Blogging for a living certainly opens up some interesting opportunities. The latest new experience it has sent my way was to try my hand at being a personal shopper. Sort of! The Bentall Centre in Kingston invited me to pick out some Christmas gift ideas for men. I was only too happy to oblige. I …
Month: November 2016
For my final Sealy Deeper Sleeper challenge of 2016, I’ve been trying out blue blocking glasses. My brief was to wear them for one hour before going to sleep and see whether they changed my sleep patterns. To give the scientific background, devices like smartphones and tablets can have a negative impact on sleep. This …
I’ve written before about the drawings and paintings that Dylan and Xander produce. They’re unstoppable! I’m sure Amelie will soon discover the joy of expressing herself through the medium of art too. With the increasing number of doodles on display in our house, I needed help. And here it is in the form of My Little DaVinci. …
It’s gone in a blur but Amelie is one year old already. I remember the first year passing quickly with both Dylan and Xander, but this has to be a new record. Yesterday was a year since her dramatic arrival. Despite her worrying start to life, everything has been pretty straightforward since and she’s a happy …
We’ve been enjoying using our new Xbox One S Minecraft Edition for just over a week now. So it’s high time for a proper review! Let’s start with what you get in the box… What’s in the box? Inside the Xbox One S Minecraft Edition box are: A 500gb Xbox One S console A wireless controller (including batteries) …
I was lucky enough to be invited to the launch of the brand new LEGO store London this week. Very impressive it was too. There were so many things I wanted to buy! As you would expect, there were also plenty of fantastic London-centric creations on display. These included The Elizabeth Tower – I refuse to …
I’ve been an Xbox fan since the very beginning. I can’t quite believe that was some 15 years ago! Dylan and Xander, meanwhile, have developed more of an interest in gaming over the last year. We were absolutely delighted, then, to be offered an Xbox One S Minecraft bundle for review. That is to say that I …
I’ve noticed a new tradition in recent years. Maybe it’s been around for ages, but it’s a new one on me. Namely giving kids new pyjamas the night before the bearded one descends down the chimney. I hope you appreciate me not mentioning said day by name yet! It’s a nice idea and, if your …
Earlier this year, I wrote a post about the annoying things that babies do. At the time, Amelie was not quite five months old and, therefore, not particularly mobile. Now, however, she’s walking everywhere and getting into everything. As a result, she has reminded me of seven more annoying things babies do. Emptying things In the …
I took this photo of Amelie as her pose made me laugh – albeit quietly for fear of waking her! She looked like she had become aware of something troubling. But what kind of anxiety dreams to babies have? She’s blissfully ignorant of the world news, so it couldn’t be that. Maybe she was dreaming …