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Twelve months ago today I sat in a curled up ball of tears on the floor and wrote a post to try to explain how much I was struggling with life. It wasn’t a post about saving money or having a fun day out with my children, to be honest with you it was a […]

 I apologise that this isn’t really a post about ‘penny pinching’ but this issue has been around the media today in response to research just out that controversially suggests, ‘babies should sleep in mother’s bed until age three.’ So everyone seems to have something to say about this from the TV, to the papers and […]

So like many children throughout the country my son finished school on Friday for the summer holidays, this is our first School Summer Holidays and we have some great days out planned! However sometimes you just need some simple Free Fun at home! Here are Five Free and simple play ideas…. 1/ Play Trains! Save […]

Sid’s Show Written by Rachel Barnett Directed by Dominique Gerrard CBeebies longest-serving presenter Sid Sloane is due to make the jump from screen to stage this autumn, when he embarks on a nationwide tour of his brand-new, fun-filled show which promises to knock audiences’ socks off!  Receiving its official Premiere in Brighton on 30 October, the extensive tour […]

 I apologise that this isn’t really a post about ‘penny pinching’ but this issue has been around the media today in response to research just out that controversially suggests, ‘babies should sleep in mother’s bed until age three.’ So everyone seems to have something to say about this from the TV, to the papers and […]

As you know I was lucky enough to be chosen as a Butlin’s Ambassador last year, we had a lovely break at Skegness where my husband had holidayed with his family 20 years earlier, it brought back lots of happy memories for him and he loved watching our children enjoy exploring the same places he […]

We’ve been really lucky so far weather wise for the first couple of weeks of the school holidays, the sun has shone brightly and we’ve been able to have day’s out, trips to the park, picnics in the countryside and lots of fun in the (grandparent’s) garden… There’s barely been time to stop and rest […]

So tomorrow, after two and a half weeks off Ben is back to school. Although I didn’t have the whole of the holidays off with him I managed to get an odd few days and have really enjoyed spending some quality time as a family, keeping Elizabeth off nursery too. We have done some crafting, […]

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