– Surviving Motherhood since 2012
Working out with kids is a fine art! Here are some tips and tricks to get the most out of it. Anyone who follows me on Instagram will know that I love including my kids in my workout and actively encourage a healthy, active lifestyle. Even the baby gets put in a sling and I […] Read more…
We are a competitive bunch and thrive off of a competitive atmosphere but sportsmanship was always heavily ingrained in me as a child. The definition of sportsmanship is being fair and kind to others whether you win or lose. That’s not to say you can’t enjoy a victory or be sad about losing but you […] Read more…
Let’s talk about the obvious! In the last trimester, I have been Pregnant and…Parenting, and it has been hard! The joy of 5-year-olds is that one minute they are angels sent down to put a smile on your face, make you laugh and smother you with cuddles! Other days they are demon spawn sent to […] Read more…
Wearing out a toddler when pregnant is tiring and he is 5 now so I have no idea how parents of younger kids cope! With the current renovations on the house, new soon-to-be-baby and all the financial constraints that go with it, the budget is a little tight at the moment. With half term just […] Read more…
Since moving we have had to become more environmentally conscious We have less rubbish bins (we moved from a communal flat bin shed) to our own teeny tiny bin so we have been taking recycling more seriously! That being said, I have to admit up until now it wasn’t something we were particularly good at […] Read more…
We started school in September and that means the birthday party invites have started! When Sharon sent me a message about guest posting about this subject, I jumped at the chance because honestly, I don’t have a lot of experience dealing with special needs children outside of hearing impairments so I don’t feel qualified to […] Read more…
We love a bit of coloring and since I got an adult coloring book (don’t judge me, they are therapeutic) I wanted to encourage the kiddos to color with me (purely selfish really) With the snow, rain and freezing temperatures we have been having recently it definitely feels like the depths of winter here still […] Read more…
Getting to school safely is important and for us, this means walking (sometimes involuntarily running!) Yay, we made it through the first half of the term, we’ve settled into our new school and honestly the little guy is loving it. I’m still not driving (yes, yes I know!) so we’ve moved on from finding ways […] Read more…
Who needs Halloween costume inspiration for the kids this year? As someone who never made much of a fuss with Halloween, I am definitely starting to get into it a lot more now and want to look for fun and cute ways to embarrass dress up the little people. So if you are looking for […] Read more…
SO, we just got the school uniform list for the little chap starting in September and boy is it an expensive lot! Don’t get me wrong, I totally understand the need for most of it but going on the school shop it works out at about £180 which is a little out of budget for […] Read more…