We live about two minutes drive from the beach so it's only natural that it's one of our favourite places to visit as a family. There's so much more you can do at the beach other than just building sandcastles and paddling in the sea so today, I'm going to share 10 ways you can have fun at the beach...Be an Artist Channel your creative side by taking a sketch pad and some pencils and just drawing whatever you see or if sketching isn't your thing then get all artistic with seashells, seaweed and driftwood by making giant art in the sand.We've done this so many times in the past … [Read more...]
Bedroom makeover plans….
It probably won't surprise people who know me when I say that I love a good old list writing session. ;-)A couple of years ago, I wrote a list of things that I wanted to do around the house to get it looking the way I wanted it to look because, as much as I love our house, I feel like a lot of the things we have are things we bought based on the cost and function rather than because it was something we genuinely wanted to have in our house. Does that make sense?I knew there were things I wanted to change so I literally just wrote a huge long list and started to work through it. Some … [Read more...]
3 Ingredient DIY Face Oil – the anti ageing blend….
My 3 ingredient DIY Face Oil is perfect if you're looking for some help in the anti-ageing department without shelling out a fortune on premium beauty brands. As always, please read my post on how to use essential oils responsibly before using any product that includes an essential oil as an ingredient. How to make your own anti ageing DIY face oil The quantities of the following ingredients are going to be determined by the size of your bottle so the measurements are a bit vaguer than usual.Argan oil - just over half of your bottle's capacity Rosehip oil - around a quarter … [Read more...]
5 Money Saving Back to School Tips for an Organised Mum….
OK, We're not just over two weeks away from the kids going back to school so I figure I should probably start getting organised at some point soon, shouldn't I?So, seeing as I'm having a bit of a back to school planning session myself, I thought I'd kick that off by sharing some ideas to help you have a moneysaving and organised start to the school term! Uniform Let's start with the biggie - school uniform. I've been a bit of a boomerang over the years when it comes to uniform and have changed my mind frequently over what's best for my two when it comes to a budget supermarket … [Read more...]
How to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker….
Have you ever wondered how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker? To be honest, I probably don't need a whole post to tell you how to cook a whole chicken in the slow cooker, I could probably fit everything you need to know in a tweet. ;-)But seeing as we've just polished off our Sunday dinner made up of slow cooker chicken, Yorkshire puds and veg I thought I'd tell you how I cooked our chicken today.Before I do though, I will say that this isn't my favourite way to cook chicken because it literally cooks it so melt in your mouth soft that it tends to fall apart when you … [Read more...]
The perfect BBQ for those people who don’t like to BBQ….
Until recently, we've not really been BBQ people.That's kind of a lie as we LOVE a good old BBQ - at someone else's house where we don't have to worry about what direction the wind is going to blow the smoke or whether we're going to poison any visitors (or indeed ourselves) with half cooked meat.Because of this, we've never really had a good BBQ and have usually just relied on the cheap disposable ones because they're cheaper when you consider how few BBQs we have and also, they don't need cleaning afterwards.But this year, our garden is looking nicer than it has for a long time … [Read more...]
