Thought you’d like a little update on our garden, though, truth be told, we’ve not made much progress this week. We’ve got our herb garden built and ready to go. Just need some herbs now…! I’d bought Boo her mini garden like this at the start of summer, and I was delighted to discover there …
There’s a reason, when I was trying to find a way of working from home so I could look after Boo, that I chose selling cards and stationery. I love cards and stationery! You know that saying ‘do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life’, yep, that! So, I thought …
Today Boo was scribbling away on her blackboard, as she frequently does, when she produced this… Now, speaking as her mum, it’s obviously a masterpiece! A three year old creating such art is brilliant! But, you’re asking me what it actually is, aren’t you…?! She told me that it’s her, with her baby brother at …
As the title of the post suggests, I’m curious. In the past couple of months, both Boo and Little Man have received Bookstart packs. I like these, and the children like these – always happy to welcome some new books into the house. Within these packs, along with books, are guides for adults. So, for …
I’m sharing this post as part of the new What’s the Story? linky over at PODCastDove. I wanted to share a photo from this week with you. We’ve all been loving this weather. I like the sun (I’m a huge flip flop and ice cream fan, so now is my time…!), the children are enjoying …
I’ve written my ‘work blog’ post for today, but it feels like one that really shaped our happenings in the Reading Residence, so I felt it was worth sharing over here, too.. Today feels like a momentous day. Why? It’s my Phoenix Anniversary. Three years ago today, I took the plunge and started my own …
I’ve been through some basics of getting mortgage advice in my first post in the series here. Now, I thought it’d be useful to talk you through each of the steps advisors and underwriters consider in approving an application. Before you start looking around at that dream home, please, please get your mortgage arranged. It …
Do you shop on-line? I do, frequently! I like to be able to search for products, check best prices, look for voucher codes and read reviews. Oh, and it beats walking round the shops with two little ones! I use Kidstart, and would highly recommend it. It’s all really simple to set up, without any …
It’s Little Man’s first birthday in a few weeks time, and then it’s Boo’s 4th birthday at the start of October. I’m making plans for their days, and we’re already booked into Alton Towers’ Splash Landings hotel for Boo’s birthday, as I mentioned in a previous post, though we’re still undecided about what to do …
Yesterday we were invited along to Boo’s nursery for her first ever sports day. As it was such a momentous occasion, the husband had the day off work so that he could join us. It was non-competitive, and just for the nursery and reception class. We arrived at 2pm, to collect her and take her …
I want to make changes to our garden. Quite big changes. I see this as the start of a project that, hopefully, we’ll finish by the start of next summer. I thought I’d share with you our progress over the coming months, not only on the garden itself, but also on my knowledge and enthusiasm …
As part of our Sun holiday to Hoburne Cotswold, we decided as we were closer to Windsor than our house is, to go to Legoland. Cue much excitement in our house – and Boo was pretty happy about it, too! Now, being thrifty, I logged into my Tesco clubcard account, and discovered that for a …
We read lots and lots of children’s books here, and so they tend to work their way into everyday lives, as the characters come alive for us and we find ourselves able to recite the stories pretty much verbatim! Julia Donaldson is a huge hit with both Boo and Little Man, and we also love …
I’m getting organised! Or better organised, I should really say. Now, I am a naturally organised person. The type with a family organiser calendar (and the type who is really happy to receive said organiser as a Christmas gift..!), where it has reminders such as ‘worm dog’, ‘wash Dyson filter’, ‘descale washing machine’ every few …
In my bid to be thrifty, I’m always looking to get treats for the children for as little as I can. I like them to still have lovely days out to enjoy, and nice presents when it’s birthday time, but not that cost the earth. Especially as they’re still young and so aren’t yet at …
I’ve recently taken up knitting. My mum is surprised and delighted. So why the surprise? My mum is one of those ‘traditional’ mums. She knits, bakes, sews, loves gardening and DIY – be it wallpapering, tiling, shelving, reupholstering – she’ll do it! And she’s good at all of the above. Me? Not so much..! But …
