Last Christmas the Elf brought a book for us to read each day, I didn’t buy one new book as it’s the season of goodwill, instead I shopped charity shops & ended up with 24 for under £10. I picked books relating to Frankie such as starting school, of course…
The 1st of December will soon be upon us & a festive pastime of Advent Calendars has evolved bigger than we ever had it as children! My Mum always bought me a chocolate advent calendar & I had great joy in one we brought out every year to hang the…
Guess who got her ‘golden boobs’? Me! THAT’S RIGHT! Though my boobs are social distancing a lot more than the public are these days, I’ve managed 13 months & counting of successfully feeding Jack & I am stunned. So many times, especially in the first three months I wanted to…
We’ve been in lockdown now for a little over 7 weeks & with the news coming out today that furlough is going to be around until October it seems that a lot of us won’t be going back to our normal way of lives for the duration leaving us worried…
Despite lockdown we are being encouraged to ‘socially distance’ and enjoy VE Day 75 & we plan to! I’ve commemorated some crafts & ideas I’ve found online and I’ll add to them as we plan to do one each day. Frankie is only 4 so I am not under any…
I first had Egg Muffins when doing Slimming World years ago, whilst Frankie isn’t keen on eggs & never has been, Jack seems to love them! I make different versions for me & Jack, as of course his can’t have as much seasoning as mine do! So I’ll detail them…
Banana Pancakes are my favourite go-to breakfast, lunch or snack for Jack, they are so easy to make & best thing they only require TWO ingredients and even better they’re mess free! You only need:1 egg1 banana Mash the banana in a bowl Whisk in the egg until mixed together…
Just before we got locked down by covid 19 we were lucky to enjoy a weeks break at Wild Duck Holiday Park in Norfolk with my cousin Hannah. The park is absolutely lovely, a lot of of upgrades and decoration have been done and it really shows throughout that Haven…
During self isolation I’m trying to find new ways to keep Frankie entertained & today with the leftover food we had in the fridge I decided to make pizza pinwheels. Occasionally, at the end of the month before we’ve done our ‘big shop’ we make ‘tortilla pizzas’ basically whatever meat…
Femme Luxe Finery kindly gifted some beautiful cropped party tops to take on a hen do to Barcelona, which unfortunately didn’t go ahead due to Covid-19 but I can’t wait to wear them when it’s all over, they’re the perfect puffy sleeved tops! I’ve got all dressed up with nowhere…
Last week we were invited to a private dining event at The King’s Head to experience their new Brunch Menu so I took along My Mum and Jack for a yummy brunch treat! I chose the Pulled Beef Brisket Hash and Mum opted for the Veggie Breakfast & Jack obviously…
Frankie has always enjoyed swimming from a young age, he first swum at 6 weeks old and has come on leaps and bounds since starting lessons last July at Everyone Active. Everyone Active offer 11 stages of swimming lessons for children aged from just four months old. 4 months old…
Kid, you’ll move mountains! ⠀Today is your day! ⠀Your mountain is waiting. ⠀So get on your way! We visited Lakeside’s newest family adventure & had so much fun. It’s the perfect location and venue for family fun, we are at Lakeside at least once a month & now Rock Up…
Steffie Myall is a fully qualified early years teacher who runs classes transitioning 3-4 year olds into school. With Frankie starting school this year I want to help ease him into reception smoothly, Steffie’s classes help do just that. Each week is a different theme, we celebrated Chinese New Year…
At Christmas Frankie declared he wanted to find reindeers so I had a google found a garden centre a 25 minute journey from us called Thurrock Garden Centre. They had a Grotto, farmyard animals & two reindeer who Frankie enjoyed watching. Whilst we were we entered and won their ‘Santa…
After applying the ballot the last six year I have FINALLY got myself into the London Marathon and I’ve been training hard! I’m following the Nike Run Club training app which acts as a coach and tailors your runs weekly. My longest run to date was just short of 7…
It never crosses my mind now when I go to feed Jack public or home, I just get on with it. Gradually I know that we will be reaching a peak soon and that it could stop tomorrow but I am so proud that we’ve come this far. Dear Breastfeeding…
New Year means health kick, dry January & of course training for the marathon BUT there’s a whole lot of cheese left over in the fridge that I can’t risk being tempted with! I winged dinner tonight using leftover vegetables about to go out of date & cheese and so…
Getting a baby in and out of the car is a task in itself, making sure they’re safe and secure, comfy and cosy, warm enough, not too warm etc etc. To say Jack hates the car seat would be a understatment in our case, though since hitting maybe 6 months…
As a busy Mum of two preparing healthy & flavoursome meals every day isn’t something I always manage to find time for. I’ve seen the memes and gifs on social media regarding dinner, now I understand why my Mum hated that question ‘what’s for dinner muuuuum!?’. We were sent the…
