We were very excited when The Weekend Box Club got in touch and asked us if we’d like to review one of their boxes. I’ve been toying with trying something like this for Boo for a while, and when I saw the ethos and details about this, I was keen to give it a whirl. …
So this one makes me feel both thrifty and extravagant at the same time – something of a paradox. It’s my children’s clothes. My Achilles heel. When I gave up my career, I knew we’d have to make so many cut-backs, so whereas I’d happily pop out and spend £100 topping up my Clinique stash, …
I’m still amazed by the everyday things that my children see as fascinating. The mundane, the unnoticed or even the irritations in my life, which elicit gasps and wonder from them. We had one such occurrence last week. It was the weekend, and a cold one. Which meant frost. Which to me means heating on …
I mentioned a few weeks ago that I’d be working with a few charities close to my heart this year. Jo’s Trust is one that really matters to me. I’ll share with you why, before telling you about their latest campaign… Kelli called me a week before her wedding. It was the day before Christmas …
My son is pretty active. He’s exceptionally ‘climby’ – I know that’s not a word, but he is! I find myself looking for activities that will keep him occupied for longer than 1 minute, and steer him away from chairs, stairs and steps! Keeping a toddler occupied inside can be challenging, but there are several …
For Christmas, I bought each of the children identifier books – a trees one for Boo and a birds one for Little Man. We’re often out and about on various nature hunts, or woodland strolls, and I thought they’d be useful to have as they got older. We also joined the National Trust, which meant …
Again, thanks so much for reading and joining in with Word of the Week. I enjoy reading all of the others posts so much, and like reflecting back on my week in this way and selecting my word. And for this week, I feel it has to be… I’ve been a little busy! I feel …
Guilt. It comes with the territory, I think, as soon as you become a mother. Little Man is a constant challenge, as any active, adventurous 16 month-old is. And in my reflective moments, I adore that he’s like this, as I think it indicates confidence, intelligence and a happy, little spirit. I’m proud of him, …
Since I started to blog, I’ve found myself developing an interest in photography. I see so many beautiful shots, and some blogs that I read are more about the photos than the words. I know that’ll never be me, as I’m much more about words and language than conveying stories through pictures, as some do …
I’m bringing you my first 2014 #Toadtest review today, with The Toadstool – exciting! We received the Janod Magnetic Puzzle Book Box a couple of weeks ago, and have been thoroughly testing it! The website tells us: Janod magnetic puzzle – girls outfits theme. This neat and handy box comes with puzzle pieces which can …
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I wasn’t blogging back when Little Man arrived in the world. If I had been, I’m quite certain that a post I would have written would have been about ‘sticky eyes’. He was afflicted with them within 24 hours of being born, poor thing. A little in both eyes, but mainly his left. I was …
If you read Climbing and Adoring last week, my Word of the Week and saw my Silent Sunday/Project52 posts, you’ll have spotted a theme! Little Man is a-climbing! But I just wanted to share with you something positive that has come out of this chaos and stress (stress for me, hilarity for the kids!).. He …
The lovely Karen over at TwinLifeOnline tagged me in this meme about blogging, which I’ve enjoyed writing, as it’s made me really stop and think! Here are the questions and my answers… What/Who encouraged you to start blogging? I actually started with a blog for my business, last April, and found that I liked writing …
Firstly, can I say how amazed and delighted I was to have so many of you joined in last week. I absolutely loved reading everyone’s words and why they’d chosen them – so many wonderful posts! Hopefully, some of you will link up again, and I’m looking forward to seeing what this week has been …
