Did you know that last week was National Stop Snoring Week? I’m guilty of pushing up rather loud zeds now and then, so when the people at Breathe Right asked me to take part, I felt I ought to! They sent me a hamper of items to help me – and Kate, of course – to …
Month: April 2018
I took Xander to a friend’s birthday party yesterday. It was at an attraction close to the sea and, as we arrived early, we decided to skim some stones. The tide was quite high and the waves feisty so he soon started playing another game. Running up to the water’s edge, retreating at the last …
One of the many day-to-day highlights of having children is discovering their abandoned play scenes. As well as laughing at some of the bizarre setups I find, I like to try to work out what was going on in the stories they were acting out. Maybe I’m being paranoid, but perhaps these strange configurations are …
With the exception of overly familiar strangers who always seem to sit next to me on the bus, nobody likes discussing intimate health issues. As a nation, we’re generally very awkward about such things and tend to shy away from them. As a result, though, we know less about some conditions than we ought to. …
It has been literally years since I participated in a blogging meme. They were all the rage back in 2013 but seem to be few and far between these days. This is a shame as they’re a great way of finding out a bit more about other bloggers. Thanks to Maddie and Daddy though, here’s …
I love the abandoned play scenes that youngest leaves. The most recent one featured Captain America watching an episode of Shimmer and Shine. I quite like the idea of the most earnest of the Avengers enjoying the antics of two frankly useless genies. It would make a great mashup actually. This got me thinking – …
Putting out the bins is never a nice job. I have to drag what feels like more than my own bodyweight in rubbish down a narrow alleyway. That said, it’s a bit better during spring and summer. For one, I can actually see what I’m doing thanks to the days being longer. Secondly, I’m always …
All three of my children seem to get cheekier with every passing day. Particularly my two sons. They have an ever-growing repertoire of ways to humiliate me in front of other people. I used to think I’m reasonably cool as far as my children are concerned, but clearly not. Their antics have proved that I’m …
For some reason, fibre doesn’t seem to get much of a look in when the subject of balanced diets comes up. It really ought to though as most people in the UK aren’t getting enough. While we should be consuming 30g a day, the majority of us are only managing 18g. This ‘fibre gap’ isn’t …
We recently made a big financial decision that will have a huge impact on our children. That sounded a lot more serious than it needed to be. We’re starting to give the boys pocket money! There are a few reasons for this. First of all, it was high time. Dylan will soon be eight and Xander …