My husband is much less of a man than he used to be. Literally.
When you’ve been married for twenty years, it’s rather easy to become… comfortable. You get older, your responsibilities increase with the number of mouths you’re trying to feed, the economy dips and making ends meet gets harder… thank goodness the one thing you’re not worrying about is your relationship. When you’ve been happily married for as long as we have, there’s a real danger you...
Spotted! Fabulous Red Shark Rash & Board Shorts!
It’s pretty easy to find cute swimwear fro girls, sin’t it? But older boys stuff is much tougher. once they’re out of dinosaurs and cartoon prints, they can get a bit… dull. Obviously we head over to the reliably-awesome Beach factory when our thoughts start turning towards the too-small UV swimwear that’ll need replacing for the summer; and as expected something immediately caught my eye. LOVE...
New Competition – Win a MONSTER bundle of books for your 7 year-olds from Letts
We have a fun and friendly monster treat in store for your 7 year-olds! As new Home Ed-ders, we’ve been hunting for fun ways of engaging the younger (rather disengaged) two with the core basics. Maths lessons? No thanks, says the 7 year-old. Not. At. All. But – we did find that handing her a book full of Monsters and silly cartoons (plus the all-important gold stickers), and she’d happily while away an hour, not...
Mumpreneurs My Arse.
Today I have received three different emails, from three different sources, all along the same theme. And all three had me grinding my teeth in an attractive snarly fashion. The first? “Staples® UK is today launching their search to find the ‘Mumpreneur of the Year’ in partnership with Netmums.” The second, which landed just a few minutes later? “Nectar Business… recently held their Small Business Awards and I...