Practical home and family living advice, from organisation and cleaning to routines that help busy families create a calm, well-run home.
As if the garden fairies had read our minds we were contacted by Garden Buildings Direct to see if we were interested in receiving a complimentary BillyOh Tête a Tête Summerhouse to review and of course we jumped at the opportunity.
Create a fun focal point for your patio with this ingenious up-cycling tutorial We moved into our new build house nearly 5 years ago but the one part of it we have never given much thought to, or time, was our garden. This year we decided to finally put our stamp on it and make … Read more
One of the major selling points for the Vax Air Cordless is the Lift-off cylinder on the front of the cleaner. It makes light work of cleaning the stairs.
I love our house, and I love how we’ve made it our mission this past couple of years to turn it into our own little sanctuary from the stress of modern-day life. It wasn’t always this easy though, and I still remember all the things I had to learn when I left behind living with … Read more
We have been in our house for over 5 years now and the lounge hasn’t been redecorated since the first week we moved in. Yes we have changed the curtains, rug and cushions to give it a facelift but not a full-on redecoration. That all changed in February when it was all change. In the … Read more
We bought our house off-plan back in 2010 when we only had Curly and Little Bean with Beanie Boy cooking in my tummy. At that time we thought we would stop our family at three children so a four-bedroom home would be ample size for us. We moved in two weeks before BB made his … Read more
Being introduced to Dyson vacuum cleaners through my blog has revolutionised cleaning in our household. Prior to Dyson, we had only ever bought small cylinder vacuum cleaners which we felt were doing a good job. Then we used Dyson and we haven’t looked back, each time we vacuum the carpets they aren’t just cleaned, they … Read more
Collaborative Post When I think back to my childhood, I can still remember my Playhouse (or Wendy House as they were known when I was a child). I didn’t have a wooden one; I had a plastic red and yellow one I loved. I would forever be taking my dolls and teddies into it for … Read more
We tell children we have eyes everywhere but we know that’s not the case. It’s not possible, is it? With a Home Monitoring System, you really can.