Project Mc2’s geek-chic heroines are back for 2017 with a mission – to make sure tween girls (and boys) know that it’s cool to be smart and love all things S.T.E.A.M (that’s science, technology, engineering, art and maths). Project Mc2…
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…
As I watched my youngest son playing in the swimming pool a few weeks ago, I suddenly realised that I had tears running down my cheeks. Happy tears. Relieved tears. He was happy, relaxed and enjoying himself and that might…
Fear is a terrible thing and if you have never experienced real fear, it can be quite hard to comprehend it in other people. I don’t like spiders. I used to think I was afraid of them, but experience has…
The other evening as we were only part of the way into the long process that is my daughter falling asleep when she asked me how I got up each day in time to get everyone ready for school. An…
Oh, I am a popular mum at the moment. My daughter is DESPERATE for a Hatchimal. Typically she didn’t want one at Christmas, she wanted other things but then she went to a friend’s house who has one and she…
The bluebell hunt has become an annual pilgrimage for us. Bluebells are such a beautiful flower and when they bloom en masse, they produce a blanket of colour which is quite breathtaking to see. We are lucky that we don’t…
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…
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…
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.
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