Category: Family Life
December is now right around the corner, meaning it’s time for one, very important part of Christmas: advent calendars. A lovely way to countdown to the 25th, who doesn’t enjoy being able to open a new window each morning and seeing what’s waiting behind it? However, while it used to …
It was easy giving birth to your beautiful firstborn. But when trying to conceive your second child… you received an unexpected diagnosis of secondary infertility. Now, you face the unimaginable task of trying to forge your perfect family through fertility treatments. Fortunately, if traditional IVF hasn’t been successful and the …
I love boys! I’ve always loved boys! I swear like a sailor and drink like a fish (or I used to) I need to get something out of the way from the get go. I am a feminist. I know, I know. A few of you are rolling your eyes …
I’m really pleased to be featuring gifts from the RSPB When I was little we used to go to our local nature reserve. My mum and I would get up early, take a packed lunch and spend the whole day there. I have fond memories of sitting in hides watching …
Baking with kids – what a joy! I always had big ideas, nay, ideals, of baking with my children. When I was little I used to bake with my mum and my Granny. Granny used to bake once a week on a Thursday. She had a big mixing bowl and …
I didn’t get to the ripe old age of 41 without making a few mistakes and learning a few lessons along the way. That’s not to say you shouldn’t make your own mistakes, of course you should, but it doesn’t hurt to heed advice from someone older and wiser either …
Gone are the days when I would get annoyed by being stuck behind a caravan or motorhome When I was in my twenties a pet hate was being stuck behind a caravan on the A303 – if you have ever travelled to Devon or Cornwall from the South East you …
Halloween Safety Tips Halloween is an exciting time of year. To help ensure you and your children can enjoy it safely, FBD Insurance has prepared some handy tips for you. Keep “trick-or-treaters” safe If you let your older children go alone, make sure they stay in groups. Plan your trick-or-treating route …
Holiday Packing Tips for Busy Mums and Dads When it comes to holiday packing, gone are the days when you would throw caution to the wind, pack a few clothes and toiletries in the bag and be gone. All of that changes with kids in tow as the concept of …
Halloween, oh how I love thee I’ve long had a fascination for the macabre. I even dabbled in witchcraft for a while (which will come as no surprise to anyone who’s actually met me I’m sure). As a child I wasn’t allowed to go trick or treating, my mum believed …
