I don’t know about you but there is nothing I love more than receiving gifts that someone has made for me! I look forward to the last day of the winter term when Cohen comes from school and shows me everything he made. Over the past few years, I have loved making even small things […]
Traditional Christmas Cake recipe
Many people have their traditions at Christmas. Some people give presents on Christmas eve and some people eat Christmas pudding. For us its Christmas cake. Each year my nan would make a traditional Christmas cake. A Fruit sponge soaked into alcohol and left to sit for months. My first Christmas memory was watching my mum […]
3 Step to teaching you child to self-soothe
*this post contains affiliate links!* If you are a parent you will know the struggles of having a young baby. One of these being sleep. I was very lucky that both my boys were very content and would settle well. *Before I continue, I just wanted to mention that this approach won’t be for everyone. […]
12 ways to keep your home warm on a budget
*This post includes affiliate links!* As winter creeps closer we will start to feel the chill. I know that keeping our small home warm is SO expensive. So expensive that some people have to choose between eating and being warm. I grew up with my mum being a single parent and there were times where […]
Asthma -5 things you need to deal with this winter
As the weather gets colder those pesky germs are going to start making their rounds. Everyone will be full of cold (especially the kids). For some people winter just doesn’t mean colds it also means a spike to asthma difficulties. Last year we were in and out of hospital every month from October to January […]
101 things for your bucket list
Throughout the past year, I have been thinking about all of the things that I would like to do before I die. My list grew bigger and bigger and as a result, I ended up with the following 101 things on my bucket list. This list will continue to grow and hopefully, I will manage […]
Top 5 things in my winter illness kit
That time of year has come back around again. The time for everyone to be full of cold and the flu lets not even start the conversation about COVID. With the kids at school or nursery, they are constantly coming home ill. After spending most of last winter in and out of hospital with our […]
A letter to my son as he starts school
This coming Wednesday, Cohen make his move up to ‘big boy’ school. Any parents that have children at school know the mixture of emotions you experience when sending your child off. I find the best way for me to express my emotions is through writing. So i have written him the following letter. To my […]
5 things you should do to start loving yourself
*TRIGGER WARNING!! This post mentions feeling about body image and dieting! This post is about loving yourself, so if these things trigger you please don’t read ahead!* It’s estimated that 48% of people in the U.K started a new diet last year. That number rose further when they looked at women alone. Diet culture is […]
20+ things on our summer bucket list!
As we all know very well (very very well), we have been hit by a pandemic. As a result of this, the big list I have of things planned to with the kids during the summer has changed. Thankfully the restrictions are slowly being lifted and as a result, I have been able to build […]
