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Helping Your House Survive the Pre-School Years*
So, you’ve just got your house looking perfect and you welcome your first bundle of joy. The first few years your only concerns are baby proofing the place.. after that you need to start thinking about how to help your furniture survive the pre-school years. That’s where I’m at now. I don’t have the money to replace the table when she gets paint all over it that won’t scrub off. Or repaint whenever she feels the need to scribble on my walls. Lets not forget the occasional jumping on the sofa or bed whenever my back is turned. She’s not a bad kid, she’s just a kid that occasionally forgets…
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Tips to Keep Your Home Safe When Going on Holiday*
As I’m someone who often goes away from home for various things and one of the things I do have to consider when we go away is making sure our house is safe. I thankfully live in a good area of our town so it’s not a huge worry but it is something that is always at the back of my mind. Here are a few tips to help ensure your house is secure while you’re out of town; Make Sure your Plugs are Off One of my biggest fears is that a fire will break out and burn my house down while I’m out, a bit dramatic I guess…
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Tips for Leading a Healthier Life*
I’m off to Florida in just over 4 months so I’m starting to think about how I can get myself feeling healthier which should hopefully result in me losing some weight. I wouldn’t say I’m huge, I seem to be keeping a very standard weight and dress size these days but I would love to be a little smaller before I spend two more weeks in the US. Today I’m sharing some general tips for leading a more healthy lifestyle that could be applied to a lot of different people and their walks of life. Cook from Scratch One of the best ways to lead a heathy lifestyle is keep…
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Shopping Spotlight – Vintage Light Jewelry
Instagram really is a wonderful piece of social media. In fact it’s my favourite as I’m a very visual person. What I love the most is how many friends, and small businesses it’s introduced me to over the years, specifically the last year. One of these is an American based artist called Jodi, and her store Vintage Light Jewelry. I’ve been following and talking to her on Instagram for quite a while but it’s only in the last month did I manage to get ahold of one of her beautiful pieces, well two of her pieces as she sent something for Little Miss too! Last year Jodi started making beautiful…
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Our 5 Must Do Things at Disneyland Paris
Next month I’m off for a day to Disneyland Paris with my best friend Bee and her other friend Nat. It’s the first time I’ll have done a Disney park without Little Miss and I’m dreading it. But I know it’ll be a lot of fun. So in preparation I’m sharing Little Miss and my must dos at Disneyland Paris. I’m not expecting these to be everyones because my 4 year old had a lot of say in these! The Princess Pavilion Although I have said many times, I dislike the set up of the Princess Pavilion in comparison to Princess Fairytale Hall at Walt Disney World, we cannot go…
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Parenting Content // My Tips for Decorating Your Child’s Room*
As a mum of a little girl, I know just how fast kids’ tastes can change. There are some things they become obsessed with and hang onto forever. Then are those things they love for a brief period before they move on to something else. With their likes and dislikes always developing, it can be tough to try and keep up. Decorating their bedrooms is one of the things that can be hard. You don’t want to paint it blue, only for them to turn around and say they hate blue a month later. If you want to decorate your child’s bedroom, I have some excellent ideas for keeping it…
