The start of the Easter holidays last week has been full of fun! Although I worked Monday to Thursday last week (read more about this here) we still managed to do lots of fun things! On Monday after I arrived home from work we spent most of the day in the garden playing tennis, racquetball…
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Finding the perfect work/life balance
Read moreThis year start of the Easter holidays has been a very different one to last year. You see last year I was self employed following redundancy the year before. This offered me so much flexibility in terms of working hours. I chose to work two days a week and I was usually always home by…
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Encouraging Children to Read with the Right Books #AD
Read moreReading is something that’s always been important to me. For as long as I can remember I’ve always had a love for books. My very earliest memory of reading was when I was in primary school. I remember our teachers asking us to bring our favourite book in for show and tell. I was, and…
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#GIFTED Mud & Bloom Subscription Box Review
Read moreAs a busy parent finding ways to encourage my children to connect with nature can be hard. During the weekdays we’re all pretty busy with work, school and after school activities. This means I don’t get a lot of time to plan out any activities for the weekend. However Mud & Bloom recently sent me…
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Family Camping Essentials and Tips
Read moreThis year we’re planning our very first camping trip. It’s something we’re all very excited about! I have fond memories of camping from when I was a child. It’s something we used to do fairly often. Our twins are seven years old and we’re yet to take them camping, but that’s all about to change…
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Everything you need to know about reusable sanitary pads
Read moreIn a bid to reduce our single use plastic, I’ve switched from disposable sanitary pads to reusable sanitary pads. These are better for the environment, more comfortable than disposables and they’re so easy to use. Before I made the switch I had lots of questions about reusable sanitary pads. Trying to find answers was tough.…
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My Favourite LUSH Products
Read moreI’m pretty new to using LUSH products. Over the last few years, I’ve been gifted the odd bath bomb, and I always buy my daughters a bath bomb or two each for Christmas and their birthday, but bath bombs were usually all that I bought. However, after a recent trip to LUSH in a bid…
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Advert: What to pack for the perfect girls trip to the beach
Read moreGoing to the beach with your friends is such a different experience compared to going to the beach with your children. For example, when I take my seven year old twin girls to the beach I need to think about what they need. Items such as suncream, after sun, towels for them as well as…
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On the go sandwich wrap review #GIFTED
Read moreA few weeks ago I wrote a blog post called Simple Swaps for a Zero Waste Life. In that blog post I shared simple every day swaps that anyone can make in order to reduce the amount of single use plastics we use. I touched upon lots of great swaps such as swapping paper kitchen…