As 2017 draws to a close I can help but feel nostalgic and want to look back on the year that was. 2017 was an amazing year for us as a family I have made so many memories with the children I never want to forget. When I think back over some of the things we have done and the trips we have taken I can’t believe we fit it all into one year. I wouldn’t want to create an unrealistic perfect picture so with the good always comes some bad. Family strains really got down at points over this…
The new year is but a few hours away and as I sit to my computer for the first time in what feels like weeks my thoughts have turned to New Years and the resolutions that come with it. I do love to set goals an have targets to aim for but I find my big New Years resolutions constantly failing year after year. So as well as my usual ‘more serious’ resolutions that I have set and shared over on my youtube channel, today I am sharing some more just for fun resolutions. The ones that are just for me and although…
On Saturday the girls and I were invited to Winchester Science Centre to take part in their festive activities. We have visited the centre before so I already knew what a fun day we had in store, with the added promise of Santa the girls just couldn’t wait! There are three different Christmas related actives you can take part in at the Science centre this year, the girls and I did all three so I am going to talk you through them each individually but you can purchase all inclusive tickets for all of them. The Elf Trail Santa’s mischievous…
Christmas is always a busy time. With presents to buy and wrap, Turkeys to prep and family to see December’s calendar is always ram packed. It can feel a little overwhelming which is why Liverpool ONE have asked me to share how I prepare for having guests this Christmas period hopefully some of these tips with help you in feeling more organised this year. Shop early; I am not saying start in January but this year I started on my Christmas gift shopping back in October. It’s really taken the pressure off me knowing that I already have the majority of my gifts…
As a parent, you know how easy it can be for your child’s room to become a dumping ground for toys, pictures they’ve painted from school, rocks they liked the look of on your last walk and all manner of things you bought online for them that they’ve promised they would play with, and not forgetting all the treats, books and gifts from grandma and grandpa in the mix! So, from time to time, it might a good idea to have a good clear out and freshen up your child’s room so that way, they actually want to spend time…
