Confused? Yeah, me too. It's been a while since I've had a personal post and to be honest it's because my head is full of the chaos of the world, but I don't really know what to say. There is just so much going on at the moment that I don't seem to be able to find the words to articulate the ... READ MORE »
Family Life
Stop trying to keep things normal, because they’re not
Today is our third day home schooling and our second day on lockdown. My kids are currently sat enjoying a movie while they eat their lunch - despite it being a lovely day outside - and I'm grabbing a quick 15 minutes at my laptop while they're happy. Is this normal? No. Is this structured ... READ MORE »
This Mama Loves….January
I'm making a few changes on the blog this year, stripping it back from what I think people want to read and instead concentrating on what I want to write. This was always meant to be a space for me to simply write and create a scrapbook of our lives. That means that things are going to getting a lot ... READ MORE »
This year I want…..
Bollocks to resolutions. This is the year that I am unashamedly listing all the things that I want. Who's with me?? ... READ MORE »
What’s inside our Christmas Eve box
We started our Christmas Eve box tradition when Darcie was born and it's something that we have continued to do each year. This year is no different and I thought I would give you a quick sneak peek as to what we put inside it. Now just to clear our Christmas Eve box contains no toys at all as to ... READ MORE »
Starting School: helping my daughter prepare for reception class
Starting school can feel scary. The Bear has just spent a wonderful year in nursery class. The way her school works, is that their pre-school ... READ MORE »
Our Week 2019 – 22/52
Hello June!! I can't believe how quickly May flew by and we're already heading straight into the summer. I'm desperately hoping for a hot one this year for plenty of outdoor summer adventures. Talking about outdoor adventures, I have literally just found out about the Wildlife Trust's 30 days wild ... READ MORE »
The Power of Reward Charts (including free downloads)
If you follow the blog then you will know that my little man has recently potty trained. I would love to take credit but to be honest it was all on him. He was simply ready. One thing that helped enormously though was a reward chart. When he started to get a little bored of using the potty every ... READ MORE »
Is it possible to work from home and look after small children?
This is a collaborative post. Thank you for supporting the posts which make this blog possible. As the country disappeared under a dusting of snow, my social media ignited with a scream of 'snow day!'. It seems that the Bears was one of the only primary schools to stay open today despite her ... READ MORE »
Being in the moment without planning for the next
So, we're more than two weeks into the year and this is my first post. For some reason things just haven't clicked for me this year yet. But do you know what, it's ok not to be ok. ... READ MORE »
19 Things in 2019
This is something I saw quite a lot of last year, so I thought I would sit down and have a little think about what I want to achieve this year. Less about resolutions and more about what I want to work on to make 2019 a great year. This is what I came up with. Some are new but some are the things I ... READ MORE »
The Smyths Catalogue has landed!!
There are a few things that always make me feel festive. Picking the tree, booking our annual events and one even starts now (yes, this early!). The Smyths catalogue has arrived!! This is the time when I love to sit down with a cup of tea to see what will be potentially going on the Christmas lists ... READ MORE »