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7 Top Tips on How to deal with stressful people at Christmas or special occasions

Tips for dealing with Christmas

If you ignore the money worries, which are frankly caused by buying presents or stuff for people, then the next biggest cause for trouble at Christmas or other big family events and parties is PEOPLE! So this months feature for Danny Smith from Radio Verulam‘s drive time show (92.6FM) was all about them and how to deal with […]

Tips on getting the right gifts without spending a fortune!

Card made by kids

I was asked to come up with top tips for people worried about what to by for friends and loved ones from Christmas and Birthdays by the lovely Danny Smith from Radio Verulam‘s drive time show (92.6FM). It’s a tough job to come up with a present or gift that you can afford, and that they love getting. […]

Tips on affording and buying birthday or christmas presents for children

Presents

I was asked to come up with top tips for parents worried about affording presents for their kids at Christmas and Birthdays by the lovely Danny Smith from Radio Verulam‘s drive time show (92.6FM). I’ve written my tips below, but if you fancy listening to our dulcet tones, then head to the bottom for the […]

Do our kids really know that we love them?

How to show your kids you love them

We love out kids right? Even when they are being little sh*ts! But we do get frustrated and angry sometimes.  We do let ‘life’ get in the way. And with horror we sometimes realise that our kids don’t know how much we love them. It can even get to the awful stage that they get […]

Are you a stress junkie or got your stress habit under control?

Radio show about stress

So last months LifeStyle feature with Radio Verulam and the lovely Dapper Danny Smith on his Drive Time show was all about stress. Sorry for the delay in posting it, my life has been a bit stressful!! The big question is, when should you do something about being stressed and when is it just normal […]

Ten Top Cheap Games To Keep Young Kids Occupied Cheaply When You Are Tired

We love our kids, but it’s not always easy to have the amount of energy needed to keep them occupied, especially during holidays or when we are sick! So here are some tips on what to try when you are shattered, but you don’t want to turn on Cbeebies yet and you don’t want to […]

Should Mums put themselves first a Lot, a Little, or somewhere in between?

Mum putting herself first

  How important is it for us Mums to maintain a self of our identity after having kids do you think? How much should we be doing purely for ourselves every day or every week? Lots, a Little, or somewhere in between? I had a ‘discussion’ with a mate about it (thank goodness she is […]

How to easily build a family budget that works and reduces your stress!

Now stay awake! Remember I told you in my previous post about why budgeting is fab, that having a budget will reduce your stress, improve your relationships and give you a better sex life? So now I’m going to give you some tips on how to build a budget, because it’s not always that obvious. […]

Why Would You Want To Bother To Budget?!!!

Love radio

Guess what, I’m now a ‘Lifestyle Correspondent’ for Radio Verulam’s Drivetime show with Danny Smith. How cool is that! I’m doing a monthly tips on the third monday of every month covering everything from money to health to relationships and back again. It’s quite possible that you didn’t have it as a priority in your […]

Don’t Forget a Thing! Packing List For Camping With Your Kids

Add some colour to your tent

I’m just back from my first ever camping trip and first ever family music festival, so being addicted to lists I thought I would share and share alike! I promise you won’t get such a comprehensive list elsewhere because: (a) I’m a bit wacky and love a bit of glamping and (b) I’m retentive about […]