Our Top 10 Beauty Tips To Get You Ready For The Festive Party Season
Nov29

Our Top 10 Beauty Tips To Get You Ready For The Festive Party Season

With the madness of the festive party season fast approaching, everyone wants to look their best. And every parent needs a little help to make the party season a seamless and stress-free affair, floating between work, home and the endless social events. So here’s 10 of our top beauty tips to get you ready; small and simple stuff which will make a huge difference to your festivities, helping you look good and feel fresh all the way...

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Simple Steps to Stopping The Family Virus This Winter
Nov04

Simple Steps to Stopping The Family Virus This Winter

While we were away in February this year, our in laws ‘borrowed’ our house for the week. Which is fine – we’re happy for them to come and house site, it means we don’t  have to worry about the chickens, and as it was February it also meant it kept the house warm for us. Ing Heads our Yourkshire home from home for February half term On our way home from our trip to Yorkshire for February half term we...

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Did you know it’s Global Handwashing Day? | Teaching Your Kids The Importance of Handwashing
Oct15

Did you know it’s Global Handwashing Day? | Teaching Your Kids The Importance of Handwashing

Handwashing – it’s something I think most of us learn the hard way as parents. I mean, we all *know* about washing our hands but when we’re busy (show me a parent, I’ll show you someone with a million things to do in the next ten minutes) it’s easy to let it slip a bit. You teach your kids to wash their hands, but as they grow you can’t watch them every second, and you just trust that they’re...

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Have A BERRY Good Day – and Nominate Someone Else For One Too!
Sep16

Have A BERRY Good Day – and Nominate Someone Else For One Too!

So new research tells us that by 8.12 in the morning, our mood is set. By that early point in the day, we’ve already determined if it’s going to be a good day – or a bad one. I admit it though – I’m sceptical. Of course we’ve all had those mornings where everything just swings along perfectly, and you find yourself humming happily with a small smile on your face for no good reason – just...

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Pencils Down, It’s Time To Play…
Aug30

Pencils Down, It’s Time To Play…

Our school-aged children spend approximately 7 hours a day at school (I know that seems a very long time to a Home Edder like me, but it’s also long by European standards); and that’s before extra commitments like Breakfast Club for working parents, plus after-school tuition and clubs are factored in. As a result, 92% of parents fundamentally believe teachers share the responsibility of nurturing a child’s emotional wellbeing....

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The 2:36 slump, the ‘Green Paper’ – and floating monkeys…
May20

The 2:36 slump, the ‘Green Paper’ – and floating monkeys…

During your normal busy day, how often do you stop, step back and relax? No, me either. It’s not really allowed, is it? There’s always a other thing to do, just one more email to send, one more task still sitting on the To Do List, one phone call you keep forgetting so you’d better just do it now… Taking time out just feels… wasteful, doesn’t it? There’s always something more important you...

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