- when motherhood comes by surprise
As I’ve told you in my latest life update, we’ve been thinking about bathrooms a lot recently because my grandparents are moving house and into a property that’s a little more suitable for older people – think fewer stairs, more accessible and most importantly, closer to us! What got me thinking when researching bathtubs, showers…
I haven’t published a personal post in absolute ages and it’s once again because I’ve been ridiculously busy: You all know that Amy started school in September and what can I say, at her first parents evening, I was voted to be the class representative for school meetings etc and things got a little hectic….
I’ve written about my dream road trip along highway 101 yesterday and if it inspired you to hit the road yourself, I thought it would be good to share some road trip tips with you that will make your journey that little bit easier and more enjoyable. Let’s face it, if you’re traveling with kids,…
It’s that time of the year again where I’m getting a serious case of itchy feet. Don’t worry, I don’t mean because I’ve got a fungal infection or something nasty like that. I’ve got itchy feet because I want to go out there and see the world. Summer is over and with it comes routine…
Have you ever wondered how much your family and friends spend on gifts? When they start shopping for special occasions and which occasions apart from Christmas and Easter are the most popular for gift buying? I’m always wondering where people bought certain presents and how much they cost. Sometimes it’s because I might want to…
Student debt isn’t something that anyone wants to live with. You’re just getting started in your life with the promise of a new career and new opportunities waiting in the wings, and all of a sudden, before you’ve even had a chance to start your new job, you’re in debt. Unfortunately, as the cost of…
You all know that Amy has started school a couple of weeks ago. I mean, you can’t have missed it because I’ve been blabbing on about why I’m looking forward to her starting school, her first day at school ceremony and how she got on for weeks now, but today’s post is a little different….
If your kids are back to school, you’ve probably bought them a new uniform, a new backpack and plenty of school supplies but did you think about getting their eyes checked before sending them to school – or in fact, ever? New research conducted by UK eye hospital group Optegra Eye Health Care, who offer…
I’ve seen the Baby Name Tag do its rounds over on YouTube and as someone who’s been obsessed with baby names since forever, I thought I’ve got to join in myself and share my 2 pence on names I like, don’t like and all the other categories. The Baby Name Tag You know, when we…
I get a lot of press releases every single day but there are only a few that really grab my attention. One that did, was an email from The Book People which revealed the results of a YouGov survey that questioned 448 UK parents with children aged 5 – 11 commissioned for their annual Bedtime…
When Amy started kindergarten a couple of years ago and I asked her about her day, I regularly got answers like ‘Good’, ‘Nice’ or ‘As always’. That was until I realised that I was simply asking the wrong questions. Working as a freelance journalist has taught me that you should always use ‘open-ended-questions’, e.g. questions…
Now that families with children are back at school, it’s time for you singletons and child-free people to hit the cities of the UK for a well-deserved city break. The UK has so much to offer in terms of city breaks. There is literally a city for everyone and with holiday rentals at bargain prices…