Disclosure - This is a collaborative post. You might think you need a few weeks or months to plan out the perfect Mother’s Day, but I’m here to tell you that this idea would be wrong! Every March you might spend the end of the month scrambling for the perfect gift for the mother in your life. But planning for Mother’s Day is a lot easier than you’d think and to be honest, there’s really only two steps: picking out the perfect gift and planning the day. Picking Out the Perfect Gift Gift giving is never easy, especially when it turns into a competition in our sub-conscience. ...
What did we consider when buying a car for three children?
#ad - Disclosure - this is a collaborative post. Baby number 3 was a slight surprise! It was something we had talked about and we always knew if had another baby we would need a bigger car with the potential to house three car seats. Trust me. This was a bigger challenge than we thought as there are actually not that many cars available that do fit three standard car seats! So many are not wide enough, even though you would think they would fit three. We did weigh up a purchase vs a lease too. A monthly fee rather than a one off fee could be easier financially and potentially ...
Is It Indulgent To Holiday Alone As Parents?
Disclosure - this is a collaborative post It can often be the case that as parents, we feel absolutely terrified to leave our children at all. Of course, on top of that, we wonder why we’d even want to leave our children in the first place. Perhaps the term ‘want to’ is incorrect here. It might be that we’ve felt inclinations of heading somewhere nice, just you and the partner, but you don’t want to feel like an awful parent for going somewhere comfortable and experiencing a small holiday yourself. But is it indulgent? It’s a hard question to answer. Of course, this hardly signifies how ...
My Happy Week #144
It's been a while since I wrote a Happy Week. Think after the Little Guy's birth I've had to bang out all my other blog work and posts I wanted to write about and had much less time! So I thought I would start again and this is what has made me happy this week: - A nice glass of wine at the weekend. Oh how I have missed it! - Feeling like I was managing with both Piglet and the Little Guy on Monday. We saw friends and chilled in the afternoon. - The Little Guy slept for 2 hours on Tuesday am, so I was really productive. Did a podcast, applied for a passport for the gremlin and ...
10 Realities of Having 3 Children
The little guy was 1 month old yesterday and instead of writing a post about how we are all doing (which is nice for me, can get a bit tedious), so I thought I’d write about having 3 children. How life has changed. Our realities. It’s hard to believe we have been a family of 5 for a month! The little guy has been here for 4 whole weeks. I feel more like myself now. More tired but coping. The little guy is harder than the girls were (unless I have selective memories!!) He is definitely hungrier and windier. This means we do have more screaming but not for tooo long, so it’s not too bad. ...
Long Haul With Kids, Yes Or No?
Disclosure - this is a collaborative post. Travelling with children, yes or no? On the one hand there’s the excitement and unique experiences that come from travelling together to a whole new country and creating memories. On the other hand, there’s the whole rigmarole that comes with travelling with small children. Is it worth it, especially, if you decide to go long haul? Yes! Families are unique and what works well for one doesn’t necessarily work well for another. If you’re vibe is relaxed and laid back, chances are your little travellers will adopt the same approach. Admittedly ...