I am struggling to see the good and light in everything at the moment and finding it hard to be bright and bubbly with a broken arm. I can not sew, stitch, type, bake or craft, all the things that fe...
This is me right now. Let me set the scene. I had dished up dinner, plaice, potatoes, mixed vegetables and cannelloni beans. In dishing up the beans I had dropped some on the floor, so decided to qui...
One of the big things for me this last year has been making the right choices for me and my family. For actively choosing to be happy and spread happiness and live as much as possible in the here and...
Children and jokes. I am not sure that the boys really get jokes. They have up until now made up ones that made very little sence to me or anyone else for that matter, but had then rolling in the ais...
Image via A place of my own Sheppard pies with golden pillows of potatoes topped with cheese and edges oozing with the delicious promise of what hides beneath. Simple delights of cauliflower cheese o...
There is nothing better than winning a medal, well perhaps winning a medal you have already made yourself. So we set about making own own set of Olympic medals. Materials Ribbon Silver foil Gold and ...
Maxi has been a Beaver for nearly a year and last week Monday was the eagerly anticipated first night of Mini’s induction in to the world of Beavers. He was ready a whole hour before it was tim...
Romance, what is romance? I have to say I often feel the same, especially with two rather full on boys, however, since the transformation of Mini’s bedtime, we have been having much more relaxe...
I have two boys aged seven and very nearly six and I remember when they were very small having a conversation with MadDad about the fact that I wasn’t going to allow toy guns in to my home. I w...
Chris at Thinly Spread and Kate at Kate takes 5 have teamed up to produce an idiots guide to gardening with children. Even though we have raised beds, I usually leave the gardening to MadDad and the ...
I adore things that I can make and do that take no time at all and use things that I already have in the house. Perfect when I need a moments “me time” in this house of chaos I live in. W...
At the moment Bac’s the people behind direct debit are running a campaign for one special person to win £1,000 each month from February – October 2012 (nine prizes in total). Do you know ...
Today my husband is looking after our children whilst I am at Blog Camp UK. He will have sole responsibility for them until I get back on Sunday. When he is out at work during the week, I do not baby...
Maxi loves puzzles. He has a really analytical mind and loves crosswords, word searches, mazes and suduo. He will quite happily sit for hours with puzzle books and is faster than me at most of them....
Many stay at home parents struggle to make ends meet. Living off one income can be really hard, especially in today̵ 7;s economic climate. Some mums like to work from home so they can be around ...
Do bloggers need business cards? Many people will have their own opinion on this, but I know that I received a lovely hand made gift last week from Mummy Limited and it came with an adorable Moo Mini...
The internet is a great place to turn to if you are looking for unusual gifts for a friend or family, something which more and more people are doing. The reason for this may be that, with greater dis...
Bunk beds are a very good option for homes with different sized rooms and utilise space much better than just using single beds. Children love them, they are comfortable, they come in a variety of mo...
One of the things we love as a family is games. I try to limit the boys electronic and screen time, but we do have a Wii and really enjoy playing on it as a family, especially on rainy days. So whe...
love crafting with my children, but one of the hardest things for me is to not put my ideas and expectations of a finished article on to them. We have been asked by Yellow Moon to review some of thei...
As summer edges ever closer weekends become even more difficult to think up different things to occupy the kids, especially on a limited budget and when all they want to do is be outdoors enjoying th...
Buy online at the BBC Shop £29.99 Both my boys love Steve Backshall (and so do I a little bit) and his Deadly 60 Series where he tracks down the deadliest 60 animals on the planet. The Deadly 60 ...
Aches and pains in muscles and joints are a common part of life. We have all experienced them and although more common in older people, aches and pains are not fussy symptoms – they can affect people...
Someone must like the Chipmonks as they are on to their third move with Chipwrecked! The official Alvin and the chipmunks: Chipwrecked storyline is as follows With more catchy songs, more fun and gre...
Motherhood is a testing time for many reasons – not least because fitting in anything for yourself is suddenly more difficult than it ever was with a full-time job. No matter how demanding your new r...
Easter, what does it mean to you? For me Easter is all about new beginnings, about hope, about the possibilities that life brings and this is something that I wish to pass on to my children. Both t...
I received a lovely e-mail earlier in the year from Emily one of the PR’s for Ambi Pur saying that she had seen that I was looking to get my craft back on in my Winter Manifesto post and that ...
Penguins – Check Dancing – Check Cute factor – Check Giggles – Check Both my boys have a thing for penguins, in fact don’t most children. as a family we loved Happy Fee...
In your mind’s eye, your wedding is probably the most joyous and romantic day of your life, but in reality you could be faced with all sorts of obstacles from your family whilst planning your perfect...
Saving energy is great, and saving the planet is even better. But what if you could do both at the same time? Switching to clean, renewable sources for electricity is a way to answer all of your ener...
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