5 Ways to Protect Your Kids’ Eyes This Summer
There’s sunscreen lotion for your skin but how do you protect your kids’ eyes from the sun? We‘ve got the lowdown on what you need to do to make sure your kids stay safe this summer… Start early with eye protection. Too many people realise in adulthood that they should have been protecting their eyes when they were young. It’s never too early to start, especially bearing in mind that 80% of a person’s lifetime UV exposure...
Are your kids standing on their own two wheels? Cycling. It’s a Good Thing.
I think every kid loves to cycle – not only is it just about the very fastest they can go without someone else being in control, but it also gives them an enormous sense of independence and freedom. And what parent objects when their child says “I’d like to go out on my bike”? “No, you may not go out in the fresh air and get some really good exercise.” said no parent, ever. And of course it’s...
7 Tips To Get You Sleeping Like Sleepy McSleepyface.
A good night’s sleep. It’s a small thing, isn’t it? I’m actually blessed in that I can sleep anywhere. Anywhere at all.I think we absolutely take it for granted in our youth… and then we have babies.I was lucky that pregnancy never affected my ability to sleep (I’m well known for my ability to nod off anywhere. On my honeymoon I slept through a drive along a river bed in Kenya, my snoozing...
Special Gifts for him – the Spa Day. Yes, really. #ChristmasGiftGuide
One of the very best presents I’ve bought Mr LittleStuff in recent years was a Spa Day. I know, it’s not something that normally leaps to the top of a male Gift List… but I have no idea why not. Men are just as rubbish as women at taking time to stop and look after themselves – and let’s face it, who on earth doesn’t want a day of being looked after and cosseted? Exactly. Of course, when you say...
So what’s the ACTUAL difference between Diet Coke and Coke Zero?
Last Saturday I had a the opportunity to attend a Breakfast Symposium held by Coca-Cola (admittedly at an ungodly hour of the morning) before heading off for a day at Blogfest. I was naturally pretty interested to know what they had to share – after all, we all know Coca-Cola, we all know who they are and what they do, right? Hmmm. I thought so too. But, actually, I came away over an hour later with my eyes opened… But...
Barefoot trail running with the Trail Freak II
I am not really a runner. I mean, obviously like most healthy people I *can* run, but I’ve never got to the point where I yearn to be running, where it is the joy and head space in my day that so many friends seem to love. But – I also know I need to be fitter. And I get so BORED on the cross trainer that I have to use Netflix to occupy myself so I don’t just jump off. And then I get slower and slower as I get...