Even though you’re always busy rushing around after other people, you should still make time to look after yourself. If you’re not looking after your physical and mental well-being, you can’t give enough to others. This will eventually mean that you’ll reach burnout, and at this point, it can often be too late to start…
Disclosure – this is a collaborative post Maintaining a tidy bedroom is a valuable life skill for children to learn, promoting organisation, responsibility, and a sense of calm. However, keeping a child’s bedroom clean can sometimes feel like an ongoing battle. In this post, we will discuss four essential tips that will help you create…
Disclosure – this is a collaborative post All parents dream that their children are doing well. For this, parents work hard to earn a living, enrol their children in good schools, try to buy everything for their children, and much more. However, everything does not end with material well-being. What kind of life a child…
I know that we haven’t even had Christmas yet but my thoughts are already turning to the New Year. I don’t go for New Year’s Resolutions at all but one thing I do want to try next year is a little bit of journalling and making more notes about my children. It’s a well known…
Photo by Pierre BEST on Unsplash I mentioned the other day that we were really looking forward to our holiday in Holland. Our holiday park had a water park and was near to the sea. As much as I was excited for our family to have all these experiences my thoughts also began to turn to what that…
Later this month we are driving through the UK, taking the Eurotunnel to France and then driving on through Belgium to the Netherlands. We are so excited about our week away and have been planning and packing for what feels like weeks. Our holiday involves a long car journey so we will be packing items…
Photo by Joseph Chan on Unsplash I mentioned the other day that after 8 years as a freelancer and full-time blogger I’ll be returning to the world of work. Over the last 12 months I’ve dipped my toes in the world of working outside the home and now I’ve got a proper job. I’m ridiculously excited about all the…
My children are really enjoying the mini-heatwave we’re currently experiencing. I have to admit that my fair English skin is struggling but with two kids full of energy we are making the most of the good weather by getting out and about. Our family calendar is booked with play dates, picnics and parties which is…
Mayim Bialik, star of The Big Bang Theory and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Girling Up: How to be Strong, Smart and Spectacular, is turning her attention to teen boys in a new book about the science, pressures, and pitfalls of growing up male in today’s world. In BOYING UP: How to be Brave, Bold and…