This post is part of a series of posts about home education. I’ll be looking into the advantages and disadvantages of home education in a bid to find out if it for us. In my post called ‘Is home education the way forward?’ I talked about some of my concerns with regard to an education…
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Is home education the way forward?
Read moreMore and more parents than ever are turning to home education and is it any surprise with some of the most recent news reports I’ve heard on TV and in newspapers. Stories of poor state educations and bad Ofsted reports are seeing parents taking their children’s education into their own hands. Our twins are only…
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Our touring holiday and why the kids slept outside
Read moreOur touring holiday and why the kids slept outside My daughters are real copycats. We got a new car, they asked for one of those push-along red and yellow ones for Christmas. We got the kitchen refurbished, they asked for pretend kitchens for their birthdays. And when we went on our first touring holiday last…
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2014 Summer Holidays
Read moreI realise it’s only just turned 2014 and yes I know we’re only in the second week of January, but I’m already planning ahead and thinking about where to go on our summer holiday! Last year we took our girls on their first holiday, thanks to my mother in law who kindly paid for us…
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Charity Update
Read moreThe last charity update I published was on the 11th of November. I thought I would post another little update now to let you all know how our fundraising efforts are going. If you don’t already know, Twin Daddy and I are trying to raise £2,000 for Cancer Research UK and another £2,000 for…
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Furniture Plus Swivel Mirror Review
Read moreI was recently sent a really nice Welland Pine Swivel Mirror to review from Furniture Plus. Furniture Plus are one of the leading online retailers of high quality solid oak and solid pine furniture in the UK. They’re a family run business with over 40 years experience in the furniture business. Based in the North West of England,…
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Cancer Research UK Campaign For Standardised Tobacco Packaging Products
Read moreEvery year in the UK 207,000 11-15 year olds take up smoking – that’s 570 children every day! Addiction keeps them smoking into adulthood, where it then kills one in two long-term users. Since tobacco advertising became illegal in the UK in 2002, tobacco companies have invested a fortune in branded packaging to attract new smokers. Most…
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Charity Update
Read moreImage courtesy of winnond/Freedigitalphotos.net As most of our blog readers have heard by now, Twin Daddy and I are raising money for two brilliant charities. Cancer Research UK and Bliss. Both charities are very close to our hearts. I have experienced the loss of my mum from ovarian cancer and our twins were born 6 weeks premature and as a result…
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Be A Good Neighbour This Christmas
Read moreImage courtesy of Dan/Freedigitalphotos.net This Christmas as you sit around a table with your family surrounded by good food and gifts galore, take a moment to remember those who are not as lucky as you and I. Like many people I’ll be enjoying Christmas day in the comfort of my own home. If it’s snowing…