5 easy ways to earn extra cash fast
More than £1,400. That's how much the average British family spends on presents and food at Christmas according to one [...]
Should I start saving for my children’s future education?
More than £75,000. That’s how much it costs to raise a child from birth to 18 in the UK if [...]
5 practical ways to deal with bad credit
Worried about having bad credit? Not sure what to do about it, or how to improve it? Then this post [...]
10 easy ways to save money on your food bill
Looking to save money on your food bill? Whether you have a growing family like us and are looking to [...]
My Own Fairy door review & reader offer!
Doesn’t the idea of your very own fairy door complete with its own tiny key sound enchanting? The three year [...]
Taking out a pension and making a will: eeek eeek eeek…
Getting a pension and making a will. Those are top on my list of life admin which I’ve been vowing [...]
There was absolutely no sign of the necessary big pants: where was Kate’s VPL?
Didn’t Kate look amazing when she left hospital less than 10 hours after giving birth? I too left hospital around 10 hours [...]
New nuclear, blended or klingon: what type of family are you?
The idea of the nuclear family – mum, dad and two point something kids living together – is being stretched [...]
Shared parental leave: it could easily end in divorce
The new shared parental leave policy comes into force next week. Having just returned from maternity leave, I don’t think [...]
Purifyne Cleanse review: an internal makeover for your body
Cold pressed, ready to drink fresh detox juice delivered straight to your door. Doesn’t that sound fantastic? There’s never been [...]
Aldi bedding review: I’m a bedding snob
There’s been a lot of bed hopping going on at our house. With me working in London on three consecutive [...]
Baby swimming lessons: are they worth it?
It’s a good question, because at around £13 per class they’re not cheap. Although I took BB swimming regularly when [...]
Mountain Buggy Protect review: it’s amazing what you can hold between your teeth
Maxi Cosi better watch its back. Mountain Buggy has entered the travel system market with a new group 0+ baby car seat from birth to 13kg (pictured). And boy, is it light. In case I haven’t harped on about it enough, we live in a fourth floor flat, which is one thing when you’ve got an independent three year old who can walk, but quite another when you’ve got said independent three year old AND a baby. Which is asleep in the car seat. And shopping. And wellington boots the independent three year old discarded in the hallway downstairs…you get the picture. It’s amazing what you can hold between your teeth. […]
Aldi and chinos aren’t words you’d expect to find in the same sentence
Aldi and chinos aren’t words you’d expect to find in the same sentence. Misery Guts and chinos aren’t either, more’s the pity. He’s more of a Levis man, but somehow the artfully dishevelled look on the mannequin in the shop translates to simply dishevelled owing to the fact he doesn’t iron anything. (One could argue this is partly my fault, as I avoid it at all costs. Frankly, life’s too short). So when Aldi asked us to review their new Men’s Classics range, which went into stores on January 22, I thought why not? […]
I’ve been giving our baby drops of something I don’t EXACTLY know what is from a bottle I bought on the internet…
After weeks of nightmare evenings and nights with Little B wreathing around in discomfort I’ve started to give him something to help with the griping pain. I had hoped the phase would pass without third party help, but I couldn’t stand it any longer. I visited Boots but came away empty handed when I read the ingredients in the likes of Infacol and Gripe Water – there are more E numbers than you can shake a stick at. Rather than giving him something to treat the symptoms (mega wind, gas, tummy as tight as a drum) I want to get to the root of the problem, so am starting with a probiotic to try and balance out whatever’s going on in his tummy. I opted for BioGaia drops after a reader kindly recommended them, although rather than paying the full £14.99 I bought them from eBay for under £10 instead. […]
