Silent Sunday…

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We’re winding down – or rather, getting excitedly wound up ready for Father Christmas in our house and so I wanted to wish you all a very merry and wonderful Christmas. Thank you to everyone who reads our little stories, sends us emails, and a huge thank you to all of the fantastic brands that…
It’s drawing nearer to wintertime and gleefully for me, star shaped items are appearing everywhere. Here are a few of my favourite little sparkles that I’ve seen this week. Notice the large, sparkly necklace in the middle by the House of Fraser? *Cough* I said…[Gavin]…NOTICE THE BEAUTIFUL PIECE OF JEWELLERY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE…
As a teacher, as a parent, I’m very aware of the role that Ofsted play in my children’s education. I’ve been on the receiving end of several “outstanding” inspections as a teacher, and a “good” inspection as a parent. As a teacher, the result was far more important to me than as a parent I’ll…
Each time I hear people talking about important it is to find time for themselves, “me time”, or how husbands and wives should take time to go out together, I scream on the inside a little. Sometimes more than a little if I’m honest. Enter the Date Night subscription box from Get A Date. We’ve been parents…
I love New Year’s Resolutions. I look forward to the end of the year when I can refocus and try and improve myself in the year ahead. And unlike the lose weight/stop spending/find time for me resolutions which I promise myself will happen every year in some tenuous manner, I do also think of ways…
The idea behind Slow Living, which has its origins in Italy, began to take shape in 1986 as a reaction to fast food. Favouring a different approach to modern life – Slow Living promotes the ethos that instead of rush, rush, rushing, we need to take time to appreciate the life that we live –…