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.
Quarter of today’s children spend only 30 minutes outdoors
– New research reveals that the current generation of kids spend the least amount of time outside – New research[i] commissioned by the National Trust shows that children aged 7-12 spend less time playing outside compared to any other generation. According to the findings, over half of today’s children (54 per cent) spend less than … Read more
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
How to choose a baby name?
Before friends and family get all excited here, NO I AM NOT PREGNANT AGAIN!! It’s just that I seem to have been having a LOT of conversations just recently about baby names. Quite a few friends are expecting babies at the moment and so obviously names have come up quite a lot in conversation. It … Read more
Am I prepared for camping with three little people?
The summer holidays are hurtling towards us at a rate of knots so as well as trying to get the most important pieces of work tied up before chaos ensues I am also making preparations for our holidays. The last time we went camping was in September 2009 when Little Bean was just 15 months … Read more
Mario Kart 8 for the Wii U
Mario Kart has long been our game of choice, it’s the game that Curly always wants to play against Daddy and I (probably because he knows that he can beat us) and it’s the one that the younger Beans have learned to enjoy too but as our ‘leisurely’ gaming family goes we do tend to … Read more
After school fun at Ferry Meadows . . .
Tonight after school we popped over to Peterborough to do a couple of jobs and since the sun was shining the Beans asked if we could go for a walk at Ferry Meadows so who was I to argue. We didn’t have long but just long enough for the to have a scoot and 10 … Read more
WIN Lollibop Family Pass for a fun packed day out!
If you’ve been reading my blog for a while now you will know that we have been going to Lollibop for a good few years now and always have lots of fun. This year we were delighted to be selected as Lollibop Official Bloggers and as part of our role we get to run a … Read more
Katie Piper, Beth Tweddle, David Harewood, Wil Johnson and Ruth Langsford urge people to spell out their organ donation decision
Just 45% of families agree to organ donation going ahead if they are unaware of their loved one’s decision to be a donor but this figure rises to 95% when they know the decision; new figures out today show. To mark the start of this year’s National Transplant Week (July 7-13), NHS Blood and Transplant … Read more