- when motherhood comes by surprise
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…
You know I love a good money saving tip, so when the lovely people behind the #CNUKFrugalFoodie campaign got in touch to see if I wanted to get involved, I instantly thought that I could share my top 10 ways to save money on groceries with you. We all have to eat and drink, so…
I’ve been a little quiet over here for the past week, but I wanted to completely focus on Amy and making sure that she’s settling into school without any problems. It was her very first day at school last Monday, and if you’ve been reading my blog for a while, you know that starting school…
Do you know how you sometimes get emails that are so exciting that they make you jump up and down in your chair? I had one of those emails from the lovely people at Personalised Gifts Shop asking if they could send Amy a personalised back to school bundle ready for her starting school in…
Jeans are an absolute staple in my mum wardrobe. I wear them literally every single day, so finding the perfect pair of jeans is something that has resembled the quest for the holy grail for me in past years. I’ve got good news, though. I think I’ve found it: the perfect pair of jeans. In fact,…
If your kids are going back to school or starting school in September, you’re probably racing around trying to get their school supplies and uniform together before all the good bits are gone and back to school shopping starts getting stressful. Lelli Kelly shoes from Jake Shoes Over here in Germany, students generally don’t have…
Whenever you apply for a mortgage, loan or something as small as a mobile phone contract, companies will run a credit check on you. This allows them to generate your credit score and judge how likely you are to repay your debt. The better your credit score, the higher the chances of you being accepted…
The summer holidays are in full swing and if your kids are already bored of their toys, I’ve got the perfect competition for you. I’ve teamed up with the lovely people over at Zapff to give one of you the chance to win an interactive Baby Annabell doll. Baby Annabell is an interactive baby doll…