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Orchard Toys – Dinosaur Lotto

Our love affair with Orchard Toys continues and today we have a new game to share with you.  Caterpillar continues to choose board games above almost any other toy and that’s absolutely fine with me…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Learning & Play, Motherhood, Reviews 50 Comments February 21, 2018March 14, 2018 by Laura

Traditional Bathroom Makeover

We’ve been living in our current home for over six years but haven’t had the time or money to do as much to it as we’d like.  Your home should be your sanctuary – especially…

Posted in Home, Lifestyle, Reviews, Self-care 12 Comments January 31, 2018 by Laura

Five TV Shows I’ll Be Watching In 2018

A few weeks ago I tried to explain to my four year old that when I was young there were only four TV channels, nothing “on demand” and he’d only be able to watch kids…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Film, Lifestyle, Reviews, Self-care 2 Comments January 13, 2018January 13, 2018 by Laura

Our Favourite Christmas Gifts With One4All Gift Cards

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas?  As the final installment of my collaboration with One4All Gift Cards I wanted to share with you three of our favourite gifts from this year, all of…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Lifestyle, Reviews 0 comments December 28, 2017January 2, 2018 by Laura

The Perfect Self-Care Night In With One4All Gift Cards

Pre-Christmas family mania is in full swing this week as we take a sleigh ride towards the big day but I’ve happily put some plans in place to indulge in some self-care during what I call…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Holidays/days out, Home, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews, Self-care 0 comments December 20, 2017 by Laura

On The Eighth Day Of Parenting – Three Christmas Card-Making Ideas

Hello and thank you for hopping over from Bumps, Babies, Tots and Teens Mummy Diaries and welcome to the 8th day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is Learning Resources who are offering an eight pack set of…

Posted in #12DaysOfParenting, Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Learning, Lifestyle, Reviews, Tips 4 Comments December 20, 2017December 20, 2017 by Laura

On The Seventh Day Of Parenting – What’s In Our 2017 Christmas Eve Box?

Hello and thank you for hopping over from Bubbablue and Me and welcome to the 7th day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is Bertie Blue Crafts who are offering a magnetic photo frame for door and the…

Posted in #12DaysOfParenting, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews 2 Comments December 19, 2017December 13, 2017 by Laura

On The Fifth Day Of Parenting – Seven Unique Ways To Spread Christmas Magic

Hello and thank you for hopping over from Me & B Make Tea and welcome to the 5th day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is CozyPhones who are offering a pair of CozyPhones headphones and the theme is…

Posted in #12DaysOfParenting, Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews, Tips 4 Comments December 17, 2017December 13, 2017 by Laura

Five Ways To Treat Yourself With One4All Gift Cards

Regular readers know I’m a big advocate of self-care, especially for parents and especially during the stressful, festive season.  You can’t pour from an empty cup, as they say, so it’s really important we take…

Posted in Brand/Sponsored, Holidays/days out, Home, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews, Self-care 29 Comments December 16, 2017December 16, 2017 by Laura

On The Third Day Of Parenting – Nine Family Friendly Christmas Activities

Hello and thank you for hopping over from Welsh Mum Of One and welcome to the 3rd day of #12DaysOfParenting. Today’s sponsor is It’s A Sling Thing who are offering a Ergobaby Original Carrier and the theme…

Posted in #12DaysOfParenting, Brand/Sponsored, Giveaways, Holidays/days out, Learning & Play, Lifestyle, Motherhood, Reviews 19 Comments December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 by Laura

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Postnatal Depression / Anxiety survivor and self-confessed "good enough" mum to a hilarious but challenging 4-year-old. I share the painfully honest highs & lows of family life, including survival tips, recipes and reviews. PLUS, plenty of tips & self-care ideas for keeping mentally and emotionally well as a parent.

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