Day One You wake up feeling ready to take on the world with an upbeat dance song playing on a loop in your head. All of the clothes and uniforms were all laid out ready the night before for each child,…
Do you ever look at some of your Christmas presents and wonder what on earth possessed you? There have been a few in this house, Moon Sand (need I say more?), Furby Boom (yes very cute and we had two…
After years of unsuccessful dieting over the last ten years, I didn’t really hold out much hope when I started trialling SlimFast last year. It was a diet plan that I had never previously tried and I was interested to…
It was as though all of the colour had drained from the room. It was the moment I had been dreading. The three children all turned to look at me, their faces drained, their eyes angry. I gulped loudly and…
There we are all happily sitting around as a family at Christmas, no fighting, no arguments, everyone is smiling and happy and showering each other with love and compliments. Hold on, that image is getting a little hazy … Take off…
Now that the boys are getting older, they play less and less, more interested in computer devices and sport, they do occasionally stop and play with LEGO but that is about it. R, in particular, is now nearly 12 but…
When you were one, Life was so much fun, When you were two, Time simply flew, When you were three, You were as strong-willed as can be, When you were four, School knocked on the door, When you five,…
I have been thinking for months, probably years that I really need to organise an allowance or pocket money for the boys. They don’t exactly go without, far from it in fact. I tend to buy them what they want…
Trust me when I tell you that I am no parenting expert, I have four children of varying ages, one who has successfully survived through to adulthood and so I think I have picked up a few tips along the…
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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