I’ve been loving – no pun intended – all the Valentine’s inspired ideas on Pinterest and wanted to do something along that theme with Eliza. However, after my recent adventures in the kitchen, I thought it wise to stay out of there for anything crafty or creative.
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Moving House With A Toddler? 17 Tips You NEED To Read
Read moreHere Are 17 Tips For Moving House With A Toddler Aka How To Move With A Toddler, Stress-Free Are you moving house with a toddler soon? Need some tips on moving house with toddlers? Or just want to know how you’ll survive a house move when you have small children? Clue: remember where you pack…
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Why you need a Soda Stream in your adult life
Read moreWhat did you want as a child that you were never allowed to have? A quick straw poll of my friends brings up suggestions such as a cat, Hungry Hippos, Clarks Magic Steps shoes, stick insects, Operation and a Mr Frosty. Mine was always a Soda Stream. Incredibly popular in the 80’s, I once went…
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Strange things in our house #1: the red fireplace
Read moreOur new house is full of weird and wonderful things. The previous owner was a carpenter; in every place he could build some sort of cupboard or wooden structure, he did. One of the strangest of these is the fireplace in our bedroom (not my toddler posing in it, who is clearly the best thing…
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We Love Ingela P. Arrhenius Prints
Read moreWe Love These Ingela P Arrhenius Prints We love these Ingela P Arrhenius prints: but have you heard of Ingela P Arrhenius? We love these colourful, retro-themed prints from this artist. They are a simple tip for children’s rooms to add colour and character. Decorating Children’s Rooms One of my favourite things about the new…
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Failing at January
Read moreI think I might already be failing at January. While I’m sure I should feel energised and revitalised and full of joy about the start of the new year and so on, I just feel well, tired. All I fancy right now is a nap, or maybe burrowing into bed and hibernating.
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Grand designs; our new year, new house renovation project
Read moreWhen I was very young, my parents decided to design and build two of our childhood homes from scratch. For an IT consultant and part time PA it was a pretty adventurous move (this was way back in the 80’s, years and years before Kevin McCloud, Kirsty and Phil and Sarah Beeny had ever graced…
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