With the new school term almost upon us, I’ve teamed up with Asda’s Tonypandy store to showcase their new back to school range. Like many parents we don’t like to spend a fortune on new school uniforms, but at the same time we want to ensure that the items we buy for our children are…
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How to look after your health when exercising outdoors in summer
Read moreIn summer we all tend to spend more time outdoors enjoying the sun and making use of the hot weather. Summer is also the best time of the year to exercise outdoors, from cycling to hiking and playing tennis, there are many outdoor activities we can do in summer to keep fit and stay active.…
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4 Reasons California Is the Perfect Family Holiday Destination
Read moreCalifornia has a lot to offer for a family looking to get away. From world-class beaches and city escapes to snowy mountains, there’s a real range of activities bound to appeal to even the pickiest (little!) holiday makers. Traditionally famous for Hollywood and Disneyland, there are plenty of other famous and fabulous landmarks definitely worth…
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London Marathon 2019: Another Fundraising Update
Read moreFundraising It’s been just over a month since my last fundraising update so I thought it was time to write another update. In my last post I shared with you how I’d managed to raise £976.50 towards my £1,600 target for WellChild, the national charity for sick children. Since my last update I have managed to…
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Animal Encounters at Pughs Garden Centre
Read morePughs Garden Centre is one of my favourite places to take my children. The centre itself sells a fantastic range of plants, furniture, gifts and more. There’s also a cafe which sells lovely food. In the summer holidays, Pughs Garden Centre run a number of different workshops for children. We’ve been to many different ones…
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Review: Mrs Wordsmith | The Narrative Journey
Read moreEncouraging children to learn can be at times frustrating, especially if the subject matter doesn’t appeal. This summer, my husband and I have been doing lots of different things to encourage our girls to read. We signed them up to our local library’s summer reading challenge and they’ve actually completed the challenge already. I think…
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Does community spirit still exist?
Read moreHow involved are you in your local community? When I was growing up I wasn’t involved in any activities to help my local community. However, things have changed for the better since I was a child, and we’re now more aware of the impact our actions can have on the environment. When I mention ‘social…
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Is Body Positivity Making Obesity the Norm?
Read moreI’ve recently seen an increase in the number of social media posts about body positivity. Women and men of all different shapes, sizes, ethnicities, ages etc, sharing images of themselves with captions about body positivity. Whilst I think this is great in some aspects, other aspects make me wonder if what this movement is actually…
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Exploring Rock Pools at Rest Bay, Porthcawl
Read moreLast week I shared a post called 50 things to do before you’re 11 3/4. Over the summer holidays, our girls and I will be trying to do as many of these as we can. Before we started, we were able to tick a number of the activities off that we’d already done. Once we’d done…