Camping is one of the best budget-friendly family adventures – fresh air, open space, and no screens in sight. But no matter how carefully you pack, there are always a few essential camping items that are easy to overlook. Trust me, I know from experience that forgetting any of the essentials can turn a relaxing trip into a stressful one! 😁We are huge fans of camping and have a great little camping set up which we bought super cheap on Facebook Marketplace and I've previously shared some top tips on where to pitch your tent when you're on a trip but today, it's all about the … [Read more...]

I feel like this is absolutely the wrong time of year to be posting this!  I started writing it way back when my tomato plants hadn't even started flowering and definitely before I was aware that my strawberry plants were going to give me a grand total of three strawberries before deciding they were done for the Summer! I didn't finish it off for some reason and now I just found it, half written and gathering dust in my drafts. I hovered over the delete button but decided I'd share it anyway in the hope that you might bookmark it and come back in six month's time when Spring arrives and … [Read more...]

  The past few months been a bit tough here, and a couple of things that have happened have really made me stop and think about how I’ve been living and what needs to change going forward.  I've been forced to stop, slow down and reflect on what I have and what I could have had - and yes, I know this sounds super cryptic but it's been a difficult time and honestly, I think it's probably a bit too personal to share the details. Even without the detail though, it's really important to me that you know that these aren't just words on your computer or phone screen, these are changes … [Read more...]

A few years ago, I bought a CRIMPiT and completely fell in love with it. I loved it so much that I actually dedicated a whole blog post to the wonders of this little kitchen gadget (which you can still read if you fancy it). But for the quick version: a CRIMPiT is a simple tool that seals the filling inside a sandwich, which instantly makes it more versatile. Once it’s sealed, you can toast it, grill it, or crisp it up into a toastie filled with pretty much anything your heart desires. I used it loads when I was doing Slimming World. It worked brilliantly with those sandwich thins you can … [Read more...]

I’ll be honest, for a long time I thought VPNs were one of those things that only people who work in IT or wear headsets for a living needed. It sounded complicated, a bit intimidating, and definitely not aimed at normal family life.  But it turns out, I was wrong.  A VPN is actually one of those quiet, behind-the-scenes things that just makes being online a bit easier and a bit safer, especially when you’ve got kids, multiple devices and everyone doing different things at the same time. I have used VPN mobile for years now and have only ever used a company called Surfshark but … [Read more...]