Top Tips for Travelling with Kids

This is travelling with kids right? You need to pack everything bar the kitchen sink, actually no, best throw that in just in case too. And then you have a continual cry of 'are we there yet?',...

Mocktails for Expectant Mummies (Non-Alcoholic Cocktail Recipes)

I LOVE cocktails. Martinis, Daquiris, Margaritas, all of them, although I do draw the line at creamy types - why would you drink that?! Long before the advent of Carrie et al sipping Cosmopolitans...

Top Tips for a Good Night's Sleep

Did you know that 75% of adults are not getting a good night's sleep?* I think that's pretty shocking, don't you? Whether because of worries, stress, inability to relax, discomfort or a host of...

Stress Management for Busy Mums

Is this you?! On a scale of 1 to 10 how stressed do you feel right now? If you're in the 7-10 area then you're certainly not alone! But why do we let the stresses of our busy lives get to us so...

Once on the Graham Norton Show

I told you recently about the brilliant new London musical Once, adapted from the fantastic and award-winning film of the same name. Telling the unlikely friendship and then love story of a young...

Update from Steve

Leta has Hyperemesis gravidarum which is proving very debilitating, so blog updates will be very few for a while. Please keep her in your prayers, it's a horrible complication of pregnancy and she...

40th Birthday Gifts - Any Ideas?!

Reader dear, I need your help! I have two dear friends (both female) with 40th birthdays coming up, and I haven't a clue what to give them to mark the occasion. Any ideas?? What do you treasure...

Confession Time!

When your baby was tiny did you entertain lofty ideas about never letting them know what chocolate/crisps/sweets/biscuits etc etc were? You know the kind of thing - they wouldn't even see these...

Could We Live Off-Grid?

Do you watch those programmes where people buy a plot of land to build the house of their dreams on, or re-purpose an old building to their own new specification? What about the recent series with...

Gadgets, Gadgets, Gadgets for Dads

Men just love them don't they? Why count your coins when a jar will do it for you? Why store your money in a wallet, when you can have your own home ATM? Why have a normal clock when you can...

Catering Escoffier-Style for Andy Warhol

Have you seen that film The Wedding Crashers? I think we could quite easily do that, not to pick up women or even get free booze necessarily (certainly not at the moment!), but for the yummy free...

Sleeping Woes and Bad Backs

One of the more annoying aspects of pregnancy is how it impacts on your sleep, almost from the very start. Some say this is all part of dear old Mother Nature's infinite plan, a neat way to get...

Summer Holidays The Whole Family Will Enjoy

As we draw closer to summer (finally!), there’s the same old dilemma: “Where do we go for a holiday?” Whether you’re a new mum or have a tribe of your own, trying to find something everyone will...

Oils to Get You Through the Week

The working week (and the weekend after) can cause our bodies a huge amount of problems. A stressful week at work can lead to high blood pressure and pressure of your relationships. Tiredness can...

Explore the World of Doctor Who on a Trip to Cardiff

If you haven’t thought about fighting ‘weeping angels’, hovering ‘Daleks’ and emotionless ‘Cybermen’ while flying round in a little blue box at some point in your childhood, or adulthood, then you...

Tefal Fresh Week Meal Plan

If you saw our post about Fresh Week last Friday, you will know that we have signed the Tefal pledge to cook 100% real, from scratch meals this week using a host of fresh ingredients. If you would...

Review: Tree Fu Tom Pyjamas

Regular readers will know how crazy Lara is about Tree Fu Tom and friends, approaching biggest fan status I should say! You can imagine her delight then when we were sent a pair of Tree Fu Tom...

Once The Musical - A Must-See!

Several years ago we joined the DVDs to your door service LoveFilm and have found it absolutely invaluable since having children. There's always something to collapse in front of of an evening, and...

Great Gifts To Give Your Mum

When it comes to Mothers Day, birthdays or just to say ‘I love you’ receiving a thoughtful gift is always welcomed and very much appreciated by your Mum. We are all guilty of taking our parents for...

Four Signs That It's Time to Downsize

Maybe you always dreamed of having a nice, sizable home where your children could grow up. After several years of hard work and saving, this dream possibly became a reality. Buying your dream home...

What Do You Love About Your Body?

That was the question being asked, and (usually hesitantly) answered in the Beauty section at the Boots Summer event we went to recently. Boots are very proud that they don't airbrush or retouch...

Pregnancy Diary: Week 10 - Ug

A very short one this week, like crazy short! Nausea - lots Tiredness - astronomical!! Motivation to do anything other than sleep and sometimes eat - zero! Hoping normal service will be resumed...

Let's Cook Fresh!

Being completely honest, how many days a week do you cook from scratch? Totally fresh food made with your own hands, not just a quick salad to accompany a frozen pizza, as I realised we had done...

Dancing Round the May Pole at the Weald & Downland Museum

Silent Sunday

Packing with Kids & Choosing a Holiday Stroller

Have you booked your holiday yet? We're already way too excited about ours, firstly our Butlins Ambassadors trip in June, and then Devon in August. I remember my mum's mantra whenever I was heading...

Quirky Gifts for Father's Day

With Father's Day now on the horizon (16th June in case you're worrying!), our thoughts are turning to what to get the big man, especially as we celebrate his Name Day at the end of June too...

Amber Teething Necklaces

Amber was regarded as a beautiful and magical substance long before Jurassic Park! It has been worn as jewellery since Egyptian times, and many devotees swear by its medicinal and healing...

Pregnancy Diary: Week 9 - Those Pesky Hormones!

A quick word of warning, if the wee information in this post was too much for you, look away now! This week we are talking stomach cramps and - ahem - loose bowels. Yep, that sort of first...

What to Look for When Buying a Children's Bed

With a timetable jam-packed with in and after-school activities, homework, play dates and more youngsters are fast giving their parents a run for their money when it comes to being thoroughly...