Basically June can be summed up with two words: Chicken Pox. Athena took it like a champ, loved staying inside being able to watch more TV than normal and having epic naps that were often around four hours! Arlo on the other hand caught it right at the end of the period that it was going to appear in if he…
Brighton has always had a lot of mini festivals and events going on but this year is the first Starboard Festival for Children & Young People. Sixteen days of performances and fun, all based at the Brighton Open Air Theatre (or BOAT) which is just off Dyke Road. There are so many different performances on to suit kids of…
So apparently it’s summer time, but you’d be forgiven for not realising. Although we do try and get out of the house at least once a day there are some days when even Athena, the most excitable of puddle jumpers just turns her nose up, and not even the temptation of using her little umbrella can get her out in…
If you missed my post earlier in the week with some more educational kids books (and a giveaway!) then you can read that here, but today’s post is about a really special book that is perfect for a bedtime story.
This weeks ‘Stuff on a Sunday’ is sponsored by exhaustion, chocolate and rain. So poor Arlo has the chicken pox now, I thought he had miraculously escaped catching it from his sister but two days before the end of the maximum incubation period a little spot arrived on the side of his head, followed by a couple more. Of course…
Who doesn’t like bubble wrap? It’s one of the little things that gives me pleasure whenever I come across some! A couple of weeks back during the chicken pox quarantine we got a parcel with some of the larger bubbles in helping to protect everything and Athena yanked it out of the box straight away shouting BUBBLE WRAP and immediately…
A very short post for ‘What Athena Wore’ this week as I am cuddling up with a poorly poxy Arlo (knew he’d catch it eventually!) but I wanted to share Athena’s super cute outfit from Fathers Day. We had a glorious day out at Amberley Heritage Museum for their ‘Dads do too’ event where Sam got to throw a…
This months Beauty Box from Look Fantastic is the #LFJetsetter box, and although it made me sad I’ve not got a holiday to look forward to (hello broken down car that needs a heck of a lot of work doing to it rapidly diminishing my holiday fund) it would be absolutely perfect for a long weekend away somewhere warm!
We’ve had a few new books this month as Athena got quite a few for her birthday and we also received some for her to review too. I’ll be doing another kids book post next week too with some more bedtime orientated books but this post is mostly about learning books but there is a lovely story book included and…
If you’re a 20-something who shares a flat with your partner or perhaps lives as part of a house share, your vision for a dream-worthy bathroom may look a little different from that of the average family bathroom. Whether you’re decorating your own bathroom or fitting out a rental property you’d like to appeal to younger renters, if you’re in…
I love ice cream, and it looks like my two have taken after me! Athena has always been a fan of the lovely stuff as a pudding (pizza Hut ice cream machines are her fave!) But we rarely get to enjoy a proper ice lolly, mainly because they’re so messy to eat at home!
The Chequers Inn in Slaugham opened a couple of months ago under new management, and will have accommodation available within a few weeks too. It’s located just north of Haywards Heath in a really picturesque little village. We visited for Sunday Roast last weekend and we’re seated in the covered conservatory area overlooking the garden and a sweeping field surrounded…