How To Keep Cool When The Going Gets Hot Yay, the summer is here! It's time to dust off the outdoor furniture and see if those shorts still fit!... I swear that last wash before I put my summer clothes away is a tad too hot (if you know what I mean?). Does anyone else have the same ... [ Read More ]
How To Colour Code Your Dog’s Poop And When You May Have To
Why Would You Ever Need To Colour Code Your Dog's Poop? Colour coding dog's poop may sound a little strange, but as I found out recently there may come a time when you need to colour code your dog's poop. Especially if you have more than one dog, as we do. Recently all four of our dogs were sick ... [ Read More ]
Automated Twitter Messages: What’s That All About?
Automated Twitter Messages. Really? I'm a bit of a late comer to the world of social media, but twelve months ago I decided I had to grab the bull by the horns and start learning how the different social media platforms work. Last year my focus was on Twitter.This year it's Instagram and maybe even ... [ Read More ]
Mommy Reality Challenge #9 – Life Hacks
It's week nine of the Mommy Reality Challenge and this week I have made a real effort to link up early. I'm usually rushing to get my post done the day before the challenge ends, but this week WILL be different! The Mommy Reality Challenge is hosted by Jen, Carolyn and Celeste and has fast become ... [ Read More ]
Self-Hosting A Blog – What I Learned As A New Blogger
Self-Hosting A Blog Like many bloggers, I first started blogging on Blogger, but soon found myself getting a little frustrated. Not being able to get my blog to look just as I imagined in my head was frustrating. I couldn't set up a menu bar like I wanted to, sometimes the text in a post was not ... [ Read More ]
How I Got My Teenage Children To Eat More Fruit…
How I Got My Teenage Children To Eat More Fruit Since having children I have tried my best to educate them about the importance of healthy eating. When they were younger all I had to do was to prepare a bowl of chopped fresh fruit and they would happily munch their way through it, whilst I read to ... [ Read More ]
The Importance Of Drinking Enough Water…
I decided to write this post as the temperatures have started to rise at last. Three nights ago I wore a cardigan over a thin jumper when we went out and at eleven o'clock last night I stripped the beds of the quilts as it was so hot. The temperatures so far in May have been well below average, but ... [ Read More ]
Natural Nasal Relief From Hay Fever And Other Allergies
Springtime is here and with it comes the blooming of flowers, blossoming of trees and the seeding of grasses, all of which are beautiful to see, but can be a nightmare to anyone who suffers from hay fever or other seasonal allergies. Both my son and my husband suffer terribly with hay fever, their ... [ Read More ]