We were very lucky on our recent family weekend break to Liverpool to be invited to Knowsley Safari for a day out. None of us had been to Knowsley Safari Park before, so this was an amazing new experience for us to share together. Daddy didn’t even realise that safari parks even existed in this country so…
Designing a girls bedroom is exactly what I’m going to be doing for the next year. I want to get this right for when the girls move into their room together. I want them to have a space that feels special to both of them, so it needs to be carefully designed to make sure…
Recently Toyz World invited me and my family for a fab day out to play on their amazing BeBop bouncy castles at Hatton Adventure World. We met up with a group of bloggers and their families, on a lovely sunny day in July to enjoy some quality time and outdoor play. I took the opportunity…
We have all wanted to see In The Night Garden Live for a long time now. The girls both adore the TV show and secretly Daddy does too. Going to see it live at some point was a given I guess, as we’ve talked a lot about In The Night Garden here. When we were…
Summer is a time for relaxation. Pimm’s in the park, deck chairs on the beach and lazy evenings in the setting sun with a glass of wine in hand. But when you’ve got children that need attention, bills that need paying and carpets that need vacuuming, it’s pretty hard to find the time or mindset…
Welcome back to another week of Thinking Thin Thursday. I was a little bit worried about catching up with you all this week and getting on the scales after our weekend break in Liverpool. While I was away from home and eating out with the family it was harder to stay on track, so I wondered if…
Recently Travelodge invited us to stay at one of their hotels for a family weekend break. It was great timing for us as we had also been invited to review a day out at Knowsley Safari Park so we agreed that a stay in Liverpool would work out well. We were booked into the Travelodge…
Picture this. It’s a beautiful, sunny day somewhere in the English countryside. Princess and I arrive at Hatton Adventure World to meet up with a group of bloggers and their families to enjoy an outdoor event with Toyz World. We are there to try out their amazing Bebop bouncy castles and their is no way the…
Since I joined the blogging community and became a fully fledged blogger, the one thing I love the most is how interesting and diverse parent bloggers are. Of course, we have to be different, as it would make for a very boring blogosphere if we weren’t. All our readers would soon get very bored…
One thing that sporty parents are always keen to do is introduce their kids to sports from a young age. The idea is that if you get them hooked early, they’ll grow into athletic children and, later on, fit and healthy teens. But how early can you start teaching sport to your offspring? You might…
When I visited the Mumpreneur and Female Association recently to talk to them about my life as a blogger I realised very quickly that there are a group of business women out there keen to work with us, but don’t have much of an idea of how to work with bloggers. Blogging was a new concept to…
I don’t know about you, but as a busy Mum I never seem to get the time to make my nails look pretty. I’m put off by the length of time it takes for them to dry, the chips and finding the time to take it off again when they don’t look so pretty any…
Recently I’ve noticed Princess has developed the ability to not tell the truth or tell a little lie if you will. It’s surprised me really, as she is only 3, but she has definitely worked out that sometimes the truth has consequences that she doesn’t like. In an effort to avoid those consequences she has become…
Hello and welcome back to another week of Thinking Thin. I really hope you’re enjoying my weekly updates and tips about weight loss. I genuinely know how hard it is to shed those pounds and have spent most of my life yo-yoing up and down the scales. This week I’ve got something will help us…
Well, the sun came out in force last week for most of us. Wasn’t it lovely? I like to see parks filled with children kicking balls around and enjoying ice creams, making the most of the British Summertime. It puts our long dark winter, where we go into a typically British hibernation, right behind us….
It’s been all change here at Zena’s Suitcase these last couple of month’s, and things are on the up, mainly! As there is so much going on I thought I’d give you a family update, and let you know how we are all getting along. Teen has just finished his A/S Levels, and fingers crossed…