Every so often I try to write about making time for myself or treating myself to something special or new. I remember for a week or two and then life gets in the way and Tuesday Treats takes a back seat for months on end. Well since I can’t drink, I’m barely awake past 9pm …
Oh, how rubbish I am at sticking to this meal planning lark! Out of last week’s plan I think we probably had around half of our planned meals, and I couldn’t tell you whether we ate them on the ‘right’ day or not. We did, however, manage not to have any takeaways this week which …
I’m almost 6 months into this pregnancy and although it’s my third, I’ve still forgotten lots of things about being pregnant! How big is my baby this week? When should I start to feel movements? When, oh when oh when oh when will the fatigue end? (Clue: never.) Luckily for me, I have a copy …
As we made our way home from our recent holiday in West Wales, we decided to take a rather scenic route and set off to find a place called Devil’s Bridge. There’s something a little bit magical about a waterfall isn’t there? This one is one of many at Devil’s Bridge in Wales, around 12 …
One of the things I love the most about our country is the vast array of lakes it has. There’s something particularly calming about a lake on a warm English summer day, watching the gentle ripples on the water from the lake side. This May, A Day at the Lake comes to Rudyard Lake for three …
Mini Lalaloopsy has been around for a while now and is well established on the toy market, and now they have launched their new Mini Lalaloopsy Style ‘n Swap range for all those budding fashion designers out there! Included in the new range are: Mini LalaloopsyTM Style ‘N’ Swap Doll Assortment, SRP £9.99 We have …
It isn’t very often we get to go out for a meal as a family, with Ted working odd hours and the boys’ football taking up so much of the time that we do have together, so Friday was a real treat for us as we enjoyed a truly delicious meal at Cabana in Manchester. …
I’ve got a run of giveaways lined up over the next week or two, kicking off with this very quick one to win a copy of the brand new publication for kids, Amazing! magazine. Amazing! magazine is a children’s fun and educational magazine based on the primary national curriculum. It’s designed for boys and girls …
Do you know how difficult it is to pack the right stuff for a week or backpacking during a typical English summer with two small children and no car? Just imagine how tricky it must be. Now let me tell you – it’s harder than that. Here is our entire backpacking kit list for 6 nights …
How can time pass so quickly yet so slowly? What feels like eons ago I wrote mt post Hello Baby on the day I discovered I was expecting baby number three, and now here I am at 22 weeks wondering where that time has gone. I was only about 4 weeks pregnant when I found out, …