Category: Family Life

Helping Neurodiverse Children Prepare for School

Contains items gifted for this post and affiliate links. I apologies if any terminology offends, I am still learning myself and am open to being corrected. A giveaway for Stickerscape name labels can also be found below – closes 20/08/23. If you have a neurodivergent child, which includes (but is …

For Gamers to Gardeners – Father’s Day Gift Ideas

Contains gifted items and affiliate links As we all know, fathers come in all shapes and sizes. Some like to grow their own fruit and vegetables in the garden, some are gamers, some are both! Here is a guide covering Father’s Day gift ideas for gamers to gardeners and a …

Why I’m calling time on “mummy guilt”

For years I fell into the trap of “mummy guilt” Were we doing enough? Did I play with them enough? Were we going out enough? Did they get enough exercise? Were they being ‘socialised’? The mummy guilt was strong! Well, do you know what? Fuck that shit! Yesterday I met …

Dealing with grief – the death of an estranged parent

Almost a year has passed since the death of my estranged parent, my absent father. Grief is a funny thing. It comes in waves when you least expect it. The most unexpected feelings emerge at the news of a loved-ones death. The news of the death of an estranged parent …

Mother’s Day gift ideas for your mother figure

Contains items sent for this post This Mother’s Day why not treat your mother figure, or yourself, to something a little different. Here are some cool and quirky gift ideas for your mum… A cake from the Original Cake Co. As you can see The Original Cake Co. sent me …

The best flooring for dog owners

This is a collaborative post We adopted Vader, an ex racing greyhound, almost two years ago and have learnt the hard way that not all flooring is suitable for dogs or, at least, some flooring is more practical than others That isn’t strictly true. Not all flooring is suitable for …

World Book Day with Books2Door

This is a collaborative post If you are a parent of a school-aged child you can’t fail to know that World Book Day is 2nd March, but it also happens to be Book2Door’s 19th Birthday! In celebration of both occasions Books2Door are offering free delivery on 1st, 2nd and 3rd …

Gifts they will love this Valentine’s Day

Some products have been gifted for this post This will be Monsieur Incidental and I’s 14th Valentine’s Day together I know. He’s a very lucky man! However, being together for that length of time can make it difficult to buy for someone so here are a few ideas for gifts …

Christmas gifts for grown ups 2022

This post contains gifted items and affiliate links This Christmas a lot of us are feeling the pinch so this hopefully has some gift ideas for adults to include every budget and taste Let’s kick off with something we all need to do at the moment – RELAX! Here are …

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