Essential Oils and Me: Curtailing the Cravings I have long been fascinated by the power of essential oils. Not just that they can evoke emotional responses, but physical ones too….
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Perfect Presents For Older Children Ever wonder what to buy as a birthday present for an older child? Chief turns eight this autumn. Eight! I’m aware that it’s not as…
Holidays Here We Come! We have been talking in our household for what feels like aaaages about getting away on holiday with our boys. I’ve written about it on more…
Getting Away With Groupon Regular readers of my blog and my social media will know that I love a bargain. You’ll also know that I love to travel and that…
16th June 2018 Read more
MOTs and Pre-Flight Checks Cars. But first planes. I took The Loud One to an airfield recently. I love getting to spend time with him on his non-preschool days. Figuring…
14th June 2018 Read more
Read with Oxford – A Review Our family have a love of books. Factual, fictional, we all read or are read to every day. It’s part of each one of…
When You Wish Upon A Star: GreaterSkies Star Map Living in the countryside can, on occasion, feel like living in a planetarium. On a clear night there is nothing…
Whose Chair Are You Sitting On? Have you ever thought about how your office chair might influence your work? Neither had I until we moved our home office space between…
The Handmade Fair – Giveaway My fingers are flying across the keyboard this evening as I write this very special post to you all. I am super excited to announce…
4th May 2018 Read more
WeParent: A Review Children can be under tremendous pressure in modern life. Gone are the days when young people can scamper around outdoors, climbing trees and playing pooh sticks…
6 Reasons Why You Should Pay Attention To Your Car Tyres You’ve probably guessed by now that I have holidays on my mind. Road trips, destinations that are further afield….
Hopping Hare Candles – An Introduction As regular readers might recall, I met Claire of Hopping Hare Candles shortly before Christmas when I snapped up one of her gorgeous Relaxing candles…
Posterlounge Can I be honest? When Posterlounge contacted me offering me a piece of artwork to review I hesitated. I always want to bring you as my audience interesting products…
Kidlo Apps Technology is all around us. Growing up I had sticks and mud and paper and pens, and whilst they’re absolutely still there (and a fundamental part of my…
10th March 2018 Read more
Family Road Trip Adventures Holidays. I love them! Now that the boys are getting a little older I am feeling both excited and determined to start travelling more extensively with…
KAYA Jewellery This week I have had the absolute pleasure of being sent a beautiful bracelet from KAYA Jewellery. Hand engraved in London, KAYA Jewellery creates a wide range of…
Getting Back To Bicycles It’s been a long time since I have ridden a bicycle. Properly ridden one I mean, over a distance longer than the length of our…
Squidgydoodle Superhero Adventure Squidgydoodle. You may recall that I introduced you to Debbie at Squidgydoodle last autumn when we tested out her lovely Winter Wonderland box. We were so…
Death By PowerPoint (Does It Have To Be So Dull?) PowerPoint. The go to presentation software for many a business expert, but equally the one program that strikes dread into…
Art Therapy with Libby Seery I regularly succumb to a faster pace of life than is ideal. Often I feel as though I’m running from the moment I get…
Reading With Panda Post Many children, as they start primary school, take an interest in the written word. They might notice signs around them, books on shelves, to-do lists pinned…
The Snowman Tour – Review As the sun was setting over Coventry, the lights from the Cathedral sparkled across University Square and the scene was set for the most magical…
11th December 2017 Read more
Do you love the idea of a beautifully selected craft box dropping onto your doormat to enjoy with your children? I do! So I am excited to introduce you to…
8th November 2017 Read more
On Thursday Zippos Circus rolled into town, and on Friday morning I was amongst a select few taking a peek behind the scenes as part of the free Animal Open…