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Silent Sunday - Happy Fathers Day #Asda

2013-06-16T08:23:00.001+01:00

Father's Day is Fast Approaching!

2013-06-14T16:32:00.001+01:00

In the UK, Father's Day can be something we're a little sceptical about. As Brits, we tend to be on red alert, ready to turn our noses up at those Americanised ‘Hallmark’ occasions we love to hate. Sadly, this means that poor old Father's Day can find itself on the receiving end of a lot of cynicism, yet surely our dads deserve just as much celebrating as our mums. The stereotypical man might

Miller and Carter, child friendly heaven and perfect steaks!

2013-06-10T20:44:00.004+01:00

This post is written by my Hubby and is about a lovely meal we went to at Miller and Carter. How to get a 'proper' meal to satisfy the grown ups whilst keeping the kids happy? This is not a question but more an ongoing conundrum that faces most parents each time they venture out with the little ones. Bored with the usual fare of eating burgers, pizzas or sandwiches the resident family

Silent Sunday

2013-06-09T21:09:00.001+01:00

Holiday Song Time!

2013-05-31T15:07:00.000+01:00

Do you remember your childhood holidays? I do, in fact they are some of my most vivid childhood memories. I remember long hot car journeys with my brother and I regularly punching each others arms, or him pretending he had eaten all his chocolate bar when in fact he was saving it for when I was really hungry so he could eat it in front of me, what fun. The thing that always brings back the

£2 H&M top, lovely French Connection dress and some stuff I sent straight back...

2013-05-28T12:07:00.001+01:00

I'm still in a bit of a quandary about what I'm supposed to wear at the ripe old age of 34. I keep edging towards new shops and then getting blasted back because something about them annoys me. I saw this Hobbs top in a Sunday paper last week and immediately thought about getting it. I realised that if I ordered it from ASOS rather than Hobbs then I wouldn't have to pay delivery, seems like a bit

DIY Heaven or Hell?

2013-05-24T18:03:00.001+01:00

I was reading an article, here, about a common problem in our house, neither of us are good at what I call "blue jobs". What I mean is, we are terrible at anything that involves: measuring accurately, hanging, drilling, or basically anything that involves a tool kit. I don't think it's our fault either, I just think its something people have lost the knack of. The information just isn't passed

My Washing Hell!

2013-05-22T18:13:00.000+01:00

We have a LOT of washing to do, mainly because I have so many clothes that's true, but also because we are a family of what's known as "one wears". That is, people who don't take care and can only wear an item of clothing for one day before it has to be washed. I am sure that before I had children I could comfortably wear a pair of jeans for a week before having to wash them. This, inevitably,

Just what is posh?

2013-05-19T20:09:00.002+01:00

This weekend we've had a lovely break visiting friends down in Cambridgeshire.Since my knowledge of the Geography of the UK is rather limited, I actually had no real idea where Cambridgeshire was though I was aware it's about five hours drive from where we live in Yorkshire. This might not sound far to people outside the UK, but for us it's a big chunk of our spare time. Having said that, if you

My new office AND "if I had a city centre apartment"....

2013-05-17T14:50:00.003+01:00

We really need to overhaul our house. We've made an attempt downstairs which was a playroom and is now my office. I feel mean changing it but the boys hardly ever play down there anyway and I had nowhere to work, is that bad? Anyway, we got a desk to fit onto an existing bookshelf and voila! Instant office. My new office, yay! I have a feeling that the police would advise me not to have

For better or worse?

2013-05-16T18:04:00.002+01:00

Sometimes it can seem that when you are working parents with two small children, you become like passing ships in the night. It almost gets to the stage where you can't remember when you had a "non child" conversation or talked about something just for the sake of talking rather than to pass on information. I have a bit of a complex about knowing lots of details about other people's lives and

Things I do that annoy my two year old..

2013-05-15T20:36:00.001+01:00

I was reading a post of much hilario the other day about things that we do that seemingly annoy the hell out of our children. Many of them are inexplicable, but what the hey, none of that matters to a toddler. Sometimes I'm utterly perplexed by exactly WHAT my toddler wants, he doesn't seem to know himself, or does he.... My toddler hates it if I.... Sleep. Take a shower, cue screaming and

Silent Sunday

2013-05-05T19:12:00.001+01:00

Collective Bias Cooking Challenge Shop!

