The Single Biggest Parenting Lesson We All Need to Learn.
I wrote recently about taking a pretty joyous day off.And when I say a ‘day off’, I don’t meant a ‘don’t go to work, but do the laundry, dusting, grocery shopping and clean out the fridge’ kind of day off.No. Thanks to a One4All Gift card, I grabbed the chance of a real actual day off. Sorry to be a living cliche, but the first thing I did was go shoe shopping (yes, I may have stroked the pretties...
Warm salad of Roasted Butternut Squash, Chorizo and Chickpeas
Loving this hearty salad with bags of punchy flavour from Bacofoil. Roasted squash pairs perfectly with chorizo and chickpeas in this warming and colourful salad dish. Quick and easy to make, this flavourful dish tastes great whether served hot or cold. Perfect for a veggie guests – or simply for something healthy but hearty in the post-Christmas quiet zone. ROASTED BUTTERNUT SQUASH, CHORIZO AND CHICKPEA SALAD Serves: 4 as a...
6 small ways to save money on your weekly shop
If you’re scanning your receipts with raised eyebrows and wondering where your week’s worth of cash has gone, you’re not alone. Lots of us are confused as to how we spend so much on our weekly shop, only to have all the good food vanish fast and still require a top-up mid-week. I’ve come up with a few pointers that have steered me well recently. Don’t be a slave to brands While we’ve all got our favourites, we don’t have to cave in to...
Will your daughter play for SSE WildCats? | Girls Football
There’s nothing worse than dragging your child somewhere they don’t want to go, is there? Actually, there is. Dragging your child somewhere that they don’t want to go – that you’re only going to because you think they’ll love it. And so it was last Saturday, when I poked the reluctant Bear from her lovely Saturday lie-in so that we could make the training session for the local SSE Wildcats Girls...
8 Food Tips for a Healthy Diet
Everything we do affects our body. Every time we move, sleep, lift something, walk, run, rest and more, we are affecting our health and physique. What we consume will impact our bodies too, so we must regulate things and ensure we only have what’s good for us. If you want to know the best things to eat and how they’ll improve your health, read on. Healthy living diet image courtesy of Shutterstock A healthy diet is all...
When do I get my child’s eyes tested?
Hopefully you don’t need to think about your new babies eyes (except for gazing into them for the hours at a time, obviously) – all babies have a quick eye screen at birth (no, I didn’t know it had happened either), and then the Health Visitor will do another at their 6wk check. After that though, it’s up to you. Unless you see an obvious issue like squinting or eye rubbing, then it’s a good idea for hem...