If you’ve got a little LEGO lover in the house, there’s a good chance you’ll find yourself at Legoland Windsor at some point. For us, it was practically a pilgrimage. Little C (our resident master builder) has been plotting this…
View PostIf there’s one thing I’ve learned since becoming a midlife mum, it’s that holidays aren’t just about sun loungers and fruity cocktails. They’re about resetting, reflecting and sometimes, rediscovering who you are in between school runs and work emails. Our…
View PostMaths and I have a complicated history. Back in school, my maths teacher had a voice that could make “2 + 2” feel like a personal insult. She shouted, I panicked, and numbers became abstract monsters I didn’t stand a…
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International Tea Day 2023: why midlife women need tea more than ever Tea. That humble cup of hot liquid comfort that somehow makes perimenopausal brain fog slightly less foggy at 4am. Instagram might tell you tea time is about a…
View PostWhy red lipstick still counts as self-care Remember when working from home sounded like a dream? Coffee in bed, no commute, stretchy trousers all day. That fantasy lasted approximately three days. By week two of lockdown, I was pacing the…
View PostThis year more time at home has led to H and I reminiscing about the childhood games we used to play. Here we’ve put together our Top 5 children’s games to buy for Christmas, including some of our old firm…
View PostEco-friendly parenting: small stories that make a big difference Discover how eco-friendly parenting starts with storytelling and small acts of kindness. From sharks to soil, these children’s books inspire greener thinking. There’s something oddly reassuring about watching my eight-year-old crouched…
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