Hungry Children
I came across this article today on BBC news about permanently hungry children. A tad worrying, as at the moment, N would be one of those children who doesn’t stop eating. If I let him, he would eat all morning from breakfast…
Lifestyle
Fruit & Fizz: Homemade ice lollies
Last week I spotted some homemade lemonade lollies on a blog, remembered the lolly moulds I bought on sale a couple of years ago, and decided to get some Pinterest ideas. I’m still trying (not that the OH’s having any…
Eating out – are restaurants failing children?
The last couple of days saw a report out from the Soil Association and Organix about ‘child-friendly’ (or not) restaurants (link http://www.soilassociation.org/outtolunch). If you’re someone who takes your children out to eat, then it can make interesting reading, to see how…
Getting healthy
I love food. I love food that’s bad for you as well as nice healthy stuff, and I know what I’ve done in the past to lose a good amount of weight. Exercise lots and count calories, keeping a diary. …
School dinners vs packed lunches
Last week, there were indignant voices from parents and others about proposals that schools should ban packed lunches (ok, so I’m behind…) I’m all for making life easy as a parent, and having good school lunches would definitely do that. …
My experience of Daylong support tights and socks
However good a pregnancy you have or how glowing you are, it’s rarely flattering and can provide some uncomfortable situations. I class myself as lucky as I had an easy and uneventful pregnancy, but many aren’t as lucky. Years previously…
Reviews: Local restaurants – Banbury area
On a mission to get more involved with the Collective Bias community I’m a part of, I agreed to take part in their first Social Fabric blog hop. I happily signed up thinking ‘ooh great, I get to write my…
Great British Summer – Wimbledon, Strawberries and Bombay Sapphire
As part of a sponsored shoppertunity with Collective Bias, I was asked to go British and enjoy those typically summer activities…Wimbledon, strawberries, along with Bombay Sapphire. I’m a big tennis fan having played a lot when I was younger, and…
Review: Tangle Teezer
I don’t often treat myself to something new on the hair and beauty front, mainly because I stock up on 3 for 2 so end up spending ages using them all up. But I do struggle with tangly hair. Seriously…
Danger – toddler cooking
Hmm, well not the actual toddler cooking, but the toddler’s ‘food’. We have an Aga. It’s great, not only for food but also for drying clothes, warming yourself etc. There’s no way N would be able to open the doors…
Jigsaw storage
As like lots of other children, N has a lot of toys with little bits and pieces. They get removed from the boxes, not one at a time, but two or three at a time (I’ve not yet managed to…