2013-04-28T17:56:00.000+01:00

One of my pet hates is supermarket shopping. A little while ago I discovered the joy that is online supermarket shopping, however, there was one slight problem, whenever the driver delivered the shopping there was always an awkward pause where I was never sure if I was meant to tip or not. One of my friends once told me that the drivers are not allowed to accept tips, but still, the moment

New Bed Time

2013-04-28T10:44:00.003+01:00

Do you remember in days gone by when people would keep skanky old things for like, forever. Oh and you had to actually save up for things before you bought them, pah. I do wonder sometimes if it made things a little more special, knowing you had worked hard in advance to buy them, possibly. We are slowly paying off our credit card bill, that embarrassing, we stacked up about 5 years ago on a

Bargain H&M Top for £2, Baukjen half price shirt and loving the maxi look?

2013-04-26T18:37:00.001+01:00

It's been some time now since I wrote a "fashion" post (if you can call it that) as I am desperately trying to stop spending so much on clothes. Partly this is because my wardrobe simply won't take any more, it is full to bursting. That said, it is Spring now, which does warrant a bit of a wardrobe update. A few weeks ago I started up with the idea of wearing black skinny jeans, a vest and a

Garden Overhaul?

2013-04-23T19:41:00.002+01:00

We've been in our house over five years now, though sometimes I think it looks a bit like we've just moved in. It's big enough, but because it's on three storeys it's a bleddy nightmare to maintain and look after, it drives me wild. Worse still is the garden, because our house was a new build, the garden seems to be bottom of the list of priorities for the builders. It is pure clay, with rocks

Carpets or Rugs?

2013-04-22T20:07:00.002+01:00

We desperately need new carpets, thing is, it's a bit pricey. The other thing is, Son 2 is not yet potty trained and I'm a bit reluctant to shell out on new carpets when they are bound to be, well, stained (to put it frankly). When we bought our house, it really was perfect. It was brand new and had that lovely newish smell, with carpets and new wooden flooring galore. Five years on and in

Sneaky, Snacky Squirrel Game Review!

2013-04-20T17:42:00.000+01:00

So it's not news to me that my four year old son is struggling a bit with his writing. His reading is fine, but he just doesn't see the POINT in writing. It kind of annoys him, as it's all a bit pain. The only time I can get him to write anything at all is if it's either a birthday party list or some sort of birthday/Christmas present list. He would never ever draw or write just for the love of

Five Summer Buys for Kids!

2013-04-17T17:53:00.002+01:00

I recently did a post in which I listed my top 5 summers buys for the summer, and being a bit of a Mummy fashionista (yeah right), I thought that it was only right that I put together a little wish-list for my oldest son as well (he's nearly five…) Firstly, you can't beat H & M when it comes to great summer outfits, I love these cool t shirts and this Gangnam style t shirt really made me laugh!

The Great Sunglasses Fiasco...

2013-04-16T18:27:00.000+01:00

I have never ever owned an expensive pair of sunglasses, there, I've said it. I see friends of mine with silver "Gucci" embossed cases and I don't envy them one jot. Why? Because I know that if I owned something like that I would either a) lose them, b) break them or c) get sick of them. That is why every year I buy a cheap pair of sunnies from a high street store. I once bought an expensive pair

My Top Five Summer Buys!

2013-04-13T18:34:00.004+01:00

So Summer is on its way! Honest it is. It doesn't feel like it though, although the evenings are getting lighter I've still got the heating on full blast, it's essential to ensure I don't turn into an ice block. However, I do have my eyes on a few lovely items for summer that will really bring my wardrobe to life! My New Found Love First and foremost, I have to make a mention to my new most

Save Money with SSE Electric

2013-04-12T07:54:00.000+01:00

A few months ago I wrote a post about Money Saving Madness which was basically loads of ways I saved money just from making a few phonecalls. It's really important to me that I not only save as much money as possible on things like energy bills, but also use companies with really good customer services. There's nothing I hate more than being forced to wait in a "queue" for ages to talk to someone

HappyBirthdayMaam

2013-04-11T11:42:00.001+01:00

To celebrate the Queen's birthday this month (21st April), card and gift specialists Hallmark is asking Twitter users to tweet about the highlights of Her Majesty’s reign (from the coronation to her Bond cameo) using the dedicated hashtag #HappyBirthdayMaam. Tweets collected from this hashtag will then be used to create a unique personalised card for the Queen. What's more, three lucky winners

Staying in or out?

2013-04-10T20:58:00.003+01:00

One of the mums at school today was asking me about my social life, i.e. did I have one. I have always enjoyed going "out", be it for a meal with my hubby or out for posh drinks. I don't go out very much, so I don't scrimp when I do. Last night Hubby and I ventured out to see the new Trinity Shopping Centre in Leeds. It's a bit sad to want to go out and do that you might think, but actually to us