Posts for particular times of the year
So for this months chat with Danny Smith at Radio Verulam on his Drivetime show, I thought we’d talk about ways to help you feel more secure in 2014. (If you fancy listening to us, you can for ONE week only here, I’m at 5.30-6pm). Christmas is a very stressful time that can make us […]
About 6 months ago I decided to cut back on TV watching and banned Cbeebies etc from being on as much. It took me several weeks to discover that Little Dimples (then just turned 3) had worked out to use YouTube – argh! Not just that, but she had worked out how to stick the […]
I’m at Radio Verulam today with the gorgeous Danny Smith on his Drive Time show. (want to listen to my dulcet tones -it’s available for a week here) So apart from David Tennant wrapped in a bow, what are the best presents that you can give to your loved ones? It’s tricky isn’t it! Last […]
Here are my Top Tips for finding things to do in the holidays to keep those kids of yours busy without breaking the bank! 1) The Library There is a summer challenge every year. This year is the ‘Creepy House Challenge‘ where the kids read 6 books by the end of the summer holidays […]
Life’s still hard with the recession and we all need some fun and adventure in our lives, so for this month’s Lifestyle feature over on Radio Verulam with the lovely Danny smith on his Drivetime show, I talked about festivals and camping. I first decided to got to a festival when Little Dimples was 18months […]
No one warns people when they have more than two children that suddenly there will be huge problems with holidays. A couple of years ago we went to Cyrpus in one of those studio apart-hotels. We met a lovely family with 3 children. They could easily have fitted into the studio, but that was against […]
So you’d like to buy your wife/partner/girlfriend some jewellery, but don’t know how to do it without bankrupting yourself? I love jewellery, but I love saving money too. This can make it difficult if you want ‘original’ jewellery, because it can make us tempted by the likes of Pandora or Tiffany, but then we are […]
Brrrrrrrrrrr! It was freezing (0 degrees!), but the kids didn’t seem to notice at all. I was wishing I’d put my thermals on, and was eternally grateful for choosing woolly socks and snow boots over wellies. But the cheerful ‘Ooooh Mummy look at this’ coming from one direction versus ‘No Mummy come look at […]
Several months ago I was sent the most amazing thing for Curly Headed Boy to review the ‘Ultimate Dangerous Den Kit’ from Battle Box. OMG was I the best Mummy in the world for this old blogging marlarkey when it turned up! Luckily for me they are incredibly nice people as well, and they have never […]
Happy New Year 2013 Everyone! It’s January and the crazy dieting and resolution thing is going on everywhere. I don’t want to be the voice of doom, but your New Years Resolutions are pretty much doomed …. ooh that should be said with an echo doooooomed, doomed! A few of you lucky people will have […]