This post is written in partnership with wilko One of my favourite spaces of our new house has got to be the garden. We have just been loving having so much extra space, sunshine and fresh air, right on our doorstep! The only slight snag is that I have no idea what I’m doing when
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We moved house!
I’m sure you’ll know by all my elated, frazzled, slightly ranty or damn right stressed posts on social media that we have recently just moved house! We’ve received a fair few comments from people saying ‘Are you MAD? You are 6 months pregnant and have a one year old – you can’t move now!’ but when
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Review: Rug Doctor Deep Carpet Cleaner
You may have noticed I’ve gone a little cleaning mad over on the blog just recently! I think a house move with a baby on the way is a surefire way to get the urge to nest, big time! A task I’ve been wanting to do for a long time (but always put off!) is
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Review: Vax Air Lift Steerable Pet Pro Vacuum Cleaner
You know you are a fully-fledged adult when you get sheer pleasure in a new vacuum cleaner. I used to squeal with joy when a parcel from ASOS plonked onto my doorstep, now any type of cleaning implement has the same affect. Guess it’s all part of the process, I grew up! In our house
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10 Simple Energy Saving Tips for Winter
Being in the second half of my maternity leave means it’s time to tighten the purse strings as maternity pay really doesn’t go very far! With the colder weather upon us, I’ve been thinking about ways to save on our energy bills over the winter months as this is the most expensive time of year,
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Life is Peachy – Beachy Walks & House Drama
Welcome to a little round-up of everything we’ve been up to recently! It dawned on me over my blogging break at Christmas that the reason I started my blog was to keep a diary of our lives. I wanted it to be a space to capture my thoughts, memories and something to look back on over
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WIN: Nest Protect Alarm worth £109
Ok, this is a slightly different post from me today. It’s not everyday that I write about the risk of carbon monoxide in the home (thank goodness, not sure how many of you would be here if I did 🙂 ) but it’s actually a really important thing to talk about so please stick with
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12 Cleaning Tips for a clean home
So, firstly I should start with a disclaimer, this post is NOT sponsored or affiliated with Method, I’m just a real sucker for a blogger trend. Can you even call yourself a blogger if you haven’t watched 20 speed cleaning videos on Youtube or bought a bottle of the Method Anti-bac spray? Probably not. I’m
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Giveaway! Win a Children’s Bed worth £150!
It’s been a while since I hosted a giveaway on the blog, hasn’t it? So, when Lakeland Furniture got in touch and asked if I’d like to give away one of their gorgeous wooden childrens beds, I thought it would be the perfect opportunity! Having just decorated Violet’s nursery I’ve enjoyed picking out furniture for her
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Home Decor: Take a peek in our new Bathroom!
To many, our bathroom might just look like an average room but if you’d have seen it when we moved in, you wouldn’t believe it’s the same house! We have lived in our house for two years now and it’s only now we have managed to get the bathroom totally finished – getting major renovations
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Robbie Takeover: #CarpetCamouflage with Carpetright
Today on the blog, I have a lighthearted post for you, plus LOTS of photos of the star of my blog, Robbie! We were recently contacted by Carpetright, who asked me to take part in fun idea I couldn’t resist! They asked me if I could try and ‘camouflage’ Robbie against samples of their carpet
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Planning our versatile dining area
Ever since we moved into our little house by the sea, we have never had a formal dining area. We did buy a second hand table and chairs (thank goodness for Facebook selling pages) when we first arrived, however it quickly turned into an office space, a dumping ground for junk mail and pizza menus
