A strange lump called Jimbob – mouth cancer awareness
**This is a collaborative post** I have a strange lump in my mouth. It's called Jimbob. (more…)
The boy turns 4: chocolate nuggets and a rogue turd
Recently my little bundle of attitude celebrated his fourth birthday. After opening his presents in 0.02 seconds we visited family and decided to have a McDonalds lunch(#NotAnAd) and a nice long walk along the beach. We had planned to go...Read More
Planning a weekend to London with Clickstay
**This is a collaborative post** I live just over an hour from London yet I'm ashamed to say I haven't explored much of the capital at all. I love finding slightly different and quirky things to see and do as...Read More
Coping with a chronic illness flare
I've written about my chronic illness before and this month marks one year since I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis, an inflammatory disease that affects a lot of things. It affects my back, legs and energy levels and at the...Read More
Ways to save money in Winter
**This is a collaborative post** It's December. Christmas is fast approaching and not only do with have presents to fork out for but our car insurance is also due. I also get a little twitchy this time of year -...Read More
Review: Herodrive
This is possibly one of the most exciting reviews I've done - especially when my little man loves all things DC Super Friends and anything with wheels... so when we were sent some brand new and exclusive Herodrive vehicles to...Read More
Review: Guinness World Records Challenges game
Christmas Day is all about the board games in our household and the sillier the better - so when we were sent a copy of Guiness World Records Challenges from Megableu to try it looked right up our street. It's...Read More
Review: Christmas at Bedgebury
Yesterday was December 1st and all of a sudden the radio was blaring Christmas songs, lights appeared along every street and of course we put our Christmas decorations up - so we were feeling a little bit festive despite the...Read More
30 quick, cheap & easy Elf on the Shelf ideas
I'm throwing myself head-first into starting the Elf on the Shelf/Elf for Christmas thing this year - it's not something I've done before so I'm slightly clueless. I've seen people on social media do elaborate and sometimes expensive things -...Read More
Creating Christmas cocktails with The Book People
**This is a collaborative post.** Christmas is fast approaching and I'm plodding on with my shopping - this year I'm trying to keep costs down by sticking to a budget and so far so good. (more…)
Review: Dinotropolis – dinosaur adventure park at Bluewater, Kent
Dinosaurs and soft play - what more could a four year old want? We were invited to check out a new dinosaur adventure park recently in Bluewater shopping centre in Kent and we were intrigued - it sounded different. Dinotropolis...Read More
Review: Meccano Ferrari SF71H
**We were sent this item in exchange for this review. As always all opinions are honest and my own.** As a child I loved building things - and Meccano was no exception; my best friend as a child had a...Read More
Creating a Christmas hamper – budget food hamper & stocking ideas
**This post contains items that were gifted in exchange for review and/or affiliate links. These items will be marked with a star** This Christmas I'm going all out and getting creative - with a recent job change I can't afford...Read More
To relocate or not to relocate?
**This is a collaborative post** Thirty-three years ago I was born in Maidstone, the county town of Kent(the garden of England and all that jazz) and I've never lived anywhere else. I lived with my parents until the ripe old...Read More
Sorting the garden for the Winter
**This is a collaborative post** We are into December; Christmas is fast approaching and the garden is looking awful. It's hard to get out there in the Winter but it looks an absolute mess and it's driving me mad. My...Read More
5 children’s Christmas gift ideas from TigerParrot
**This is a collaborative post** It's now under a month until the big day and the infamous November payday is fast approaching - I wish I could be one of these organised people that shops early however I'm just about...Read More
Review: Stick Man
**We were gifted tickets for Stick Man in exchange for this review. As always all opinions are honest and my own** After a long weekend working it was back to normal this morning; Monday's are a no preschool day so...Read More
Snow on the way? The Beast from the East returns
**This is a collaborative post** Christmas is now three weeks away and I remember a few years back we had a turn of bad weather a couple of weeks before - in Kent(South East of the UK) we tend to...Read More
Review: Deluxe Dream Tent Space Adventure
The boy has hit the grand old age of four and sleeping seems to have become another issue - bedtime is no problem but he wakes up a lot and seems to a bit scared of the dark. So it...Read More
Review: Little Brian Paint Sticks
**This post contains affiliate links to products. For more information please see my disclosure policy** I'll admit I'm not good at the whole arts and crafts thing - the little dude loves drawing and painting, and of course the messier the...Read More
Review: Thomas & Friends Alphaphonics
We've recently enjoyed the boy's fourth birthday and we've been really trying to get into more educational toys, especially as he's obsessed with toy cars. I was sent a Thomas & Friends Alphaphonics to review and wondered if it would...Read More
Review: Rock of Ages at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford
What. A. Night. Last night I was invited to press night at The Orchard Theatre, Dartford to check out Rock of Ages, which is currently touring the UK. I'm a huge fan of jukebox musicals - and being an eighties...Read More
Review: Smashers Sludge Bus
The boy recently turned four and he's very much into anything gross at the moment. Life is all poo, wee and slime so it seemed apt to review a Smasher Sludge Bus which is a little bit of all those...Read More
A confession: tattoo regrets
I always said I'd never regret my tattoos - every single one I have I'm proud of for various reasons. I got my first tattoo when I was 18 - a simple butterfly on my right shoulder, in pastel colours...Read More
Ankylosing Spondylitis & me: living with a chronic illness
This post has been a long time coming - I was diagnosed with non radiographic axial spondyloarthritis, or Ankylosing Spondylitis a year ago next month and it's been a tough year coming to terms with it. I've waited so long...Read More