Life is hectic, and busy schedules tend to limit the amount of time spent with family. With technology playing a huge role in our lives, it can be difficult to disconnect and be fully present with loved ones. Here are three tips to get your whole family spending uninterrupted time together while also developing a … Read more
Designing a family room is a challenging task, for it must accommodate the needs of everyone in the family, from kids to parents. It may be considered the heart of a home because it is where everyone gathers to chat, relax, watch a movie, read or simply chill. With a little creativity and a lot … Read more
Sunday morning here was a beautiful (but freezing cold) sunny morning. We pretty much spent our morning snuggled up at home chilling out which isn’t something we do often. As a family we are always running about here and there, seeing people, doing jobs or getting to clubs/parties/events and the like. This year I want … Read more
Our usual plan of action for New Year’s Day is to go for a lovely family walk but this year the heaven’s opened and it poured with rain all day long so we switched our plans around a little and spent New Year’s day at Ikea looking for new bedroom storage and bed solutions for … Read more
Christmas 2016 was a very enjoyable and relaxing Christmas in the Mummy Matters household. As a family we like to keep things quite traditional, we get up at whatever time the Beans decide, this year it was around 6am so quite sociable as far as we were concerned. The Beans always lean over the banisters … Read more
We were invited to cross the waters into Wales and enjoy a long family weekend at Bluestone Wales. I think I may have actually squealed with delight when the invitation came through as it’s a place I have seen many people visit before but hadn’t had the opportunity to go to ourselves yet. By the … Read more
How can it be Thursday already?? This Easter weekend has been a lovely long weekend of family time, relaxation, crafts and fun but as usual it’s over all too quickly. Our Sunday started very relaxed which was very welcome bearing in mind the clocks had changed. The Beans all busied themselves doing crafts and playing … Read more
I couldn’t begin to guess how many times we have been to Pizza Express with the Beans but I can definitely tell you it’s our family’s favourite place to eat. Jelly Bean is only 3 years old but already he knows the Pizza Express sign and will point it out excitedly when we visit a … Read more
Huh? Where did January go? I swear it was there just a moment ago and now the calendar says February??? Last year I made a feeble attempt at joining in with the Me&Mine Photography project where you take a photograph or photographs of your family each other and give a little update on that month’s … Read more