I did think my October round-up would be full of Halloween treats, but to be honest it still feels a bit early for my house to be taken over by all things orange, black and spooky. The weather has been so mixed that some days…
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Craft is a bit of a way of life for my son. He is always cutting, sticking and creating, making up games, writing little books, drawing huge pictures and generally just being a bit of an creative, slightly eccentric little machine! That’s why these easy…
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I won’t be the only one saying this, but how on earth did it get to the end of September already? I still feel like the summer holidays have only just ended and school has just begun, when in reality it’s been nearly a month…
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I went on my first trip to Brighton at the weekend for the wedding of one of my dear friends Shannon. We have been friends since university, when seven of us shared a large, dilapidated house in Salford. That was an *ahem* experience which bonded…
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Lately I’ve been feeling a bit like I’m on a rollercoaster. Or rather, that I’m still on the rollercoaster I got on a few years ago and this is just another ride of twists and turns in this crazy life. We’re nearly halfway through September…
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Your kitchen bin may not be the most glamorous of accessories, but it is an essential and having somewhere to put all your recycling is a must if you want to keep your house free of empty bottles, papers and anything else that could be…
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September is here and it’s fair to say my five things under a fiver this month just had to include these gorgeous sunflowers. It may be coming into autumn but today has been so warm, and I thought I’d bring a bit of that sunshine…
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A very good thing about writing a blog is that – like a diary – you can go back and see how life was for you at any point in the past. I have been struggling to write much lately as I’ve been feeling pretty…
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August has been a month of change, of holidays and of new adventures. It was the end of July when we moved back across the Pennines to Yorkshire and more than a month on I am really starting to believe now that we have moved…
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On our recent holiday in Portugal, we spent many hours a day in our villa’s pool, it was a real luxury and of course we made the most of it! I think it’s pretty much an essential when you’re away with kids and the weather…
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Flo: ‘Mummy, I wish I had your life’ Sam: ‘Flo, you probably don’t, you know.’ Flo: ‘I do. I wish I had your life, because it’s so pretty.’ Sam: ‘Flo, mum’s life is really hard.’ So here I am thinking sh*t, how many times have…
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We’ve been in our new house for nearly a month now, which sounds strange when I write it down because I feel like we’ve been here no time at all. That’s probably owing to the fact we went on holiday to Portugal about a week…
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We’ve just come back from a wonderful week on holiday in the Algarve, and I must admit I am suffering a bit of the post-holiday blues. Who wouldn’t after seven whole days of sunshine, relaxing by our own private pool, discovering gorgeous new beaches, hanging…
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I started writing this before we went away, but you will all know how hectic things are the few days before a family holiday (especially if like me, you moved house a week before and can’t find anything you want to pack!). So I’m just…
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How busy was July? Honestly, I feel like it’s been a whirlwind and I can’t really believe I have packed so much in! I was just looking through my photos thinking I haven’t taken any nice family shots this month and then realised the ones…