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What to do with all the books?
Commissioned Post I have a dilemma. It’s a really difficult one. We have hundreds… OK, no, we have thousands… of books. I love having a house full of books. A house without lots of books in feels wrong...
View ArticleWhat defines you?
I have got into the habit of sharing articles or videos, or random stuff, I find interesting (or funny, or sad, or really annoying) on Facebook, where I probably would previously have written about...
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Cold comfort food made easy
Featured Post With the cold weather reaching its worst, many of us find ourselves in need of a little cheering up from time to time. Stuck inside, looking out on the torrential rain that doesn’t seem...
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You Choose
If you’re a parent (or work with children) I don’t think you can help but have come across You Choose by Pippa Goodhart and illustrated by the awesome Nick Sharatt. It’s a book full of pages of...
View ArticleBaby it’s cold outside
Featured Post January – believed to be the most depressing month of the year. After the hype and celebrations surrounding Christmas and New Year, many are left feeling a little subdued. After all,...
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Do you wear a watch?
Featured Post I have a few watches hanging around the house, but almost always forget to put one on. I have a clock on my phone and usually have that with me, so why would I need a watch? But, do you...
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Living ideas for frugal families
As gas and electricity bills continue to spiral, families around the UK are having to rein in their spending even more. Finding ways to save can sometimes feel like a fool’s errand when the cost of...
View ArticleChoosing the right sofa bed for your family
Featured Post If you don’t have the space for a spare room, investing in a sofa bed is the perfect way to save space and provide a comfortable place for friends and family to sleep when they come to...
View ArticleDIY tips for the busy mum
Featured Post It’s like the old saying goes “if you want something done well, do it yourself.” Quite often in our busy modern lives this is not just the best solution, it’s the only one. Having just a...
View ArticleAre you ever too late to visit the bank of Mum and Dad?
Featured Post The Bank of Mum and Dad has had to stay open far later and provide much bigger loans to its clients over recent years. The Guardian recently reported on how an increasing number of young...
View ArticleWhy YOU should raise money for the RSPCA in the London South Tough Mudder
Featured Post Remember a Charity in Your Will Week is precisely as it sounds – a week during which people across the world are encouraged to consider mentioning a charity of their choice in their will....
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What to do with all the books?
Commissioned Post I have a dilemma. It’s a really difficult one. We have hundreds… OK, no, we have thousands… of books. I love having a house full of books. A house without lots of books in feels wrong...
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Early morning bus
I’m on the early bus today. I want to make sure I get everything done, as I have a half day leave to go to the Helpers’ Tea at school. I love this early bus. The roads are really quiet and the bus is...
View ArticleA dog ate my lunch
There’s a lovely park just over the road from work (the girls would, I am sure, insist that I explain that it’s a sitting park rather than a play park, because there is a big difference), where I love...
View ArticleGood morning
<a href=”http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/3832961/?claim=x5ftev9drrd”>Follow my blog with Bloglovin</a> Apologies, but this is an adminy non-post. Hopefully, I will write something (and maybe...
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Why healthy family meals are important
In association with SuperSavvyMe We have always eaten our evening meals together as a family. Working from home until recently this was an easy and obvious thing to do, really, but I have arranged my...
View ArticleComing home
We interrupt your regular schedule of, well, not very much, to say… As of 5 October this blog’s name will mean what it was set up to mean. In other words, after a six-month foray into the world of...
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Quick and easy, healthy vegetarian pasta dish
Over the summer, during one of the girls’ three (yes, three!) holidays away without us, Chris didn’t always have dinner on the table when I got home. I know, it’s totally outrageous, isn’t it? I...
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Day 2 of New Work-Life Regime
Very tired. Up at 5. Shower. Packed Lunch. Hour’s work. Pancakes. Reading to child. Times tables testing. Spelling testing. School run. Nursery run. Magazine with pretty pictures. Bus to Cheltenham....
View ArticleHow do you teach children morality?
Or how do you help them to develop their own sense of morality? When I was adding tags to this post (because, even if I haven’t blogged properly for yonks, I still know the drill) the autocomplete...
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