I have never visited America, neither Central, North or South, but there are a few destinations in each that I’d absolutely love to visit! In Central America the top of my list is Costa Rica- partly because it has earned the title of ‘The happiest country in the world’ but also because the landscape is beautiful and nothing like we get here…
Hurrah! The slowest week ever has ended, Sams home from snowboarding and it’s his birthday today! I’m typing this from the car as we’re on our way to Kent for the night, Sam’s mum is meeting us in Tunbridge Wells, we’ve booked a train trip with characters from PJ Masks later as a surprise for the kids then we’re heading…
Sleep is a most valuable and precious thing when you are a parent, Especially if your little darlings are of ages from 0-5 years old. In fact, a big part of parenting is getting used to functioning on way less sleep and still being able to do all the thing that you could before, plus all the added kid-related things!…
Planning a family holiday can be a daunting task, whether you have a baby, toddler or school age child in tow. From packing all the right things to finding a low stress way to travel, to choosing a destination that offers just the right balance of family fun and relaxation, there’s a lot to organise. To achieve a successful trip, you’d…
Whenever Sam goes on holiday I tend to start thinking about being on holiday too, mostly out of jealousy at all the amazing pictures he’s been sending me from the alps where he’s snowboarding. In a couple of years we’re going to try and do another family ski-holiday when the kids are old enough to go into ski-school, and probably…
Many scientists predict there’s going to be a tipping point soon where we as a “clever” industrious species essentially kill our own planet. This is NOT a sensational statement but the opinion of a large portion of our scientific community! A big part of why this is true this is the sheer amount of rubbish clearance we produce, much of…
I’ve been to France a few times, to Paris, a few towns on the north coast on school exchange trips and also to the Alps in the winter for a snow holiday. But so far I’ve never managed to make it to the south of France, home of beautiful beaches, stunning landscapes and the gorgeous blue seas- all things that…
One of my biggest parenting challenges is around food; snacking on the wrong things, not getting a balanced diet, and being unwilling to try new things. Literally every dinner time is a cause of stress for me in one way or another. My meal plans are boring and uninspiring (well, to me anyway- the kids seem perfectly happy with the…
If you have an open plan kitchen/diner, a cooker hood is your best friend. A good one will help you eliminate cooking smells before they reach the living areas of your home to bring out the best in flexible living. Luckily, the kitchen cooker hood market is vast and varied, with solutions for all budgets, styles and sizes. From unobtrusive extractor…
And so we start another year of family photos, which means I should really pull my finger out and get last years printed off! We took all our photos outside last year and plan to do the same this year, even if we manage it by the skin of our teeth! These photos were taken on an quick trip to…
Urgh this week has been pretty crap if I’m honest. It was my birthday on Wednesday which was okay but we don’t really go in for adult birthdays in a big way so it was a sedate sort of birthday with a nice daytime bath and a takeaway curry in the evening… but also a reminder that I’m another year…
With January imminently ending, you might be tempted to take a step back and assess how your New Year resolutions are progressing, if at all and if you even made any. Some people think resolutions are meaningless and are nothing more than empty promises to make ourselves feel better after the gluttony of the festive period. While there’s probably some…