Coco-nuts about Vita Coco Kids
*Ad – gifted for review I used to think that I’d only ever give my child water or milk. Milk was going well until we moved to lactose free, and now N won’t drink ‘milk’ at home. He’ll have it…
Lifestyle
Childhood bumps and out of hours visits
For a 3 year old, N seems to have (touch wood) escaped all the terrible childhood scrapes, illnesses and hospital emergency visits that you quite often imagine you’ll be experiencing. Yes, he’s had a lot of bumps – the worst…
Getting sporty with Sportsshoes.com sportswear
If any of you follow me on twitter (and if not, why not? You can follow me here), you might have seen that I’m trying to lose weight and get fit. I’ve been extremely lax and ultimately just been a pig. …
A farmhouse kitchen – warm and welcoming
Someone once said “The kitchen is the heart of any home” and that’s certainly true of ours. I think with farms, that’s generally true across the board…definitely in all the farm houses of my friends and relations I’ve ever visited….
Trendy Thursday – it’s been a shorts week
We’ve had beautiful weather for the best part of a week (excepting the rainstorm on Saturday morning), so Trendy Thursday is going to be about shorts week. N loves wearing shorts, especially as it means most of the time he…
Decopatch letter decoration tutorial
I used to be a crafter. Before children. When I had plenty of time. I started off card making and sold some through work and friends (my mum bought a lot, and my OH is known to have given me…
Trampy Thursday…for one week only
I had a throwaway conversation last week with Alex over at Medicated Follower who runs the linky for Trendy Thursday. We were discussing how I always forget to take photos at the start of the day, and by the end…
Gardening with children
I’m not a gardener. In fact I’m not even interested in really trying to garden. But I would quite like a nice garden that looks like a garden rather than a paddock. At the moment ours is a great place…
Setting an exercise example – return to swimming
Most people lose their baby weight fairly easily. Others, like me, can’t get motivated for long enough and even worse, end up putting (a lot) more on. Disgraceful really, when I’ve lost weight before with no problems, so I really need to stop…
My favourite hand cream – L’Occitane Crème Mains
I’m a bit lax on the skincare front. I don’t really moisturise (definitely not daily), and until I need to start thinking about getting my legs out (doesn’t happen often), I don’t bother with body lotion. Luckily thanks to having…
Getting away from the farm – holiday options with children
What are the holiday options for going away with children? Different accommodation types, with a focus on Northern Ireland
