Things to think about when considering a Half Marathon

Things to think about when considering a Half Marathon

I have signed up for a Half Marathon in May (which is seventeen weeks away yesterday) for the Roses Theatre. My head is spinning with the amount of things I need to think about! I have currently walked 6 miles for Sport Relief, walked/jogged 5k Pretty Muddy for Cancer Research and ran 6 mile for … Read more

Twenty Questions for Children

20 questions for children

When I was asked if I would like to collaborate on a post about asking Children Twenty Questions I happily said yes. One of the things I really loved whilst studying Psychology was the Twenty Statements Test – basically what you think about yourself can reveal a lot about your personality and how you feel … Read more

Booking your Sun Holiday for 2017

Sun Holiday Codes 2017

Regularly readers will know that I always tend to book our family holiday in January ahead of Blue Monday. This year it falls on Monday 16th January and is the day when prices tend to rise for those wishing to travel. If you have money ahead of the post-Christmas payday, or even a credit card … Read more

Education Quizzes Review

eleven plus maths quiz

About Education Quizzes Family business Education Quizzes aim to promote family time and quizzing together. As an addition they also help boost academic success too. Their primary objective being to help children be successful by making the school curriculum easy and enjoyable. Quizzes are written by teachers and cover KS1, KS2, 11-Plus, KS3 and GCSE … Read more

Middle Piccadilly – My Happy Place

Middle Piccadilly Spa Retreat

Everyone in life has times of stress when they really need to relax and for me I never realised quite how much I needed that time right now. But after my time at Middle Piccadilly I felt the weight of the world had been lifted off my shoulders – something truly magical really did happen … Read more

Fuel Your Dreams

crunchy peanut butter

I have been struggling with my dream of running a Marathon by the time I am forty, as I just seem to be tired all the time. I don’t think that I was eating enough and therefore was glad to hear from Sun-Pat Peanut butter. They sent me some samples which have helped me raise … Read more

Happy Christmas For Less

Christmas Presents under the tree by Andrew Neel

Christmas is celebrated worldwide and majorly it is enjoyed by the kids. There is so much advertising aimed at children that sometimes they may be oblivious to the costs and/or the fact that sometimes things are tight and you may not afford the gifts they want. To avoid letting them down you can plan in advance to … Read more

Sensory Help in the Bathroom

Sensory Help in the Bathroom

When we redesigned our bathroom we had to really stop and think about our youngest son’s disability. He has Sensory Processing Disorder and the last thing we needed was him refusing to go to the toilet, brush his teeth and have a wash (because he could not cope with the sensory input, or lack of … Read more

Osteoarthritis – Seconds Matter

Osteoarthritis - Seconds Matter

The 12th of October was arthritis day and it made me think about my mother and how brave she was. Arthritis is a common condition that causes pain and inflammation in a joint. My mom had the most common type of arthritis, which was in her spine (osteoarthritis) and affects over 8 million people in the … Read more