I really do. I’m not fussy, at this stage pretty much anything will do. You see last year, we got rid of our much-loved leather corner sofa. We bought it before we had our three youngest children and it was…
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A good friend of mine is getting married this year and it is the first wedding I have been to in ages, so in between browsing different sites looking for the perfect personalised wedding gifts, I got my own wedding…
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With spring in the air, I am in the middle of one of the biggest sort outs we have ever had and I am feeling inspired to give our house some much-needed love and attention. The last two years have…
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It has become a bit of a standing joke in this house, I am not someone who should mow the lawn. I seem to have a bit of a love-hate relationship with lawn mowers, I love them and they hate…
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We love Easter. What isn’t to love? Chocolate. Nicer weather. Chocolate. A nice two-week break from school. Chocolate. Quality family time. More chocolate. An excuse to make eggcellent egg related puns. See what isn’t to love? Did I mention the…
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Dear marketing emails, We need to talk. It’s not me, it’s you. Once upon a time, I admit that I did occasionally feel a frisson of excitement when you popped into my inbox with the exciting promise of great deals and…
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We have a cupboard in our house. If I refer to ‘the cupboard’ everyone knows exactly which cupboard I mean. We fondly refer to it as the “cupboard of no return”. That name has evolved over time due to the…
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Mindfulness is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one’s feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique. I have been reading a lot recently about mindfulness lately…
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The thing about being a mum is it is hard to switch off. It doesn’t seem to matter how exhausted I am at the end of the day, some nights when my head finally head hits the pillow, something seems…
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Hello and welcome to my blog. I'm Nikki, mum of four, wife, teacher, writer and drinker of many cups of tea. This blog is pretty much anything that pops into my head, an eclectic mix of family life and lots more. Grab a cuppa and have a read.
Nikki
