As the years have gone on I have found myself attending and getting through more and more events over the festive season. All the things you need to do seem to increase when you have school aged children and then again when you have another child with a big age gap. When you've got one that is kind of on the edge of not really believing in all the magic anymore and another that's just starting to you have to do all of those Christmassy events again. However, I wouldn't have it any ... Read more
How To Survive Events at Christmas
A Taste of Bruges, Belgium – November 2015
You may have recently read that I went on a fantastic mini-cruise with my partner of three years to celebrate our time together. During our two nights and one day in port onboard the Oceana P&O Cruise Ship we spent some of our time in the city of Bruges. Bruges is located in West Flanders, Belgium and is a beautiful city close to the seaport of Zeebruges which I believe translates into Sea Bruges. Prior to embarking, we hadn't booked any trips or excursions and had just planned to ... Read more
Oceana Mini Cruise to Bruges, Belgium
There are many fantastic ways to travel and this weekend for my third anniversary with my partner we decided to take a mini-break and our chosen method of transportation was a cruise on board P&O's Oceana. Oceana is described as a family-friendly, mid-sized ship and has a great choice of cabins to choose from. The price we paid included two nights full board on the ship with £60 onboard credit and a balcony cabin. Whilst I was trying to research the Oceana as well as get an ... Read more
Glamping at Warwick Castle
Glamping at Warwick Castle was so much fun! We decided to go for my daughters 5th birthday and we find days out a always a big hit. It was our first experience of glamping and we had a really great time! After our night of fun we headed home for a little bit of a birthday party with friends and family. Why Warwick Castle We like to try and do something different each year for my daughters birthday and we booked Warwick Castle in June to visit this September when she turned 5. ... Read more
How To Make Fairy Dough
Kids are pretty hard to entertain all the time and so I find I am always looking for something for us to do at home. I wanted to learn how to make a quick and easy play dough for my daughter now that we have more time together and I'm working at home. A scroll through Facebook brought me to this wonderful blog Laughing Kids Learn with this page in particular...a recipe for fairy dough using only three ingredients. Brilliant, because I am pretty rubbish at doing the home ... Read more
