• another visit to the Lego Store
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    Monday Happy Things {Week 130}

    March 27, 2017 - By 

    This week was a little crazy. After celebrating our son’s birthday over the weekend it was my turn to celebrate my birthday. So I started the week by going shopping with my husband and having a delicious lunch out. I really wanted to buy a pair of Saltwater sandals but I couldn’t find any, but I was happy with a browse in some of my favourite shops. I spent my actual birthday with my 7 year old who was poorly. It wasn’t quite how I expected to spend my day but he was good company, despite being ill. He’s really…

  • Mother's Day haul from Orla Kiely Covent Garden
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    Mother’s Day haul from Orla Kiely Covent Garden

    March 26, 2017 - By 

    Happy Mother’s Day to all you mum’s out there. Mother’s Day always comes so close to my son’s birthday and my own birthday that we don’t usually make a fuss about it. I love handmade cards and this year my children spoilt me with cards made at school. I was a pretty lucky lady because yesterday we were in London for our London Duck Tours outing and I popped into the Orla Kiely shop in Covent Garden. My husband let me pick something for Mother’s Day and I chose a basket of goodies specially put together. There were two to…

  • The 5 Most Unique Ways To Store Your Toys
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    The 5 Most Unique Ways To Store Your Toys

    March 24, 2017 - By 

    We’ve all been in that situation where every single toy imaginable is spread out all over the floor and it takes everything in our power to tip toe over legos, Barbies, and cuddly toys. Sometimes, the more traditional forms of storage just don’t fit in our home, whether it’s because of style or the fact we don’t have the space for bulky storage. The storage experts, Storebox, have put together this handy little infographic to give you a few ideas of how you could store the mountain of children’s toys you have cluttering up your home, in a more unique…

  • Fred's Box
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    Fred’s Box {a subscription box for kids}

    March 23, 2017 - By 

    Are you ready for the Easter holidays? We are! This week has been horribly busy and we are now counting down the days until school finishes and we can relax a little. My son has been feeling a little unwell recently so I was really pleased to be able to surprise him with some happy mail today. He received Fred’s Box which he enjoyed opening after school. Fred’s Box is a children’s subscription box company, sending minifigures direct to your door. These are aimed at children between 4 and 13 and are compatible with all leading brands of building blocks. Our…

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    Monday happy things {week 129}

    March 20, 2017 - By 

    Happy Monday everyone and I hope you all had a great weekend. As I sat thinking about what to put in this weekly post I realised my calendar was pretty normal (and busy) for last week. I volunteered for a few hours at my children’s school, ferried my children around to their after-school clubs and seem to have written a lot of blog posts. No wonder last week didn’t feel particularly relaxing! Time for my weekly Monday happy things post – Week 129 already. Last week I won my 1/2 stone award at Slimming World! I’m terrible at dieting but Slimming…

  • How to make a Pez display case
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    How to make a Pez display case

    March 19, 2017 - By 

    I’m a bit of hoarder and can’t help but collect things. Do you remember Pez holders? They are plastic holders which hold little sweetie bricks, and they have a different characters head as the dispenser. I had them when I was growing up, although sadly never kept any of them. Now my children have quite a large Pez dispenser collection and I can’t help add to their collection. Our Pez dispenser collection has been sitting in a plastic bag, only coming out when the children bought a new dispenser or wanted to eat some sweets. Since we re-decorated our living…

  • Brickheadz Belle figure
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    Monday Happy List {Week 128}

    March 13, 2017 - By 

    This week has been a bit hit and miss. I’ve been busy planning for my son’s birthday which is on Saturday. He’s turning 7 which is kinda shocking as I remember the day he was born as if it was yesterday. We’re having a low key day with some of his friends coming over, then taking him out for dinner. Currently there’s a huge pile of presents to be wrapped in the corner of my bedroom – I’m not quite sure how he hasn’t guessed what’s hiding under the Spiderman blanket! Every week I try and write a post about…

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    Supporting women on International Women’s Day {5by20}

    March 8, 2017 - By 

    I received products from Coca-Cola’s 5by20 program; however, all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own. Today is International Women’s Day. It is celebrated on March 8th all over the world and commemorates and raises awareness of women’s rights. So today I’m going to share a great initiative from Coca-Cola and how they are working to empower female entrepreneurs worldwide with the tools and training they need to grow their businesses and income. I may be a stay at home mum at the moment but I am so lucky that this is a choice, taken between me and my husband. Some women…

  • The Cath Kidston Classic Colouring Book
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    Win 1 of 2 adult colouring books for Mother’s Day

    March 7, 2017 - By 

    Do you celebrate Mother’s Day? It’s coming up towards the end of the month on March 26th here in the UK. I always look forward to receiving a handmade card and little gift. I quite like it if I get a day off from cooking too, just someone else to take over the food preparation and the dishwasher is my idea of a perfect day. I’m not quite sure what we’re doing but I’m hoping there will be some time for a hot cup of tea and an hour with my favourite adult colouring book. There are some gorgeous books around…