Making Your Home Grandparent-friendly
We’ve just waved off my husband’s parents after their annual Christmas visit; and for the first time we realised that they are, in fact, getting older. They’re almost in their 80’s, and my FIL is not in good health at all. And I’ve realised we’ve switched life roles again. Once they were parenting us. Then we parented our small people… and now it feels as though we’re parenting them as...
When’s the best time to put a TV in your children’s bedroom?
Have you put a TV in your children’s bedroom? How old were or are they? It’s one of those unexpected parenting dilemmas, isn’t it? We all knew there’d be decisions over names and vaccines and weaning and bedtimes. But who knew we’d be making a parenting decision over 4K TVs? Seriously, did any of us expect the endless stressful undercurrent of constant parental decision-making (when should I allow them to...
Top 5 fitness tips from a couch potato (ex) for real life people
Getting Fit – it’s January, so it’s pretty hard to hide from, isn’t it?You hear it from everyone, everywhere;”It’s a New Year, it’ll be a New Me.””This is the year I’m REALLY going to do it.””2023 is definitely the year I finally lose weight/get fit/actually GO to the gym I joined (three years ago)/swim every single week…” And of course, we all mean...
Our Favourite Etsy Buys 2022
Here it is – my personal round up of my Top Etsy Buys For Christmas. And this is why I’m sharing such a random list of odds… I saw a call on Twitter yesterday, someone looking for help with their Christmas gift buying. The items they were hunting for were so SO perfect, I needed to share them: Twitter, can I borrow you in case you have come across the following on your travels? – a warm, soft blanket in jolly...
Good Housekeeping Christmas 2022 special offer – six issues + ultimate bundle for £26!
Recently we were chatting on our Facebook page about magazines – and an overwhelming majority of our readers declared that they absolutely LOVED Good Housekeeping – and most took it purely for the Good Housekeeping Christmas 2022 special offer. Not surprising – it’s Britain’s biggest-selling lifestyle magazine, and is packed with dozens of delicious triple-tested recipes, beauty and style tips for every age, smart money saving...
BARGAIN – Boden dresses on SALE!
I keep a close eye on Boden’s clearance section – and lookety-look what I’ve just spotted for you. All these Boden dresses on SALE, reduced, by up to 60%! I LOVE these dresses, and if you’re quick they’re still available in a whole range of fabrics and sizes… I’m a bit of a thrifty shopper, preferring to buy classically styled items that will last rather than operating on a...