A few months ago we unfortunately had our car broken into and our satnav stolen. For my eldest boy (aged 4) it had been the first time (and lets hope the last time!) he’d really experienced the effects of crime. He’d overheard a conversation on the morning after we discovered what had happened and …

Last month I introduced you all to the  #itsok Challenge . This is a monthly series where I invite you to join me in my mission to spread the word that we are doing just fine! Those little things that we all probably do and perhaps feel guilty about are OK! There's so much pressure out there to…

This is a subject I’ve always known I should and would write about eventually. I wanted to share my miscarriage story. As it’s Babyloss Awareness Week this week, it seemed like the right time to do my part to raise awareness; to let you know, if you’ve been through this, or are going through it, th…

As a parent you'll probably realise now just how hard it is to keep your home in order when you have little ones running around nonstop, getting their toys out to play with and never putting them back where they came from. This can get awfully frustrating at times because although you want you…

Do you ever wish you could step in the mind of a child for the day? What a truly wonderful place that must be. I was tagged by the lovely Nadia from  Scandi Mummy  to interview my  little boy  and oh, he didn’t disappoint! Here are the wonderful answers he gave for my questions... Interview with my…

Yesterday a friend asked me if I’d considered doing vlogging (for those unfamiliar with the term, this is a video blog) and my response? Well, yes, I’d just love to start this but there’s always been something that’s stopped me; the thought of a high school bully discovering it and somehow making h…

We were invited to take part with the #EcoverLaundry challenge and were gifted Ecover’s new Non-Bio Concentrated Laundry Detergent to trial.  Now, we do SO MUCH WASHING in our house. Seriously, who knows how two tiny people make so much washing but somehow they do! We seem to do at least one wash a…

My four year old loves fruit.  And thank goodness because getting vegetables into him is a daily battle! Most days he will enjoy a banana, strawberries and raspberries and an apple and he’s quite particular about this so I’m always looking to increase the range of foods he will try. We were delight…