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Books and Podcasts

Review: Prince Zaaki and the Royal Sword of Luella

It is very rare for me to find a book that interests one, never mind two of my children. Keen readers, they are not. Despite my attempts to find a subject matter which interests them and characters who hook them, they lose interest usually about twenty pages in and I Read more…

By Editorial team, 1 month1 month ago
Fashion and Gifting

How To Make Shoe Shopping For Kids Easy

Shoe shopping for kids has long been my most hated pastime. It’s up there with taking them for haircuts and on long car journeys. For as long as I can remember, school shoe shopping has entailed tantrums, tears (from both me and the kids) and a level of stress that Read more…

By Editorial team, 2 months ago
Fashion and Gifting

How To Choose Toys Kids Will Actually Play With

AD A 2020 survey showed that the average ten year old has £7000 worth of toys, but plays with only £330 worth. Yep. You read that right. £7000. Seven thousand actual pounds. For a ten year old. Now, I’m too busy picking up toys (while muttering under my breath that Read more…

By Editorial team, 2 months2 months ago
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Parenting and Kids

Parenting a Middle Child: How To Get It Right

We’ve all seen the hashtags haven’t we? I’ve written them myself many a time: #middlechildproblems #middlechildsyndrome #difficultmiddlechild… but is there actually any truth behind the phrase? And if it’s a real thing, should we be parenting a middle child in a different way? Anyone who’s familiar with my blog will Read more…

By Editorial team, 2 months2 months ago
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Body and Soul

Mother’s Day Posts On Social Media: Why They Give Me The Ick

If I scrolled back over the years through my social media I’d undoubtedly find lots of gushing Mother’s Day posts. Ones to my own Mam, saying how lucky I am to have her, how she’s the best thing since sliced bread. There’d be plenty dedicated to my own kids too, Read more…

By Editorial team, 3 months3 months ago
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Body and Soul

What Happens When You Start Using Collagen and Retinol?

For the past ten years, collagen and retinol have been the go-to skincare choice for celebs and beauty industry insiders. Now that they’ve entered the mainstream, I thought it was time I tried them out. Let me fess up right here, right now; I am no skincare professional. I’m not Read more…

By Editorial team, 3 months3 months ago
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Fashion and Gifting

The Best Alternative Easter Gifts For All The Family

If your house is anything like mine, we get way too much Chocolate for Easter! This year in an attempt to have a healthier May, I’m going to be investing in non chocolate alternative easter gifts for grown-ups and kids alike. Here is my round up of the most eggciting Read more…

By Editorial team, 4 months2 months ago
Parenting and Kids

Permissive Parenting: Just a nice way of saying ‘Lazy Parenting’?

If you’re a two parent family, there’s usually a good cop and a bad cop isn’t there? I’m the good cop. Obviously. But my laidback style often leads to my husband accusing me of what he calls ‘lazy parenting.’ Well, yesterday I stumbled across an article about a parenting style Read more…

By Editorial team, 4 months4 months ago
Good Reads

What’s My Superpower? Female Friendship

Last weekend I set off for a long-awaited weekend in Leeds with my uni girls. The feeling I had boarding that train out of Newcastle was I imagine very close to how Nelson Mandela felt the day he left Robben Island. I mean I don’t wish to diminish the importance Read more…

By Editorial team, 4 months4 months ago
Fashion and Gifting

Review: Paj Personal GPS Tracker

You know how it is with teenagers and pre-teens don’t you? They really don’t want to be calling home to their parents all the time. They’re craving independence. That’s the situation I found myself in with my eldest son who is 11 years old. He’s recently actually lost his phone… Read more…

By Editorial team, 4 months4 months ago

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