Monthly tasks to be more productive
Try this list of monthly tasks to be more productive in personal and family life, as well as getting into better habits.
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Fun family games to play at Christmas
I love playing board games, and my childhood Christmasses always had one game or another. When we were with my nan, she loved to play charades (although she was terrible at it), with friends we played Pictionary, and just us…
Activity ideas for a socially distanced christmas
At the moment in the UK a family Christmas is allowed. Three households able to meet up over five days, with the tiering restrictions dropped for those five days. It seems insane given the rule of six is allowed elsewhere,…
Television at the centre of family life
*Ad – sponsored post. Also contains affiliate links Love it or hate it, television is so much at the centre of family life nowadays. It’s still the focal point of most living rooms, and now are used for so much…
2019: End of year review in blogging, family and travels
We’re at the end of 2019 and i wanted to do my usual end of year review. It’s a chance for me to look back on how things have gone and where I’d like to improve things next year. Blogging…
Lightning strikes bring family memories
Hot weather quite often bring thunderstorms and this summer has been no exception. We had escaped some of the forecasted storms but the other night was pretty spectacular with a huge number of lightning strikes. It would have been nice…
My mini me – who is your child like?
Some children are so obviously like one or the other of their parents, they really are ‘mini me’s’. When I was growing up people often said I was like my mum, but she and people who’d known my dad, always…
Things your mother taught you
Mums are so important in a child’s life. Most have their mum as their heroine at some point in their life, but it’s often not until we’re adults that we realise how great our mothers are. And even more so,…
What we’re enjoying about life at the moment
Life always whizzes by so quickly when you’re an adult. And it seems to go even faster when you’ve got children. But I think we can also savour life with our children. N’s certainly at a great age, and for…
How to reassure nervous campers, both children and adults
After 3 years of our annual camping trip with friends we’re seasoned campers now. Before we went on the annual trip I had camped before with a mix of success. From pretty disastrous guide camps to a snowy absolutely freezing…
Exploring the bond with dads for Father’s day
I’ve never written about Father’s Day before. Well, maybe just a fleeting mention. Usually Father’s Day passes us by. Maybe N gives his dad a card he’s made, but the OH and his family aren’t really big on Father’s Day…