When teen and I visited New York this year, lots of people asked me about our tourist pass. I was surprised at how many people hadn’t heard of buying a tourist pass to go travelling with, and didn’t realise they could book a pass online before their trip. Using our tourist pass was such a…
I have been looking forward to this summer for so long. It’s the first summer that my daughters have really enjoyed playing outside together and they are loving it. If we haven’t got anything particular planned I know they will love some water play in the garden or a picnic in the park. The difference between…
I was so excited about moving into my first house. Buying a home is such a life-changing event. Some people spend ages picking out the right one, they look at things like charlotte homes or other people just pick the first one they see. Nowadays there is so much choice that finding the perfect property…
Finding places to eat when you have such a big age gap in a family can be really challenging. With teen heading off to university in a few weeks, I’m keen for him to spend some family time with me and the girls. He’s luke warm to the prospect, but when food is involved he…
It definitely is all about the bathroom this week, and the post I shared with you about an accessible space has got me thinking about the perfect family luxury bathroom. I’m not sure who designed our bathroom, but it’s really not been very well thought out. The bath is in the wrong place, there’s a…
Peugeot recently asked us if we would test drive their 5008 7 seater family car and see what we thought. As we a looking for a family car right now, it could’t have come at a better time for us. I’ve never driven a Peugeot, so I really was going into this road test with…
Having a bathroom that is going to meet the needs of a person who has a disability or is physically challenged is going to make a long-term difference to their health and well-being. Imagine using a wheelchair, and not being able to get into the bath easily or safely. It raises all sorts of issues…
So Princess Peppa’s Carriage arrived at our house, and there quite possibly could not be a better toy for my 4 year old Peppa Pig fan to play with. She loves Peppa Pig a lot, and put her in a sparkly pink princess carriage and you have one very happy little girl indeed.
Just recently I was introduced to Ofgem’s Be An Energy Shopper website. Have you heard of it? I’m ashamed to say I didn’t know anything about it. It’s packed full of really useful information if you want to switch energy suppliers and get the best deal for your home. I’ve been using it, and it…
London is constantly changing, ever evolving and has so much to offer, which makes choosing things to do and eat in a quick twenty-four hour time-frame pretty tough. As a regular visitor to the city, I wanted this 24hrs visit to be a bit different, even a little quirky. This would be a rare child free…
Hasn’t it been a funny old summer. The weather seems to have a complete mind of it’s own leaving us confused about what to wear and how to spend our free time. The sunny days are even more precious than normal as you don’t know when the heavens are going to open again. Despite the…
My girls love sandals, and they also love being adventurous. Sometimes, sandals and adventure don’t always go very well together, especially when you like sparkly sandals and climbing in the adventure playground. A sparkly pair of sandals can soon look like a battered pair of sandals once they have been put through the mill at…
When Little Pudding turned two we made a really big mistake. We bought her a balance bike, thinking it would be great for her to be able to practice on ready for a getting a big girls bike. Well, unfortunately, she really didn’t get on very well with it, and it became quite apparent she…
Thai food is one of my favourite cuisines, so when Thaikhun invited us to try their restaurant at the intu victoria centre in Nottingham, they literally didn’t have to ask me twice. I popped onto the website, and knew immediately it would be right up our street, or perhaps more accurately, right up a street…
I have been a private landlord for a good few years now, and I’ve also managed tenancies on behalf of a housing association for even longer. My years of working for a housing association gave me the confidence and knowledge to rent out my own property when the opportunity arose. People become landlords for lots…
When I was recently invited to the Dorchester Hotel by ASDA Little Angels, I was not only excited to hear about everything that was going on with the brand, but also about getting the chance to see what life was like inside the Dorchester. Who wouldn’t be, it’s one of the most iconic luxury hotels…