Recent research from one of the UK’s major insurance companies has found that more than 30 percent of UK adults are forced to take an extended leave from work due to ill health, a cancer…
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On Sunday Evie turned 6! I honestly have no idea how that happened, they grow up so quickly. I know that’s such a cliché but it’s so true, the years just fly by. I thought…
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I thought that I would sit down and do a little recap of 2018, it’s certainly been a good one! I don’t think we’ve been quite as busy as we were in 2017, but that…
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Back in January I wrote a bucket list for the year ahead. We did the same thing back in 2017 and it was nice to look back at it at the end of the year…
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Over the past few weeks we have been taking part in the Shepherds Friendly Christmas savings challenge and I am honestly amazed at the amount of money we have managed to save! I wrote a…
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How to remove pet hair from carpets and furniture… I know this isn’t the most exciting of blog posts, and especially if you don’t have pets yourself! But if I find a solution to a…
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What does your Christmas Day usually look like? I guess for most of us there’s lots of present opening and a Christmas dinner, but the rest is different from family to family and year to…
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OK, so I’ve given in and decided that this year we are going to be doing Elf on the Shelf. We did try it a few years ago when the kids were really little but…
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When the weekends are filled with rain, icy winds and freezing temperatures, it can be difficult to get the kids to head outdoors and play, even on those rare occasions where it is dry. And…
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How to remove permanent marker pen… We have a brand new dining table in our house. It’s white, which might not be the post practical colour with children around, but we went for it anyway.…
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I don’t know about your kids, but mine show a natural interest in coins. As they are getting older and starting to understand the value of money, they like collecting coins of their own. Even…
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