*Ad – some gifted products / affiliate links Once you start camping regularly, there’s not much turning back. And you end up growing your camping equipment each year. Going camping is dangerous for your bank account because you see so…
N has been getting into games for a while now which I’m really happy about. He’s not so good when he always loses against me – he forgets that sometimes he does win. But the OH won’t play games so…
I’m not a gardener. I love flowers and pretty gardens, but ours is still a paddock and apart from wanting to have a lovely garden to sit in and enjoy, I have no yearning to get outside with a trowel…
*Contains affiliate links We’re split in our house over eggs. The OH isn’t a fan unless they’re fried (due to having kept chickens in barns years ago on the farm), but N and I are big fans and would eat…
*Ad – gifted / contains affiliate links Mention World book day and many parents sigh with having to organise or make costumes (unless your child is like N who so far has refused to dress up each year). In our…
Anyone else given up doing new year’s resolutions already? Or anyone like me who hasn’t really made any? I gave up making them after realising a few years ago that after 30 odd years, stopping biting my nails wasn’t really…
So many people say that Christmas is stressful for them. Whether it’s spending time with family you’d rather not be with, budgeting, or the expectations of a perfect Christmas, the holiday season can be hard work. But there are ways…
Christmas movies. I don’t think you can beat them if you want a bit of festive cheer. Although I do struggle with encouraging N to actually sit down with me and watch some. But this time of year is perfect…
*contains affiliate links All the best things come in small packages. So they say. When you have people in the family who have everything they want, then giving presents can be difficult. Or you can have people like me to…
I love Christmas day lunch (we have lunch rather than dinner). I’m one of those people who will happily eat Christmas dinner of roast turkey and all the accompaniments each time there’s a Christmas lunch or meal out with work…
Every year we hear about the waste at Christmas. The money that is spent on gifts that are unwanted or unused after the initial excitement. Or the hassle and panic of thinking up gift ideas for families and friends. I…
To provide the best experiences, we and our partners use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Consenting to these technologies will allow us and our partners to process personal data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site and show (non-) personalized ads. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions.
Click below to consent to the above or make granular choices. Your choices will be applied to this site only. You can change your settings at any time, including withdrawing your consent, by using the toggles on the Cookie Policy, or by clicking on the manage consent button at the bottom of the screen.
