I don’t quite remember exactly when I started wearing flip flops but I feel like I have been wearing them for as long as I can remember. They are just sooooo comfortable and perfect for the Summer months (or as house slippers as I like to wear them). Last year Little Bean received her first pair … Read more
Over my years as a Mummy, I have wasted a LOT of money buying things unnecessarily on family days out (and holidays) because Hubby and I are USELESS at planning a day out. We always seem to be running around like headless chickens trying to get ready for days out or trips away, only to … Read more
With Sport the hot topic on everyone’s lips this Summer it’s time to get the kids in on the action too. Family-friendly restaurant TGI Fridays has launched its Summer Sports Challenge especially for children. When you visit TGI Fridays with your children they will be given a game show-style spinner with ten sporty challenges on … Read more
I have suffered with nasal allergy, congestion and infections for as long as I can remember. Trees, cats, grass and various pollens will set me off and when I’m especially sensitive it can be hell to live with. I have had lots of tests carried out at hospital and they concluded that Rhinitis was to … Read more
The first week of the Summer holidays saw myself, my Mum and the three younger Beans heading off for our first camping trip of 2016 to Cabbage Moor campsite in Cambridge (I shall tell you more about that soon). We wanted to go somewhere not too far away but still somewhere that we hadn’t explored … Read more
The Body Shop has been around for as long as I can remember. During my teenage years, the classrooms were ripe with the smell of White Musk perfume and Morello Cherry lip balm. My Mum always swore by their Elderflower Eye gel and I always loved their selections of body lotions. I used to buy … Read more
Growing up I remember playing garden games with my family late into the Summer’s evening and they bring back happy memories. Croquet was favourite game, my Grandad had a beautiful Wooden Croquet set on a trolley with large solid wooden balls. We had the perfect garden for playing out in as a family, it had a … Read more
Long before I moved to Peterborough in 2012 I remember coming shopping to Queensgate with my Mum. The overall look of the Centre hasn’t changed that much over the years, new shops have come and gone, the clock was moved and there are more ‘Pop-Up shops’ on the lower mall but it’s still the place I remember … Read more
These days being a bit of a ‘geek’ can actually be considered to be cool, oh how times have changed! Little Bean has been getting her geek on recently with fab new doll McKeyla McAllister from the cool range of Project MC2 dolls by MGA Entertainment. The range of dolls has been created to accompany … Read more