This last week has been a testing one – but we survived! I got back from my holiday last weekend and it quickly felt like a) I’d never been away and b) I needed another holiday to recover from being back to the daily grind. But we survived! It was the last week of the first half of the school…
The pros and cons of home schooling have been fiercely debated. It’s easy to highlight examples of parents who’ve prepared for home schooling poorly and their children have suffered as a result. But there are also families who’ve successfully home schooled their children so that they progress to rewarding adult lives. So if you’re thinking of educating your own children, here are…
I’m here with another installment of ‘What the Kids Read’ and this month we have been reading so much more than usual (which is a lot anyway) as Athena now has school books to read. However, said school books are dull as dishwater, so we need to spice things up on the literary front with fun books! I get…
It’s that time of year again, the shops have got halloween treats mixed with Christmas variety boxes on the shelves. I’ve more or less finished shopping for the kids, and though Sam and I aren’t really meant to get each other presents thanks to a pact made years ago and the fact that we have a mortgage to pay (a…
It’s no secret that Arlo loves anything with cars, wheels, or tracks and when the new My First Scalextric arrived last week he was pretty chuffed! Designed for little racers from three years and up Arlo got the hang of it pretty quickly, though he is a little under the lower-age at 2.5. Athena at four also enjoys playing with…
Isn’t it odd that only a few days away from your kids can highlight just how fast they grow and change? After just under a week away Athena seemed taller and more confident (though hard to believe she could get any more confident) and Arlo was chatting more and called me Lauren instead of Mummy! They’re still as thick as…
Swimming is probably one of the best forms of exercise we can do. It’s not restricted to age or fitness level, and is even suitable for the physically and mentally impaired in appropriate set ups with qualified support. If you don’t feel up to braving a sea swim, Sussex has some great swimming pools, inside and out, so there’s no…
Shimmer and Shine is one of Athenas favourite programs, so she was pretty excited to see the ‘Shimmer & Shine Magic Flying Carpet box waiting for her after school. She was so excited, and couldn’t wait to get the box open. Thankfully I’d remembered to get some batteries so once I’d popped them in it was ready to go! Shimmer and…
As I’m away on holiday my friend and fellow Brighton-deweller Dakota has offered to write a post for me! Over to her… I’ll make no bones about it; I love living in Brighton. Not because of the beach, although it’s still my favourite spot for a BBQ in summer, and not because of the people, although I maintain that they…
So a brief post as I’m currently on holiday, and spent the last week either writhing in agony with my poor eyes or attempting to get everything sorted for going away (and going away without the kids and husband is more stressful I think as was trying to prep them for a week without me!) Anyway the stress and a…
Capsule wardrobe – a capsule wardrobe is a collection of a few essential items of clothing that don’t go out of fashion, such as skirts, trousers, and coats, which can then be augmented with seasonal pieces. So yesterday I wrote about chatting to a stylist and her tips on how to get started compiling a capsule wardrobe, so today I’m getting down on…
Last Monday I spent the evening smelling fragrances, talking about style and generally having a lovely time. Ecover had put on an event to showcase their range new of laundry detergents, and though I’ve used Ecover before, so they’re not a brand I am completely unfamiliar with, I’ve not been using their laundry detergent. It was nice to get to…