Home and lifestyle tips for families, from organisation and decor to everyday routines that make life easier.
As I sit in my ‘almost’ finished kitchen/dining room I’m quite pleased with the new look we have achieved this Summer. Before the six week Summer holiday kicked in our kitchen and dining room were two separate rooms but we decided they just didn’t work independent of each other. We employed a builder to come … Read more
Well, I’ve said it before and I shall say it again, I am very lucky as a blogger to receive the opportunities that I do. My latest ‘review item’ arrived in the form of the Bissell SpotClean portable spot cleaner, it was one of those items that I knew I would be able to use … Read more
Lands’ End is perfectly suited to our family as we love to get outdoors, and given the opportunity, I would LOVE to be the skipper of my own Yacht
I had forgotten the frustrations way back when Little Bean started school, you dress them all up in their shiny new school uniform, take proud photographs of their first day at school and when you pick them up a few hours later, their uniform looks like they have been wearing it for a year already!! … Read more
As the Summer began we were invited to be Swim Fin Ambassadors. I had only seen SwimFin swimming aid a few times via social media but never actually in action so I must admit I was a little sceptical. I could completely understand the concept and I liked that the arms were free of armbands … Read more
Over the next few weeks we will be celebrating Beanie Boy’s 5th birthday and Curly’s 14th birthday. We have pretty much got ourselves sorted for Beanie Boy’s birthday but it definitely gets more difficult as they get older because most of the things that you immediately think of for a teenager cost a fortune. One … Read more
Ooh it’s been a while since I’ve had the opportunity to test-drive a new family car and I had forgotten how much I missed the thrill of driving a new car. A few weeks ago I was approached by Smiths Nissan in Peterborough and asked if I would like to put the Nissan Pulsar through … Read more
We are not living in the 1980s, when greed was good and the only thing of importance was oneself. That way of thinking has thankfully changed and the children of the 80s are now teaching their own children the virtue and importance of thinking of others. Not just about money However, although people are more … Read more
I have always been a home bird, I like my home to look and feel good. It might not always be tidy but I like the basics of the interior design to be there so that when it is tidy, it looks stylish too. I often read through Home Style books and look online for … Read more