fold…
There is something about having something personalised. As a gift it definitely looks like you have gone the extra mile. Even personalising something for yourself is a lovely idea. We all have pet names for our friends and family members so having that emblazoned on a top or jacket would be lovely. Clothes2Order got…