Lifestyle
VLOG: First day out since lockdown
Lifestyle
7 ways the lockdown has changed me as a person
The lockdown is over and things are starting to slowly relax back into a ‘normal’ way of life. We’ve taken our first tentative steps back to a bit of normality with a few visits to shops, garden centres and parks, plus the girls are back at nursery – although I wonder, will life truly be
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Lifestyle
VLOG: DITL LOCKDOWN VLOG – WE RELEASED OUR BUTTERFLIES!
Motherhood
It’s the end of an era – Pearl starts nursery!
Photo Credit This week Pearl has started nursery and it feels like the end of an era. Life is about to change again after nearly 2 years with no child-free time, I’m sipping my coffee, listening to the news in the background without the crashing of toys or the constant calls of ‘Mummy, mummy!’ and
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Baby Product Reviews
Baby Born Soft Touch Sister Doll Review and giveaway!
AD – post contains gifted PR Samples Violet absolutely loves her babies and will often have an array of dolls surrounding her as she goes to bed at night. Every evening she diligently feeds, brushes their hair and baths them too. This year for her birthday, she received a BABY Born Soft Touch baby which
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Coronavirus diaries
Coronavirus Diaries – Week …. who knows!
In the first few weeks of the lockdown, I stuck to writing our weekly lockdown diary but as the weeks have dragged on (and they REALLY have now) things have slipped a bit. If I’m honest, there’s been nothing to report – inbetween watering my plants and baking sourdough, life has just plodded on. But
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Food
My first attempt at baking Sourdough bread
I’m writing this post not for any purpose really, but to document the fact I’ve reached peak lockdown cliche. I have officially made sourdough bread and am the biggest self-confessed covid clone going. I’ve moved through all the trends – gardening, Animal crossing, banana bread, painting rainbows – we’ve done them all but none of
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pets
AD | Robbie’s Review: True Instinct Complete Dinners Freeze Dried Dog Food
Post in paid partnership with True Instinct It’s been a while since Robbie graced the blog, but don’t worry – he’s back! A bit older, a LOT crankier but our 14-year-old pup is still plodding through his golden years and has been as cheeky and naughty as ever. Over the last 6 weeks, Robbie has
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How We Play
How to make a simple bug hotel
This week Violet and I made a very simple bug hotel in our garden, we had so much fun collecting the materials and putting it together I thought I’d share the idea with you as I’m sure you are running out of ideas to keep your toddlers busy during lockdown, we certainly are! Bug hotels
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Lifestyle
5 freelance jobs you can do from home
Sponsored Post Lockdown has been a tough time for everyone – life is unrecognisable from how it was before and many jobs will never be the same again, or even exist. It’s a tough time, but there are ways and means of starting afresh with a job where you can work from home – thank
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Coronavirus diaries
5 ways I relax during lockdown
Written in paid partnership with Femme Luxe Finding time to relax during lockdown is not easy, especially with two toddlers racing around. It has been intense – not helped by the fact I’m the sort of person that just keeps going and going until I crash and burn – which is never healthy! I’ve learned
