No-Fly City Break – Bordeaux, anyone?
So why a No-Fly City Break I’m married to a non-flyer. It’s not always been the case – he dragged me on to my first plane for our honeymoon in Kenya, but over the years for whatever reason a deep instinctual fear of flying has set in. And he’s not alone – apparently 30% of us suffer from aviophobia, in varying degrees from faintly worried to unspeakably terrified. Whilst Mr...
Life Is Messy – 7 Steps to stay sane with Messy Play.
I’m raising four children, and in my (*counts quickly* *recounts as surely it can’t be THAT much* *sighs*…) 17 years of experience at this parenting malarky, I’ve learned the odd nugget or two of wisdom along the way. And one of the first things that pops up with traumatised parents of suddenly-active toddlers is messy play.That once calm and well-ordered house (let’s face it, babies aren’t capable...
WIN an astonishing experience for dad this Father’s Day! #experiencedad
Our pals at Into The Blue are running a super-cool competition for Father’s Day; win the experience you think your Dad would most like to do, plus a £100 IntotheBlue activity gift token for yourself – a total win-win! Two weeks ago it was Mr LitttleStuff’s 50th. I was on the hunt for something brilliant for us to do as a family (before the surprise party in the evening, the surprise weekend guests, the surprise dinner...
Top Tips on Driving Abroad
Just 18mths ago we had the family road trip of a lifetime – a monster 4,000 mile road trip in a motorhome, driving from home in Dorset right across France and around as much of Italy as we could possibly manage to cover. We were no strangers to driving abroad, though, having opted for driving holidays as the best option for many years. To be fair, when I say ‘we’ I’m being a bit loose with the term. I tend to...
Gorgeous Holiday Dresses – sale at JD WIlliams!
Just back from a completely fabulous short city break in Bordeaux, I was reminded again about the winder of The Dress. Summer Holiday Dresses in particular. I rather fell out of love with dresses in my teens – skirts were okay at a need-to-dress-up push, but dresses? No way. The trouble is I’m an odd shape – 6′ tall, but with ‘normal’ legs and a lo-o-oong back, which means a dress never ever sits...
Win a Summer 2016 £110 Penny Board from Slick Willies!
Iconic plastic skateboard brand Penny have caused a wave of hype recently – if you’ve been in a cave and not seen them, they’re just like the boards we had as kids, and the simplicity of the design has an enduring classic appeal that is reaching the latest generation as much as we loved the old boards in the 70’s and 80’s. And just in time for the summer, Penny have launched their most tropical collection...