You know how one of my New Years resolutions was to be more organised.Well it's only day 9 and I failed (actually I technically failed on day 8 as this happened yesterday)!My children are often the last children in the school playground on an afternoon due to the fact I finish work half an hour before school lets out and drive the 15 odd miles to the school and either struggle to squeeze my car into a space the size of a go kart or I park a mile hike from the school!I'm often the one rushing in through the school gates as all the other (more organised) parents are strolling out … [Read more...]
25 things you should do this year with your children….
This year I've sat down with the kids and we've made a '25 things to do together before the end of the year' list ;-)I thought it would be a good way to focus on a few of the things that we want to do together because really, if we keep putting them off then all too soon they're going to be too grown up to want to do them together. At 11 and (almost) 9, I'm guessing we don't have too long left before they'd rather be playing with their friends than spending time with us!Some things we've done before and some things the kids have done but would like to do with us as a family this time. … [Read more...]
What to do when the heating isn’t working….
After my experience with our central heating breaking down last Friday night, I can confirm that it isn't a pleasant experience to spend 24 hours without heating in the company of two sniffly children, a whingey husband and a dog who hates the cold!I did learn a few things from my experience though and I thought you'd be grateful for my little pearls of wisdom so you'll know exactly what to do when the heating isn't working in your house.First of all, hot chocolate can pretty much stop all whinging immediately so make sure you always have some in your cupboard. Squirty cream and … [Read more...]
Money Makeover – Sort out your spending….
Welcome to this week's money makeover which is all about sorting out your spending. In case you missed the first money makeover post, I’m going to be doing a post every Monday with ways to save money. I’m going to leave you each week with a little task or a change to make and although you don’t have to do everything, please do join in where you can and hopefully, you'll start saving.First of all, did you do your homework last week? I'm guessing a lot of you did because the number of people who downloaded the free budget planner has gone up massively ;-)Gold stars to all of you who … [Read more...]
My week in Instagram….
I love looking back on my week's Instagram photos as they're all just brief snapshots of what we've been up to - the fun we've had and the things we've done. Here's this week's photos....So, among other things, this week's photos include a bit of One Direction, a burnt meal, an Epic hot chocolate and my dog Buddy which means it's been a pretty typical week really! … [Read more...]
If this isn’t a good sign….
I'm usually a bit of an optimist and I always try to look for the good in things but last night I was seriously struggling when our boiler decided to go on strike because there's not much of a positive when both kids have a cold (again), the house is freezing and I'm ringing round engineers - most of whom say they can't make it until Monday and the ones who can make it charge an amount equal to a small countries national debt to come out on a weekend.I managed to find someone who could come out this morning for a slightly less than the others so I'm hoping we'll be feeling warmer by … [Read more...]
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