Author: Louise
Outdoor fun: creating a nature collage in the garden
We had a brief period of sunshine in amongst all the rain the other week. The girls were keen to get outside but also wanted to do some crafting so I thought we’d combine the two and make some nature collages out in the garden. Setting up was easy – two colourful pieces of… Read More
Friday Fabulous Five #54
The Friday Fabulous Five is my regular feature where I share five of my favourite blog posts that I have read in the previous week – posts that have made me laugh, made me cry or made me think. Here are this week’s fabulous five: Confessions of a Crummy Mummy shared 10 signs you’re… Read More
The Friday Focus – 29/01/16
I’ve been focusing a lot on trying to stay positive this week. At the beginning of the week, I was inspired by Cuddle Fairy to take part in the #NoComplaints challenge – a challenge to go a whole day without complaints, criticism or negative thoughts. It was hard work at times but it made such… Read More
Placentaphagy – yes, I ate my placenta and this is why
Placentaphagy – the act of eating one’s own placenta (or their baby’s placenta depending on who you assign ownership to) has been in the news lately after Colleen Rooney tweeted a picture of the capsules made from her son Kit’s placenta. Eating a placenta is something that many people would consider to be quite revolting,… Read More
The #NoComplaints challenge – can you go a day without complaints, criticism or negative thinking?
I was recently inspired by Cuddle Fairy to take part in the #NoComplaints challenge – trying to go a whole day without complaints, criticism or negative thinking. Whilst I try to be quite a positive person, I know that I can also get quickly sucked into a spiral of negativity (especially when tired) and this… Read More
Review – The Gruffalo’s Child
The Mummy – she said that maybe we should See the Gruffalo’s Child – she’d heard it was good Why not? Why not? It’ll be a nice treat The price is okay – £11 for each seat The girls love the tale of the Gruffalo I’m sure they would enjoy the show.” What is the… Read More