Canvas Holidays Discount 50% Off – FABULOUS bargain, but be quick!
We properly love Canvas Holidays – we’re never snooty about holiday parks, we had our very first family holiday ‘abroad’ thanks to one of these brilliantly family-oriented camping sites, and we loved every single second of it. Not only are they perfectly designed for families, with lots of activities, safe spaces and lots of other families for your kids to make friends with, but they’re also always...
Surviving Exam Season – Top Insider Tips From a Family Who’ve Been There
Exam season is upon us – and I’m definitely feeling your pain and your fear of ever Surviving Exam Season. I’ve parented through GCSE’s and A Levels, and child No.3 sits his GCSE’s next year – I’m becoming a pro at this. There’s an old Zen saying which I love; ‘Everything the same; everything different’. Every teen is unique, of course, with different struggles, different...
Egg Cups! Real Proper Animal Ones. We LOVE.
Noodling about the interwebs, as I do (what? It’s my job, people!), I just stuck my head in the door of PenelopeTom to see what was new – and fell instantly and deeply in love with a hare and a zebra. Oh yes I did. Now tell me you’re not ooh-ing a little bit too, way down deep inside. Yes they’re a bit weird, definitely kitsch, oddly whimsical… but they’re downright HAPPY-MAKING. And they’re...
Spotted! It’s A Gorgeous Hare Mug. *happy face*
It’s no secret round here that we love a good mug. Possibly less well-known is that I have a bit of a thing for hares. Especially mad-eyed, scrappily visualised artistic ones (the March Hare I spotted in this post currently hangs on my bedroom wall, making me smile every day). So letting out a little “Oooh!” at this hare mug when I saw it on Etsy wasn’t terribly surprising. Isn’t it a beauty? I love the...
The Influence of Childhood Mental Health on Adulthood
Experts call a child’s mental health the most important part of their social and cognitive development. For a child to live up to their potential and live a happy and well-adjusted life, they must have a healthy frame of mind. Good mental health is also tied to wanting what’s best for themselves and those around them. Understanding childhood mental health is an important first step in protecting children around the...
Facing The Possibility Of Death – Grown Up Life Is Hard.
Why don’t we see ourselves as adults? I don’t know about you, but when I realise I’m doing something considered ‘grown up’ I do look around, feeling a fraud, wondering when the grown ups will show up to come handle it for me… And yet.Here I am.A 40-something mother to four, running a business, paying the bills, clearing a mortgage…It appears Grown Up-ness was sneaking up on me while I was busy...