The children are at school, the house is quiet.
For years I thought I wanted this quiet, I craved it, and I still sometimes do. When the house is loud, the mess is overwhelming, I still find myself longing for quiet. When sticky hands are everywhere, too many screens are making too many sounds and I can’t even hear my own thoughts. Quiet sounds nice. (more…)
Anyone who has known me for any length of time knows that I love to bake. Some of my earliest memories are of baking in the kitchen with my mum and nana, and since having my own children, it is something that I love to share with them too. Whether that’s baking together, or whipping something by myself up for them to enjoy. Recently Natural Delights got in touch to see if I would like to collaborate with them on a YouTube video and create one of our favourite sweet treats, with a twist. Of course, I said yes, and had a great time following a recipe from the Natural Delights website. (more…)
Updating Ernie’s bedroom has been on the to do list for a very long time. There have been so many times over the last couple of years when it has nearly been the top priority, and then something else has come along and it’s slipped down the list again. But now the time has finally arrived. He’s due to start school (next week – ahhhh!!) and so it feels like the perfect time to give him a more grown up bedroom. (more…)
This feels like the most obvious place to start with this post. Put simply, cashback is the term for a percentage of money you receive back when you purchase an item. The percentage can vary anywhere from less than 1% to as high as 20%, but I would say on average you are looking at around 5% from a cashback site. (more…)
When I was a new mum I was told endless times ‘just you wait’, that this was the good bit, that it would just get harder, that I should soak it all in and enjoy every second. The intentions were good but as a new mum with a baby who cried 23 hours a day, who was teetering on the brink of postnatal depression, it wasn’t what I needed. The thought that *this* was the best bit was an impossible thought. (more…)