Home and lifestyle tips for families, from organisation and decor to everyday routines that make life easier.
So often I have heard people saying how they don’t hang pictures on their walls when they have new-build houses because they don’t like to damage the walls. From our point of view we haven’t put much on our walls because the plaster just seems to crumble into a big gaping hole!! But in recent … Read more
Some time since the middle of the summer holidays we have had a sample of wallpaper cellotaped to the wall in our downstairs toilet. Tuesday was finally the day that we found the time to take it down and make it a more permanent fixture. Hubby has always said that he doesn’t really enjoy wallpapering … Read more
Pregnant women across Scotland are being urged to take-up the offer of the free flu vaccine to protect themselves and their baby ahead of the winter flu season. As the flu vaccine is delivered to GPs across the country, pregnant women are being reminded that catching flu can have serious consequences for expectant mothers. When … Read more
Pampers and UNICEF have come together for their eighth year running in their campaign to eliminate Maternal & Newborn Tetanus (MNT). So far the campaign has managed to eliminate MNT in 10 countries which is a huge achievement but we still have a long way to go. This time last week, I travelled down to … Read more
You can’t beat Boots this Christmas, they have such a huge range of Christmas Gifts to suit every member of the family, always at great prices and with some really good offers. Who can resist their 3 for 2 offers? You can start shopping early too since the 3 for 2 Mix & Match offers … Read more
If you’ve got kids, you’ll be all too aware of the mess they can make. A few weeks after the birth and they soon become king or queen of the castle. This is why, if you’ve got the room, you need a playroom. I know what you’re thinking… they can play in their bedroom. Well … Read more
Waaaay back in February just after Jelly Bean was born, Beanie Boy began making plans for his birthday this Saturday! Yes you did read that right, Beanie Boy was planning his September birthday party in February. He wanted to make it very clear to me that the only theme he would consider for his birthday … Read more
So we’re just over a week back into the school routine and I don’t know about you but it feels like the summer holidays were a million years ago, the sun has gone and the early mornings are back!! Waaay back in the summer holidays when we were merely talking about the idea of the … Read more
James Green, or ‘Jamie’ as he prefers to be called, is from Amersham in Buckinghamshire and has been diagnosed with a highly aggressive malignant type of brain cancer. His family and friends are desperately trying to raise £250,000 by 01 October 2013 for him to have life saving treatment in America. Jamie’s story On 19 … Read more