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The card-shuffling tricks to make you better off

This is a collaborative post. There’s just no slowing us Brits down, is there? Despite the threats of recession and downturn in the economy after the EU Referendum, figures show…

Now you are five

Darling Jessica Yesterday you started school for the first time and today we are celebrating your fifth birthday.  Can it really be five years since I held you in my…

From the mouths of babes #85

From the mouths of babes is a weekly linky which invites you to share a post, old or new, about something your children have said. Those adorable mispronounced words, the…

Ticking off our summer activity list

At the start of the summer, we put together a list of activities that we were hoping to do.  Some of them were simple things, others were big challenges.  Did…

#366daysofgratitude – Week 35

Throughout 2016 I will be posting a photo on Instagram each day, sharing something that I am grateful for each day as part of my #366daysofgratitude project.  Here are the…

My Sunday Photo 04/09/16

As the summer holidays drew to a close, we managed to enjoy another couple of days at Legoland using our preschool passes.  Since the Lego Friends show first appeared at…

Turning a walk in the park into a fairy tale adventure

Langley Park is one of our favourite outdoor spaces – the Temple Gardens are full of magic and adventure if you only know how to find it. Add two little…

The Friday Focus 02/09/16 – Savouring the end of summer

A summer full of fun and adventure is coming to an end. This week especially has been about trying to savour the little moments, trying to slow down time, to…

Parenting Pep Talk #29 – Rachel Bustin

Parenting Pep Talk is a weekly series of guest posts all about encouraging other parents by sharing some of our happy moments, the advice that has worked for us and…

Me, hubby, Jessica and Sophie at the "End to Enders" sign at John O'Groats

Me and Mine – August 2016

I can’t quite believe we’re at the end of August.  The summer holidays have whizzed by far too quickly for my liking.  In just under a week’s time, my big…