At what age is it okay to leave a child alone in the house? There is actually (quiet surprisingly) no law about not leaving your child home alone (regardless of age), but it IS an offence if in doing so you put them at risk (source) – Child and Young Person’s Act 1968. Punishment can range from … Read more
Differently To be completely honest I think if I could go back and do it all again with my first son I’d have possibly just stopped breastfeeding him after he’d had the colostrum. I was too tired, and too selfish and too busy doing my A-levels. I didn’t appreciate how much he needed feeding and honestly, … Read more
I’m going to be straight with you from the start that this is a review post of the e-cloth for kitchen and windows. I received free e-cloths but have not been compensated in any other way and all words and opinions are my own. Now to tell you What’s the Story. We used to live … Read more
What to buy on a Bank Holiday Weekend from Morrisons When I was asked to be a #MorrisonsMum I thought that it was a great opportunity to expose our diet. I decided that due to Easter being late this year that maybe it was a time to get some “proper” cooking done. With children coming … Read more
Blogging has been so empowering for me and really helped me grow as a person. I have become much more confident about doing things myself, and believing in myself. Something as simple as going to London on my own would have never been considered before I started to blog. Now, thanks to an invite to … Read more
Hi everyone. I would just like to say thank you for reading my blog. It has been running for 3 years this August and I thought that I needed to remind myself the reason why I do it. If I am really honest I’m not the domestic housewife and mother. Blogging brings about motivation for … Read more
The worst thing you can do to try to lose weight is by making changes that are too big. For me the calorie counting was too much. There is no way I can cope with cutting back on my cider and chocolate (well maybe a little). So I needed to have a rethink. What I learnt … Read more
LEGO was always a really popular toy in our house, and over thirty years later it still is. The boys have actually been interested in it even more since watching The LEGO Movie. When it came to making a costume we made a yellow LEGO brick, so it stood to reason that this Easter would … Read more
This week I have mostly been in London – first at the Toy Fair and then at the STAARS Launch – more details to follow on those events. So it was great timing to hear about the Spread a Little Happiness Project Flash blog idea from The Reading Residence. It is really about all been … Read more
Thank you for all joining in again last week, and all the supportive comments, it means a lot. This week I’m off to London to the Toy Fair and I’m also going to an exciting Project Launch Breakfast Briefing on Thursday. This of course means I will not be around on my blog or at … Read more