First tennis team win and fostering team spirit
I loved playing in sports teams when I was a child – from secondary school I did hockey and netball, plus a bit of basketball later on, as well as playing in tennis and squash teams. I think it’s so…
Health and fitness
Weight loss challenge for 2019 and on
Another year means another weight loss aim. This time I’m determined to do it and it’s been going well so far 2 weeks in. I’ve been through phases where I’ve been overweight and it’s certainly an issue on the female…
Big bike little bike. Bike gears explained to kids
One of the biggest things in a child’s early life is learning to ride a bike. We made sure that we started N early on a balance bike and I swear by these. By the time he was 4 he…
Camping essentials – the health and beauty essentials you need to take
When you say camping, very few people would think beauty products. Even glampers are unlikely to worry too much about taking health and beauty products with them. But once you’ve been camping and been eaten by bugs, or got sun…
What Southgate and the England football team can teach children
N usually says he’s not a football fan. He’ll play in PE, but not at playtimes. He’ll play in the garden with his football obsessed cousin once they get bored of tennis. But he did enjoy the live MK Dons…
How to keep hydrated using reusable water bottles
Tips to keep hydrated, to get your daily water intake done,, benefits of drinking water and our favourite water bottles
Celebrate summer with tennis activities for families
While many people are looking forward to the football world cup, there are other sports of interest in the summer. For me, summer means tennis. I don’t play anymore (apart from an attempted knock around with N). But May to…
When parenting turns you into an teary person
I used to be quite hardy. Until I lived in a girls boarding house for 2 years, turned soppy and would cry at more things than I ever would have done before. But I did have history. As a child…
Foobot – the smart indoor air quality monitor
Ever since I was young, I’ve always been interested in monitoring and figures. Weird I know, but I’m a numbers person. The monitoring interest stems from a radon monitor that all houses on our new estate were sent because we…
Ways to reduce stress and sleep better
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…
Garmin Vivofit Jr activity tracker for children
The growth of the activity tracker has been immense over the last few years, and I’ve been one of those who’s loved theirs. I’ve had a Fitbit One, a Flex that I didn’t believe, and now I have a Fitbit…