Liz Earle is a brand that I’ve heard a lot about from older colleagues at work but never actually tried myself. They have all said the products help to keep their skin in good condition and now that I’m in my thirties this is an area I’m trying to explore! The Superskin Face Serum aims…
-
Sugar Free Biscuits Recipe (#sugarfreefoods)
Read moreAs you’re aware I’m currently trying to reduce nasty, added sugar in both Chunk and my diets and this involves testing out sugar free and natural sugar recipes like this one. On (another) rainy morning this week I decided to attempt to bake some sugar free biscuits with Chunk. To be clear there are natural…
-
Moving Pets Onto New Homes (and Comforting Your Child!)
Read moreI write a private blog for Chunk in the hopes that one day he will get to read it and find out what we did in his younger years. I wrote a post today about moving one of his pets onto another home and thought I would share with you guys as you may end…
-
My No (Added) Sugar Diet #sugarfreefoods
Read moreI’m sure you’ve seen or heard about Jamie Oliver’s recent Sugar Rush programme, and if you haven’t then watch it now! I had already started to find out about the effects of sugar on our bodies and minds watching other documentaries, but this really hit home to me as the first scenes were off a…
-
Single Parent Linky 14
Read moreAs a single parent I love reading other single parent blogs as it can really help me see how other people cope in my situation and gives me so much inspiration! To make it easier to find all of these great blogs, I thought I would create a Single Parent Linky which runs fortnightly. It…
-
Competition: Win a Dobble Game
Read moreChunk is now getting to the age where he can play simple board games, and I’m so happy about this because some of my best childhood memories are of me and the family spending rainy afternoons playing Monopoly, Buck-A-Roo, Scrabble and even card games like rummy. We were sent Dobble this week, which is a…
-
Toy Review: Zombie Blast
Read moreI’ve been trying to entertain Chunk indoors a lot this week due to the horrific wind and rain we’ve been experiencing, so a new toy for him to test out came just at the right time! This week Chunk has been zapping a zombie around our home whilst dressed up as Buzz Lightyear. The Zombie…
-
Toy Review: Pet Parade Puppy & Playworld
Read moreChunk and Curly were sent another toy to review this week which I have to say is one of my favourites so far! We were given The Pet Parade Puppy and Playworld set and a Pet Parade Twin Pack to try and this included three puppies (a Yorkshire Terrier, Black Labrador and a Dalmation) and a…
-
The Terrifying Threes Are Upon Us!
Read moreI’ve always known that toddlers go through the “Terrible Twos” which consist of loud, screaming, stomping tantrums and general defiance, but nobody ever warned me about what comes after that. The TERRIFYING THREES. A Familiar Scene I laughed when someone pre- warned me just before his third birthday a few months ago, as I had…
-
Toy Review: Qixels Turbo Dryer
Read moreThis week Chunk was sent the new Qixels Turbo Dryer to try out and it was a perfect thing to open on a rainy morning! It’s aimed at boys aged 4 and over, and thankfully it was really easy to set up and do. You simply choose one of the templates and put it underneath…