Entertaining Children During School Closures

So the UK Government have announced there is a real possibility they will be closing the schools, whilst many other countries have already done this. For lots of us, it’s a scary prospect! Especially when we need to continue working in some capacity; I am self employed and work predominantly from home and my husband …

My Birthday Round-Up

I've celebrated my 28th year! In true Jamie style, I started my birthday celebrations the day before with a stroll around the docks and a cream tea with my friends. It wouldn't a birthday a mum without my child getting spoiled too. Lucky little Harper was given an Aldi mud kitchen from my parents. The …

Shopping Small this Christmas: My Wish List

We've all seen the quotes; when you shop small an actual person does a little happy dance. Shopping small is beneficial for so many reasons, beyond supporting to put food on the table for a family and supporting a dream. Shopping small is also good for the economy; more money stays in our local economy when …

6 Fun Things to do with your Leftover Pumpkin

Decorate them Whilst this doesn't necessarily support waste as inevitably it will end up in the rubbish, it does mean your Pumpkin gets a second lease of life after Halloween. My daughter really enjoyed colouring in her pumpkin and putting stickers on it, you could try painting them too. Make a pumpkin pie There are …

How I am saving for Christmas

I have started to panic a little about paying for Christmas. It has been a year since I started working part time, so my salary halved itself exactly. This has meant that we have put little into savings since our daughter was born, and we’ve also been unfortunate with some events over the last 14 …

Our trip to Hayling Island

This is in no way a sponsored post; I have not been asked to write it, we paid full price for our holiday. I just wanted to share our experience on here for others who may be interested. I've had a number of friends commenting on how expensive UK holidays are, and previously I had …

Mermaid in England: Love your bikini body

An Instagrammer I follow recently did a "real women" shoot for a swimsuit brand. I was so inspired by the images. All the women looked so powerful, so confident around each other and with their bodies. After having Harper, I am two sizes bigger than I was pre-pregnancy. I go between adoring my body for …

#kindactsofinstagram

Below are 14 days worth of kind acts to inspire you to "get your happy on" for March. The idea is, each day there is a new 'theme' for you to engage with. You can participate in all 14, or you can dip in and out. Feel free to interpret them as you like, and …

An Introduction to 14 days of kindness

The world can be a pretty sucky place at times, more than sucky - but I don't want to turn this post into something too deep. Out of awful and tragic situations often comes light. These small acts of kindness, these mundane heroes, who arise from the darkness and make a massive impact, sometimes in …

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