Creating ambience with Philips myGarden Solar lights
When I think of ‘solar’ lighting I often think of those lights that just kind of ‘glow’ as opposed to providing any light which is worthwhile but the myGarden Solar range are brilliant.
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Practical home and family living advice, from organisation and cleaning to routines that help busy families create a calm, well-run home.
Modern mums still bearing the brunt of household chores
Over two thirds solely responsible for domestic duties, and 78% embarrassed to welcome guests to an untidy house I’ll second that – I hate it when people visit and my home is a mess but I am coming around to the idea that I am NOT superwoman and there is only so much I can … Read more
Karcher Window Vac WV60 Review
When you have young children, you can say goodbye to clean windows . . . Now we do pay for a window cleaner to come once a month and clean the outside but it always seems pretty futile given that Jelly Bean, Beanie Boy and even Little Bean will be doing the above demonstration to … Read more
Outdoor cleaning with Karcher
This is possibly the first time that I have received a product to review which Hubby and I have fought over who gets to use it first! I first used a Karcher Pressure Washer about 7 years ago at our previous house and I thought it was magic. At the time we lived in a … Read more
Getting the Better of Spring Cleaning
Before even considering a spring clean around the house, there are loads of other jobs that you need to take care of first. With kids running around the house messing the place up as they go along, you often wonder whether there’s even much point (there is!). But a clean home is a happy home … Read more
Our messy play experiment to test Vanish Oxi-Action
If you’re anything like me then you’ll watch TV advertisements with a slightly sceptical mind, especially when it comes to the ads for stain removal products which claim to remove anything and everything. So when we were sent Vanish Oxi-Action Stain Removal products to try we decided to enlist the help of the children to … Read more
Dyson Air Multiplier™; fans: powerful airflow, now up to 75% quieter
We use fans in every bedroom in our house, we have even used them sporadically through the winter months because our house holds heat after a sunny day. We don’t like to leave the windows open in the children’s rooms for their own safety and so it can become quite stifling. The problem which this … Read more
Little Bean’s Bedroom Makeover with Wall Stickers
When we did the big bedroom switch in preparation for Jelly Bean’s arrival, we pretty much kept the style of their rooms the same as they had been. We gave each child their choice of colours but they didn’t want to change them so Little Bean kept her pink bedroom and decided she wanted to … Read more
Spring cleaning has started with the Karcher Steam Cleaner
I remember the days when my house was always clean and tidy, when I would spend all day on a Saturday cleaning and could stand back and look at my home with a sense of pride. That was all before children, some days I don’t let it bother me too much – afterall, do I … Read more