6 small ways to save money on your weekly shop
Sep27

6 small ways to save money on your weekly shop

If you’re scanning your receipts with raised eyebrows and wondering where your week’s worth of cash has gone, you’re not alone. Lots of us are confused as to how we spend so much on our weekly shop, only to have all the good food vanish fast and still require a top-up mid-week. I’ve come up with a few pointers that have steered me well recently. Don’t be a slave to brands While we’ve all got our favourites, we don’t have to cave in to...

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Will your daughter play for SSE WildCats? | Girls Football
Jul26

Will your daughter play for SSE WildCats? | Girls Football

There’s nothing worse than dragging your child somewhere they don’t want to go, is there? Actually, there is. Dragging your child somewhere that they don’t want to go – that you’re only going to because you think they’ll love it. And so it was last Saturday, when I poked the reluctant Bear from her lovely Saturday lie-in so that we could make the training session for the local SSE Wildcats Girls...

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8 Food Tips for a Healthy Diet
Jul19

8 Food Tips for a Healthy Diet

Everything we do affects our body. Every time we move, sleep, lift something, walk, run, rest and more, we are affecting our health and physique. What we consume will impact our bodies too, so we must regulate things and ensure we only have what’s good for us. If you want to know the best things to eat and how they’ll improve your health, read on. A healthy diet is all about balance. You need to eat a variety of foods and...

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When do I get my child’s eyes tested?
Jan23

When do I get my child’s eyes tested?

Hopefully you don’t need to think about your new babies eyes (except for gazing into them for the hours at a time, obviously) – all babies have a quick eye screen at birth (no, I didn’t know it had happened either), and then the Health Visitor will do another at their 6wk check. After that though, it’s up to you. Unless you see an obvious issue like squinting or eye rubbing, then it’s a good idea for hem...

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Talking Vaginas With My Daughter
Jan20

Talking Vaginas With My Daughter

A few weeks ago I returned for Bedtime Pt II (totally normal for us – part one ensures teeth/pj’s/hug/under duvet settled with book, part two is actual lights out, goodnight kiss and hug for reals 30 mins later) visit, and found an agitated girl. Thankfully, she’s a pretty open book. Bear’s ten tomorrow, actually, and over the last year or two there has been a slow and steady awareness of the fact that...

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Leaf Urban Silver Edition health tracker by Bellabeat #ChristmasGiftGuide
Dec21

Leaf Urban Silver Edition health tracker by Bellabeat #ChristmasGiftGuide

Sport, especially keeping fit running and the like. It’s huge, its trendy and often just very functional. Why not functional and beautiful? Well, here is something that is! We have all seen and heard of health trackers right, there are lots on the market and apart from a few specialist differences they pretty well much do the same job, but the overall thing is that functionality definately takes over compared to beauty. Well...

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