As a primary provider for your household one of your key objectives should be to provide for your dependants in the case that something were to happen to you. Many people plan ahead of items such as a premature death, but forget that there are situations that could affect their ability to continue to support…
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Welsh Postcodes Stand Out as Safest Areas to Raise a Family
Read moreImage courtesy of Suphakit73/Freedigitalphotos.net A new Family Investments report suggests Wales has some of the safest areas to raise children Family Friendly Hotspots report finds Llwyngwril, St Marys, Abercych, Dyffryn Ardudwy and Seascale are the safest areas of England and Wales in which to raise a family in terms of crime 12 of the 20…
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Cancer
Read moreMum This post needs no other title than that of ‘Cancer’. No description or sub-heading is needed. Nothing more than that one word. That one upsetting, devasting word. Cancer When I was 12 years old, I remember my mum and dad sitting me and twin sister down. They wanted to talk to us about something.…
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Garden Designs all Children will Love
Read moreAll homes can benefit immensely from a garden, but for a family, it is worth its weight in gold. Rather than hopping about on the furniture or sitting goggle-eyed in front of the TV, having a garden that children want to go out and play in is immensely rewarding – for them as well as…
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The Perfect Family
Read moreMy mum with her mum I don’t know if it’s just me reaching a certain point in my life or if it’s just me being too sentimental, thoughtful, sensitive even, but I have found myself doing a lot of thinking lately. Actually, I’m not even sure if ‘thinking’ is the correct word to use. Reflection?…
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The Weekly Shop Challenge: Delivery
Read moreI thought I would post a little update following on from my last post. Our online grocery shop arrived today and there were a few substitutions but they were all ok. Instead of super market brand products I got more expensive branded items but I was delighted when the delivery man explained I would be…
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The Weekly Shop Challenge: First Online Shop and Food Bill
Read moreFollowing on from my previous post (click here) we have now entered the world of online grocery shopping! The total bill was: £92.37. This is a massive saving for us of around £50.00 a week which means £200 a month! I can’t wait to see what arrives as I’m hoping we won’t have too many…
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The Weekly Shop Challenge
Read moreWhen Twin Daddy and I first moved in together our weekly food bill was around £60. I look back on those good times with fond memories! For no longer are our weekly shops so cheap. Most weeks we spend on average anything from £120-£150. Don’t ask me on what because I truly do not know!…
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Does anyone else have a baby goat?
Read moreDoes anyone else have a baby goat? Of course, I’m only joking! Well, kind of! It seems R has taken to eating pretty much anything that shouldn’t be eaten! Cardboard and paper are her favourites, but we can’t forget her recent samplings of grass, sock fluff, an attempted nibble on a leaf and some other…