A child’s bedroom rarely changes in one neat moment. It happens quietly. A toy box gets fuller. School shoes appear by the door. Clothes stop fitting into one drawer. Then the bed that looked fine last year suddenly feels wrong for the room. Parents often notice the problem at bedtime. A child cannot settle. The…
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How to live a more Hygge Lifestyle. Plus win a Hygge Kit!
Read moreHave you heard of the word, Hygge, before? I hadn’t either, until the lovely people over at Bed Guru contacted me. Hygge is the danish concept of cosiness, calm and simplicity. Pronounced ‘hue-guh’, this word describes a moment of happiness, warmth or togetherness, and it’s found in the little things in life. Sounds great, doesn’t…
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Why having a bedtime routine for your child is important
Read moreBedtime routines are really important for children. For as long as I can remember, we’ve always followed a set bedtime routine for our twins. Of course, over the years we’ve had to make some small adjustments, but now that our girls are four years old, their bedtime room is very consistent and has been ever…
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Bedroom Decor
Read moreWhen we moved house almost two months ago now I knew that I wanted to put my own stamp on the place. We’re currently renting and have been for almost 10 years now. In previous homes we’ve never really decorated or made a place our home so to speak. Of course we’d given the walls a lick of…
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The interior designer inside of me!
Read moreOh, how I long to own my own home! Nothing big or too fancy! Nothing too posh or too frumpy! I dream of my dream home and this little voice inside of me screams out all these wonderful designs and art that will adorn my walls! A country style kitchen with plenty of storage, but…
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10 Things Nobody Told You About Being A Parent
Read moreImage courtesy of Photostock/freedigitalphotos.net There are two types of people who will try to tell you what to expect when you have your first child. There’s the “you will LOVE it, it’s so much easier than you think it’s going to be”- don’t listen to them. And then there’s the, “DON’T DO IT. YOU WILL…
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Toddler Beds: When is the right time to change?
Read moreImage courtesy of greenphile/freedigitalphotos.net I often wonder what age I should help our twins make the transition from cot to toddler bed. I guess the first thing we need to ensure before we do anything is that both girls are sleeping through the night in their own cots. R, is well on her way to…
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Changing from Cot to Big Bed
Read moreI have been wondering lately what the right age is to change from a cot to a bed. I know our girls aren’t ready for a bed yet, but I have read so many conflicting things about this. Some people say that by the age of two a child should be in a bed and…