It’s definitely chilly now, this is my favourite time of year here on the South Coast; warm enough to head to the beach or onto the downs for a stroll without the risk of frostbite! I’ve been keeping warm on the school runs in a super warm fleece from Protest, and I tell you it is the… Read More
My children love to watch ‘unboxing’ videos, so a toy that unboxes itself was definitely something I thought they’d really love. Present Pets unbox themselves from inside the box, with noises and movement and little paw print shaped holes gradually appearing in the box until it opens up to reveal the mystery pet! There are… Read More
Coding sounds scary, when I first heard that it would be included in the curriculum for kids I had visions of kids sat working out tricky lines of computer code. It’s actually very different to that and now I get to see it first hand with the Osmo Coding Kit. If you’re not sure what… Read More
Finding sandals that look good, go with everything and are comfortable enough to wear all day is like looking for a needle in a haystack – but I think I’ve found that shoe-shaped needle! These are the ‘Elle Backstrap’ Keen sandals – and not only do they match my requirements but they are consciously created … Read More
Although school seems like a distant memory for Athena it’s only a matter of weeks until she’s back at school, a new junior school in fact! So that means new uniform, bag and shoes! This year she’ll be wearing Treads ‘Alberta’ shoes, which are a leather mary-jane style with a velcro strap, which is her preferred style.… Read More
We were sent this item to review for the purpose of this blog post, all words and opinions are my own. If you follow me on Instagram you may have noticed that we added a kitten to our family a few weeks ago. Although we’ve both had cats before it hasn’t been for a long… Read More
Disclosure: We were sent the featured product for the purpose of this post however all opinions are my own. Who remembers making friendship bracelets at school? I do! But I don’t remember how to make the patterns and designs in them, my memory can’t think 30 years back that clearly! But there’s now a really… Read More
Like so many of us all over the world I have found myself thrown into the world of homeschooling, with absolutely no choice on the matter! The kids are probably bored of me trying to teach them things like maths and english and I am desperately searching for new ways to entertain them. They’re suffering… Read More
I had lots of good intentions to start getting fitter and shaping up when I got back from New York (where I enjoyed lots of great but not very healthy food!) and then Corona virus happened. I was planning on supplementing walking my two school runs a day with either starting couch to 5k again… Read More
Last year we redecorated the living room. Freshly painting the walls and wallpapering two of them. I’d bought lilac sofas the year before the replace our huge old black lounger which made the room look so much bigger! We have a corner of the living room that has a small alcove under a stained glass window that… Read More