Mum Stuff, Lifestyle & Me!
Elf On The Shelf – I am no Scrooge, I absolutely LOVE Christmas anyone who knows me knows I am Mrs Christmas. However, this Christmas is going to be a little different to Christmases past. We only started the Elf on The Shelf tradition a few years ago, up until then the children hadn’t even …
I can hear the faint jingling of festive cheer and Christmas sparkle. Time to start thinking about gifts for loved ones and all that Christmas food – yum yum! This year I am bringing you an amazing array of gift ideas for the little people in your lives. I think buying gifts for a stocking …
What I Ate Today BREAKFAST No matter how hard I try I cannot steer myself away from a good hearty bowl of porridge. I love Asda Free From Porridge Oats (40g) in a bowl with a dark chocolate Biomel and a dollop of peanut butter. This genuinely fills me up for a good 4 hours. …
If your children are anything like mine, they love nothing more than pulling all the arts, crafts and paints out of the cupboard to create a masterpiece. Over the years we have acquired quite a selection of crafting materials from pavement chalks to googly eyes and lots of glitter glue (eeek!), you name it I’ve …
Last year was all about our move to Somerset, it had over-taken everything. When we moved in September Christmas plans were the last thing on our mind, we were in a new area making our usual festivities unfamiliar. We had a wonderful time though getting settled into our new home and Christmas was still full …
A couple of years ago we were wondering how to celebrate the festive season with the children. We usually pop to Otter Nurseries as it is such good magical fun, but we decided to give Sail With Santa a go. Sail With Santa is located down on the beautiful Marina in Exmouth, hosted by the …
Seasonal Affective Disorder? The weekend has been and gone, the rain has returned and it is freezing. I usually love days like these but I’m not feeling very Autumnal today in fact, I think I have the Autumn Blues (if that’s a thing, if not, it is now!). To be fair it seems like we …
Believe it or not I’ve never been to the theatre. It has been on my bucket list for a while now and I am so excited to finally be able to go and see a show. I have been very kindly invited to watch the heart warming musical adaptation of The Railway Children which is …
I am so so excited to share this recipe with you all, it is possibly one of the best stews I’ve ever made (what a statement) – this is a perfect warm comforting meal for Bonfire Night! INGREDIENTS * Chicken Thighs * 3 x Carrots * 1 x Onion * 1 x Leak * 2 …
If you are looking for the ultimate hair-raising experience this Halloween half term, look no further than Crealy. This year Crealy have gone above and beyond for their annual Spook-Fest and Fireworks Extravaganza. We were very kindly gifted our tickets for Spook-Fest and it did not disappoint. We attended during the last weekend of Spook-Fest …