- when motherhood comes by surprise
Is there anything worse than sitting down to enjoy a picnic only to find that every fly in a 10-mile radius decides to come along and enjoy it too? Whether you are picnicking in the garden or enjoying a lazy afternoon at a local park or the beach, these flowers will help to keep flies…
Father’s Day is less than four weeks away and if you are struggling with gift ideas, this is the perfect competition for you. To celebrate Father’s Day on Sunday 17th of June, I have teamed up with the lovely people of Frederick Thomas who are giving one lucky reader the chance to win a £100…
Today, I want to tell you about a really cool book that came out earlier this week. It’s called ‘A Year of Forest School’ – Outdoor Play and Skill-building Fun for Every Season‘ and was written by Jane Worroll and Peter Houghton. The couple are parents to a 7-year old son and Forest School leaders who…
If your kids are anything like Amy, they are absolutely obsessed with slime and admittedly, how could they not? After I got over the initial fear of it sticking to absolutely everything and ruining all my soft furnishing, I really started to see its appeal. It’s super fun to play with and oh so relaxing….
For the vast majority of women, motherhood requires us to take time away from our jobs. Unlike fathers, who can go right back to work immediately, mothers need to spend some time healing after the birth and looking after their new baby. Where fathers can have baby and career, mothers inevitably have to choose their…
I’ve written a post about things to do in Tenerife two years and as the summer holidays are almost around the corner, I thought I’d share some things to do in Tenerife with kids. The island is incredibly family friendly and there are plenty of family holidays from Holiday Gems if you’re interested in booking a…
Dear Ben You’ve been gone a year today and it still doesn’t make sense to me. lt didn’t last year and it doesn’t now. In fact, when Will called me to say that he needed to talk to me about you last year, the first thing I said was ‘What has he done now?’. I…
It’s been a while since Amy took her first steps and I bought baby shoes but ever since that exciting stage in her life, it has been incredibly important to me that she wears age appropriate and good quality footwear. It’s so easy to get carried away with cute designs and colours but what really counts…
If you’ve been hanging around for a while, you know that traveling is one of my biggest passions. Over the year’s, I have established my own travel checklist to make sure that the whole packing process doesn’t end up ruining the start of my holiday. And as sharing is caring, I thought I’ll share with…
A couple of weeks ago, Amy had her very first gymnastics competition and I thought I’d share some of my snapshots with you because she just looked too cute with her little French braids and leotard. Okay and because I’m obviously super proud of her but more on that later. Amy had only joined her…
With the weather warming up a little my thoughts are turning to my holidays. Like most of you, I can´t wait to get away and enjoy some sunshine and spending time on the beach. So, I thought I would take the opportunity to write about shopping for plus-size swimwear. Most retailers are starting to stock…
I love being a freelancer but being your own boss and juggling work life and family life can be difficult and overwhelming. And whenever I feel overwhelmed, my productivity suffers. Pallmallestates.co.uk have created the infographic at the bottom of the post to help you with some tips and tricks but I’ve also had a chat with…