Happy Monday folks and hope you all had a great weekend. This week's party is being hosted by the delightful Fairy and the Frog. Please do pop by and see which two pins from last week's party they have chosen to feature. It is just two weeks until we hit our 100th Pin it party. can you believe it? Do let me know if there is anything special you would like to see featured that week. It would be nice for you all to be involved and we really do love you all joining in. We would love for you to join in with us again this week. If you are a newbie here ...
Archives for March 2015
Spring Fashion For Boys
So, following on from last month's post which was all about the girls, as promised this month we will be taking a look at some Spring/Summer fashion for the boys. This is a market which many designers are now beginning to realise the true potential value of. 2013 saw Burberry's sales increase significantly following the first foray into modelling by a young Romeo Beckham, and with his elder brother Brooklyn rarely out of the spotlight boys' fashion is grabbing more of the markets attention. As with the mini-female-fashionistas, trends for this year's spring summer ...
The Seasonal Playground – Garden Activities for Kids and Parents in Spring
The following is a guest post written by Josephine Barlow. Josephine is a mother of three. When the kids have gone to bed, she likes to unwind with a glass of wine and a good novel. Here she shares some great ideas of how to keep the kids amused and make the most of the upcoming spring sunshine... I spend most of my time at my desk in the office, so when I'm home with the family at the weekend, I like to get outside as much as possible. If I can't go far, or if budgets don't quite stretch to a trip to the zoo or the cinema, I'm desperate to get the kids out in the fresh air ...
#VanishGoldForWhites: The Results Are In
As part of the Vanish Bloggers' Club I was sent a pot of the new Vanish Gold For Whites Powder to try out. I was sent a deliberately discoloured Karen Millen shirt to see if this product would be able to restore it to it's former glory. I really hoped so, it would have been a really nice shirt, if not so horribly grey. To be honest I didn't hold out much hope. To achieve three shades whiter whites Vanish recommend two possible methods. Method One: Add one scoop of Vanish Gold For Whites powder to 4L of warm water and soak for a maximum of six hours. ...
Monday Parenting Pin It Party #96
This week our party is being hosted by the awesome Carolin from Mummy Alarm. It would be lovely if you would pop by and see who she has chosen as her featured pinners from last week's awesome lot. If you are new to the party, it is very lovely to have you here and, if you wish to join in, here is what to do: 1. Link up one, or more, of your own parenting/family posts. You can link either the post itself or a pinterest pin, whichever you prefer. Each entry will be pinned to the Monday Parenting Pin-It Party board on Pinterest. 2. Follow the Monday Parenting ...
What’s mine is mine…MINE!
So yesterday was a fun day, of sorts. Yesterday was one of now, since the big move, relatively few days that was just me and the kids. In Bristol I had these days down. Full on routine. Breakfast, park, Aldi, lunch, sleep, craft/bake, cafe, tea, Daddy home, bed. We all knew where we were and we were like a well-oiled, family-machine...most days. Since the move I seem to have lost my lone-parenting rhythm. Yesterday especially. Faced with a totally rain-laden sky our options for the day pretty much halved. And we needed milk. Stat. Knowing full ...
Because You Can’t Toddler-Proof Everything…
I am currently sat at my dining room table, watching the most amazing video, taken by the awesome PinkOddy, of this years danceathon on a cracked i-phone screen. Completely cracked screen, top to bottom. This crack was a result of me dropping said phone, as it was ringing, trying to answer it, whilst holding Little Miss wrestler-style under one arm, and simultaneously trying to prevent The Boy with the other arm from stepping in front of an oncoming cyclist. BOOM. Cracked screen. As a parent I am sure I am not alone in this. I have heard frequent tales of toddlers just “giving ...
We Went, We Danced, We Honked #teamhonk #danceathon
Yesterday was a day I will truly never forget. It was the day I joined some of the most unassuming but most inspirational women I have ever met and danced like a loon for six hours straight. We covered, or at least attempted, 12 different dance styles in that time. We shimmied, sashayed, lunged and bounced until we could literally bounce no more. At the start we were like a super human, 2000 strong, dancing machine. At the end we were sweat laden cripples, lucky if we could even sway and could barely lift our arms. Everything ached. And we honked. Man ...
Confidence…or the Stark Realisation of the Lack of.
Confidence. Am I a confident person? I think the answer depends on where and when you may meet me. At work, most definitely. I love my job. I am confident that I do it well and should you happen to fall under my care one day, fear not. I am completely confident in my ability to look after you. At home, yep. I don’t have any illusions of being anything close to a perfect parent but I am confident that I am doing a reasonably good job. We have a happy home. We are healthy, we are happy, we are loving, we laugh an awful lot. I am confident at home. Except with an iron in my hand. There ...
Monday Parenting Pin It Party #94
We are just six weeks away from our 100th #pinitparty folks! Can you believe it? I am so glad you are here and really hope that you will keep joining in. We have had so many great posts linked up and I have gained so much from it, not as a host but as a parent. I have tried out so many great craft ideas with the kids that I would never have thought of. I have made recipes I would never have come across. I have been honoured to read about some of the more challenging and even saddening aspects of parenting that you guys have shared. You have provided ...