Project 365 2017 week 30 – camping and puppies
Week 1 of the summer holidays is complete and we’re back from our annual camping trip with friends. For the first time in 3 trips, we had more rain than sun, although I’m glad we got 2 days of amazing…
Author: Emma
Mum of 1, farmer's wife and living a guilt free family lifestyle with a school child.
Flashing fidget toys from Zing – Spinbladez and Spinzipz
Like so many other children this year, N loves fidget spinners and any other quirky toys he can fritter away time on. We were sent some recent release fidget toys from Zing – the Spinbladez, Spinzipz and Thumb Chucks to…
School Days – VIP and fun week
I think most people’s children have finished school for the summer now. N finished on Thursday with an inset day on Friday which gave us a lovely 3 free days to prepare for our camping trip. So N has now…
Project 365 2017 week 29
This week’s Project 365 was a bit of a slog. This year’s felt a bit different with being less inspired – not helped by demoralising Instagram, now I’ve lost 300 followers in 2 months. I’m now just thinking sod that,…
Pizza Express party confidence
In the past N hasn’t been a keen party goer. He’s gone along to some, to others he’s refused. And there’s always a time beforehand when he says he’s not going. But all parties so far were with lots of…
Making friends and growing up with puppies
Being on a farm means there’s lots of animals around. N is certainly learning how to care for them, everything about them, and an appreciation of them. But most of the animals are livestock rather than pets. Even the dogs…
School holiday childcare options
The long summer holidays are almost upon us which brings pleasure for children, and some parents. And horror for other parents. School holidays are when many parents (mostly mums) probably wish they only worked term time or were stay at…
School Days – activity morning and lost coats
The penultimate week of school and there’s been more going on than I expected. Conversation with N abotu school has decreased, mostly because he’s been struggling to get to sleep in the evenings, so it’s been a case of trying…
Project 365 2017 week 27 and 28
It’s a fortnight of Project 365 for me this week. Going to Cornbury Festival last week didn’t leave me time to do it, and then I just didn’t get round to it over this week. So here’s our week 27…
Cornbury Music Festival with Dorset Cereals – day festival tips
We went to the last Cornbury Music Festival. Here’s our day festival goer tips for successful music festivals with young kids
When kids activities mean more than just activities
For a working mum things are a bit strange and detached when your children start school. When I compare my life and interaction with school compared with my mum’s (who was a SAHM until we were secondary school age), it’s…
