Oh the glamour of a Heated Airer. No. Really. Meet the Dry:Soon.
The trouble with having a family is the laundry. I mean, they’re awesome and everything (no, really, they are). But they do insist on wearing clothes. And sleeping in beds. And using towels. Which means when there’s six of us and we’re all at this laundry-making business, the bloody laundry mountain never ever ends. And actually, it’s okay in the warmer months – I’m fond of my washing line, and a...
Learning to code online with the brilliant Code Kingdoms (and Minecraft!) – plus 20% discount code!
It’s a simple fact of life that our children are going to need skills that we don’t even know exist. Their world is moving fast, and is ever more digital. My 9yr old is a slow handwriter but she can touch type whilst holding another conversation in the room – now I’m good, but I’m not that good. Naturally, where there’s tech-savvy kids in the house, there’s Minecraft. We’ve been old...
When LittleStuff went to Yorkshire – staying at Ing Heads
A few weeks ago we packed up the car and headed north, to spend half term in the Yorkshire Dales. I know, I know, it was February. But just look at Ing Heads, the cottage we were staying in. And the inside wasn’t too shabby either… So keeping those images firmly in mind we got up at mad o’clock and trekked 6hrs North. Ing Heads is an old farmhouse and barn, converted in style to sleep 11 people (as long as you...
The Nextbase Dash Cam 512G review
Dash cams seem to have snuck up on me unannounced. First no one had them except the Police – and then all of a sudden it seems a LOT of people are starting to use them. There’s even a TV Show featuring dashcam footage caught on the madness of our roads. And of course, it’s one of *those* products isn’t it? Like an apple corer – you have no need for one at all… until you need it. Last summer I had...
Some Toys Just Keep On Giving – Playmobil Animal Families
As a parent you know that toys come and go – some have a teeny tiny window of appeal – maybe a week or so. Others seem to just go on. And on. And on. And you grow to love those ones. As a parent you come to understand and cherish the value in toys that last – that have play value beyond this particular 6mth stage in your child’s life. And as a wise old parent of 17 years I’ve come to understand that those...
Carpet Cleaning – is it worth it on an old grubby cream carpet? (before/after pictures to show you!)
13 years ago, we had an extension built. I was pregnant with baby no.3, we were running two businesses from home, and our tiny little 3-bed semi simply wasn’t big enough. And obviously it was cheaper to build more bedrooms than to move, so extend we did. The need for three new bedrooms rather determined how it looked – all that space underneath them simply became one very large living room. And we loved it instantly, even...