With Eva’s fifth birthday last month, so soon after Christmas, I was struck with the same problem I have ever year – what to buy the child who has everything? Having received her much longed for Hatchimal at Christmas, there was nothing that she really wanted, and certainly nothing that she needed, and so I was…
I’m not a big fan of Winter, as someone who is always cold and with four children who are prone to catching every cough and sneeze going, it’s a time of year I dread. That said, we still like to get out and about during the Winter months, and although the weather doesn’t always permit our…
I’ve been trying to bury my head in the sand and deny all acknowledgement that my baby girl, our first little rainbow, is about to turn five, and yet with just two weeks to go I know that I will have to face up to it sooner rather than later! And given the fact that…
Being a parent is hard work at the best of times but, with four children and a super busy January, it really is exhausting! As much as I love being a Mum, and I genuinely wouldn’t change it for the world, I think it is so important for the sake of all our sanities to spend some…
When I was contacted with regards to reviewing Chalkola chalk pens, my initial reaction was – no chance! I hate chalk, it’s one of my irrational phobias and the feel of it in my hand makes me shudder! As I read a little more about Chalkola I realised that these are actual pens, used in the…
For the last five months since Eva started at primary school, we have had tears every single morning without fail. And I’m not talking about a few, forced out tears to tug on my heart strings, or a couple of bad days here and there, it has literally been full on hysterics before we have even left the…