If this time of year is about anything, it’s about family time. We’ve guarded out time between Christmas Eve and New Year jealously for years as the run up to Xmas is a busy one for us with work anyway and latterly an emotional one. The last two years have been full of panto and […]
Promoted Post: Beating the Seasonal Blues
This time of year brings shorter days, plummeting temperatures, and a bleakness that can often be matched by our mood. We may all fall victim to the winter blues every now and again, but for some this can develop into something much more serious. Seasonal Affective Disorder (appropriately abbreviated SAD) is a form of depression […]
Sponsored Post: Simply Be You.
I’ve written quite a lot recently about trying to change my weight and my shape and how I feel about myself. Six months on and 1/6 of my body weight down, having overcome a huge hurdle in terms of how I think about food, I’m so much happier about myself. In truth, the change in […]
Win a Le Toy Van Honeybake Wooden Food Bundle
The comp is at the bottom, first comes the frothy business gush. You can skip it if you wish. 😆 Most regular readers of this blog will know that we’ve run an online toy business for 10 years; it’s not always had quite the same name, but PlayMerrily Toys is the core of what we […]
Bene's Christmas Stocking.
Last year I made Bene his very own Christmas stocking; as a January baby he was just old enough to enjoy unpacking one with some help and I wanted it to be special to him, not just bought off a peg. I have a vivid memory of the girls wanting to buy Freddie a […]
Review: Hotel Chocolate Sleekster Classic Christmas Selection.
Along with sock, slippers, smellies and sleep (oh no wait… not sleep, no such thing as sleep anymore) chocolates have to be one of those go to gifts for people who either have everything or fall into the “oh my goodness, what do I get them?” category. Or indeed people who just deserve a treat. […]
Lax Toddler Parenting #8: Messy Play
I’ll let you into a secret. I hate messy play. I hate sticking stuff with little kids who get bored quickly. I hate painting that is mostly gloop and soggy paper. I HATE setting up stuff that they do for a while, chuck everywhere and then I have to clear up. It may be partly […]
Felted Stars and Thoughts on Christmas.
I didn’t get much time crafting last week, aside from the crochet squares I was working hard at finishing. I’m down to the last 25 or so and then the blanket just needs putting together. But in one quiet moment, I did make these, 1 for my little momentary nod towards Freddie, 2 to send […]
Mattessons Double Dipper Review – Quick Snacks for Busy Families
We were recently asked to review a set of new quick snacks, the Mattessons Double Dipper range. If there is one thing we are, it’s a busy family and we rely quite a lot on quick snacks as the girls have to eat between school and gym and have tea at gym too. By the […]
It's December and the crafts (might) come out.
Something tells me that I’m not going to see nearly enough of my children this December to pepper the blog with Christmas Crafts. I’m sorry about that; it used to be the highlight of my year to call a halt to maths and english and science on December 1st and crack open the great box […]
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