Living a guilt free family lifestyle
We all have our quirks, and our favourite shops. It seems bloggers mostly like stationery (can’t beat a good notebook, even if they’re just to look good in photos), but one of my favourites is Lakeland. Mostly for the fun, weird and non-essential kitchen gadgets they sell. The arrival of the Lakeland catalogue through the … Read More about Quirky kitchen gadgets – useful and the not so useful
There’s been lots going on this last week with school, most of it good. It’s been a fairly successful week for N, and I think he’s enjoyed being back at school after Easter. And it’s nice to see it’s been warm enough for him to be in shorts. Needless to say, when I wanted to … Read More about School days – VIP, forest school and recorders
This week was all about back to school after Easter. And of course the weather was warm and sunny for much of the week. At least it’s continued (with a few showers) into the weekend for us. Week 16 of Project 52 started off with us heading up to Trentham Gardens to meet my best … Read More about Project 52 2018 week 16 – dandelions
We’re nearly into the summer term, and that means parents worrying about children growing and having to replace school uniform. And for those with children starting school in September they’re starting to order new uniform. It seems every parent is different in how much uniform they buy but how much school uniform do you really … Read More about How to get the school uniform you really need cheaper
If you’ve never been to Trentham Gardens, I’d definitely advise a visit. Make a day of it – there’s the gardens themselves, a shopping village and the garden centre. We just do the gardens, arranging to meet my friend and her children there because it’s nearly midway between us. But there’s plenty more I’d like … Read More about Lake walks and climbing walls at Trentham Gardens
If anyone says they don’t get stressed they probably don’t mean it. Or maybe they don’t realise it. Because everyone sees stress in different ways. I’m one of those people who doesn’t think they really get stressed, but people I work with would say otherwise. And feeling stressed can certainly influence the way you react … Read More about Ways to reduce stress and sleep better
