As your children become teenagers, they are likely to become more interested in dating and pursuing a romantic relationship. Talking to your teen about dating and how to prepare for the process is essential to prevent your teen from feeling isolated and confused about their feelings as they grow into themselves. Knowing how to effectively communicate the basics of dating…
March has been a funny old month, and it seems to have dragged on a bit if I’m honest! I thought I’d read a lot more books than I have but then I’ve watched far too much telly this month so that explains why… Life wise it’s been a very up and down month, mostly downs if we’re bring brutally…
When you say the word “static caravans” or “holiday park home” the notion that these are optimal or even desirable holiday choice can sometimes slip behind a sea of sarcastic comments and guttural jokes. But looking a little further in depth, past the stereotypes and cynicism, and you can see a lot of advantages to a family holiday organised this…
Arlo is at that in-between sizes stage where his age three-four clothes are getting a little bit small, but the next size up will swamp him still, but if he’s anything like Athena he’ll start shooting up when he this four so it won’t be long until he’ll be able to wear things without having to roll them up…
I have been compensated as part of this campaign to help share the collaborative Mothers Day card, all words and opinions are my own. Mother’s Day is right around the corner, and there’s a new way to show your love for your loved ones and to help support a global charity No More who want to end domestic violence and…
This post features gifted products from shopDisney, though all words, opinions and photos are my own. Arlo looks up to Athena for so many things, if he’s unsure of himself he will look to her and mimic whatever her reaction is… fairly annoying if it’s food related as it means he won’t try anything she doesn’t like! But for most…
In April last year we spent a week in Wales with friends and I don’t think I ever really shared anything about it because I wanted a proper holiday from work and blogging. Also Arlo was pretty sick for the whole week as it turned out he’d caught a parasitic bug from a petting farm (along with a load of…
In places like Birmingham, Leeds and Manchester, the state of the roads put your tyres under a lot of pressure. Potholes can be found in every major town and city in England and Wales. What’s more, in Scotland, some of the urban centres face congestion levels that are as bad as anything you could find in the UK, including London.…
A couple of weekends ago when we were having that weirdly hot spell that just didn’t feel right for a February in England we headed out to Standen House, one of the National Trust properties in West Sussex to make use of our National Trust family membership. Standen House is a few minutes drive from East Grinstead and sits in…
Not all of us are fortunate enough to have a large house where we can make the most out of the living space without making the place look crammed. If you would like to preserve your floor space, so your kids can do some crafts, puzzles or you can play some board games, and still have everything you need it…
It’s been a pretty disjointed week for us, I think it rained pretty much every day too! I worked most of the week apart from Tuesday when I headed off to meet Donna for a spa day she’d invited me on and I am so glad I did! We had a lovely morning chilling out in the sun room chatting…
There are lots of things in life I feel passionate about, love to talk about or read about for ages… but similarly there are some things I just can’t bring myself to care about at all. I know we’re all different (thank god – imagine how dull life would be if we were all clones and felt the same about…