Thinking Slimmer – 1 week in.
So a week ago, I started listening to the Slimpod for under ten minutes a day. I didn’t diet. I didn’t make any conscious changes to what I was doing. I didn’t set out to starve myself of all things delicious in my usual I’m-Losing-Weight-Now fashion. I DID notice changes. Differences in my relationship with food. Changes in my food choices. Differences in my eating habits. Today I stepped on the scales. I had...
50 Books Every Child Should Read
You know how sometimes, you read something that makes you want to talk about it? Yesterday, I received one of those mails. It was just a newsletter, from one of my favourite Secondhand Booksellers, AbeBooks. By the time I made it to the end, I was buzzing. This is a very clipped part of the article, reproduced with kind permission from Richard Davies of AbeBooks – you can see the original article here. “Reading should be...
Spotted! Owls! On a Clock!
Oh what could be sweeter in a clock than this? Two Lulabird owls, no less. The clear numbers make it a very practical clock for a childs room, of course; but blow them, I want this in my office! Available from HunkyDory Home
Nuna Zaaz Highchair review
Joe was just getting to the point where he thought he was far too grown up for a highchair – he is two after all… they grow up so fast these days! – and I was wondering what we would do for the next stage. If we sit him at the table he just gets down, so we needed him to be restricted, but not to feel too much like a baby. The Nuna Zaaz turned out to be absolutely perfect. For a start, it doesn’t look like a...
Boys Jeans. Good ones.
I consider myself to be a minor expert on boys jeans. I am, after all, the proud owner of three boys. Three boys of the outdoorsy/skateboardey/building-dens-in-the-woods-ey kind. (I’m not actually sure small boys come in other varieties, tbh). So – jeans are, of course, essential wardrobe fodder. but they need to be decent ones. The denim needs to be soft enough to be comfortable, but thick enough to withstand some...
I Love Eco – Ethical, Fairtrade Toys
Toys are wonderful things, just whisper the words “Shall we play with some toys?” in a 4 year old’s ear and their face will light up. However, not all toys are equal, no no no. Some ARE better than others. I Love Toys is a website that sells the better sort of toys. I Love Toys is an ethical company that specializes in eco-friendly, European, and fair trade toys. It was born in September 2007, when two very good...