The holiday season is near and that means half the population of this country will drive up and down the UK to spend time with friends and family. That means, there'll be more traffic and more potential for kids and adults to go into meltdown mode while traveling to see granny and grandad as well as all the family members you could probably do without - just like during the rest of the year. With ...
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Booking Your Last Minute Family Holiday
Booking last minute holidays can be a stressful situation, one that is never made easier by the concerns of how children will get along on the trip, and whether or not they’ll enjoy it. The main difficulty is performing the research and planning what is needed for a family holiday when you’re short on time. So for those that are looking to book a last minute family vacation, here are a few tips to ...
Loving summer
It's been a bit quiet over here on the blog for the past week or so and I could tell you that it's because I'm terribly busy or covered in a pile of work, but that's not entire true. It's simply because we're having way too much fun enjoying summer. We've been blessed with glorious sunshine and temperatures between 25 and 35 degrees, which meant that we spent a lot of our time outside. There ...
Personalised Christmas cards from minted.com
It's no secret that I'm a massive stationery addict, so when minted.com got in touch and asked, if I wanted to check out their range, there was no holding me back. I'm always on the hunt for new stationery products, in fact I picked up two today, but in the run up for Christmas, I'm not only scoring the shops and internet for myself. I love giving stationery products as gifts to my friends and ...
How to keep your kids happy during the summer holidays
It can be a challenge to keep your kids entertained during the summer holidays, especially when you are separating from your partner of over 5 years at the same time, but despite all the sad moments of this summers, Amy had a great couple of weeks. I was challenged to share my tips on how to keep your kids happy during the summer holidays and I could go on and write right an essay about all the ...
Romantic Escape Ideas for Frazzled Parents
Parenthood: it’s the toughest but most rewarding job in the world. When there seems to be no end in sight to this delightful ball and chain called parenthood, you can opt-out and zone-out for a weekend by leaving your tiny terrors with relatives and taking off for a romantic trip. Here are three holiday ideas for you to take a break from being a parent and reignite the fires of romance. Go Glam ...