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Gratitude – A Guest Post By Wanderlust & Wetwipes

Thanks so much for everyone who read and shared last week’s My Mountain post from Coffee With Katie.  Today we have Emma from Wanderlust & Wetwipes talking about practicing gratitude which is something I feel personally…

Posted in Guest Blogger, Learning, Lifestyle, Motherhood, My Mountain - Our Parenting Challenges, Tips 0 comments August 18, 2017August 14, 2017 by Laura

Trying New Baking Kits From Sweetpea Pantry PLUS giveaway

Caterpillar’s love of baking has only grown since we last tried out some Sweetpea Pantry kits. I love that now he’s four he can do a lot more in the kitchen and wants to be involved…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, recipes, Reviews 31 Comments August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 by Laura

Parenting Is A Messy Business

The media just love to pit women against each other, don’t they? Especially mothers.  There are a million different ways to parent – everything from breast vs bottle, spoon-fed vs baby-led, attachment vs authoritative –…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Debate, Giveaways, Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews 35 Comments August 9, 2017August 17, 2017 by Laura

Meal Planning – Beef Mince Five Ways

Something a little different for Recipe Round Up this week – instead of sharing just one recipe I’d like to talk about five different ways you can cook with mince.  Although red meat is generally…

Posted in Lifestyle, Meal Planning, Recipe Round-up, recipes 0 comments August 7, 2017August 21, 2017 by Laura

Seven Tips For A Great UK Holiday With Kids

I can’t lie, I love going on holiday abroad.  There’s something so wonderful about stepping off the plane into that burst of foreign heat and exploring surroundings, landmarks, people and food that are less familiar.  However,…

Posted in Holidays/days out, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews, Tips 3 Comments July 28, 2017July 30, 2017 by Laura

An Open Letter To BBC Panorama

Dear BBC Panorama Just over four years ago I gave birth to my son, we were both completely healthy. Eight weeks later I was suicidal. What began as a hormone crash had escalated to severe…

Posted in Anxiety, Debate, Depression, Film, Lifestyle, Pregnancy, Recovery 0 comments July 25, 2017July 25, 2017 by Laura

Seven Housework Tips For Lazy, Busy Mums

For someone who doesn’t enjoy cleaning and housework I have a really weird habit.  I love watching my favourite You Tubers show off their cleaning routines and their lovely minimalist houses.  My house is definitely not…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Tips 2 Comments July 22, 2017July 23, 2017 by Laura

Jimmy’s Farm – The Best Bits

After first visiting Jimmy’s Farm in Suffolk two years ago we’ve been looking for a chance to go back.  We figured rather than just spend our last day at Center Parcs travelling, we’d stop in…

Posted in Holidays/days out, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews, Tips 0 comments July 19, 2017July 18, 2017 by Laura

Chorizo & Ricotta Cannelloni

It may not be as healthy as the traditional spinach but if you’re not a big lover of greens this slightly spicy chorizo alternative is really delicious. What You Need Cannelloni tubes A few handfuls…

Posted in Lifestyle, Recipe Round-up, recipes 1 Comment July 17, 2017July 4, 2017 by Laura

Center Parcs – What’s All The Fuss About?

I’ve been curious about Center Parcs since childhood.  We had fabulous times at other UK holiday parks but Center Parcs had never been on the menu, presumably due to cost and the fact that we’re…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Holidays/days out, Lifestyle, Reviews 12 Comments July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 by Laura

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