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Garden Renovations

With it coming up to the summer we are really wanting to enjoy our garden this year. After moving home 18 months ago the main focus has been to re-decorate the inside of our home to get it more to our taste. This means the garden has been left and it isn’t the nicest of places to sit and relax on a sunny day. I have seen so many people doing garden renovations recently on Youtube and have so many ideas for how I would like ours to look. We need a space for the kids, space for our hot… View Post

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5 Tips For Contact Lens Wearers For Comfortable Summer Outings

Summer season is approaching and a lot of people can almost taste ocean breeze. Other people will plan to spend their summer hiking new tracks, playing a new sport, practicing their crafts, or just being outside with their friends and enjoying the warmth of the sun. A lot of people have been inside their houses almost all the time last season because of the bitterly cold temperature. After those cold days, summer is here to let the fun under the sun begin. Although the summer season is a delightful change of weather, this might not be the case for people… View Post

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Mens fashion with Jacamo

For all you men out there, Jacamo is a great place to shop for many different items. From sports wear to smart casual all the way through to smart business suits and shoes. Doug recently was asked if he would like to try out some items from the website. Doug being Doug has quite a lot of clothes in fact more than me, so he ordered a couple of pairs of boots which are lovely. The first pair of boots are called the suede look blue Chukka boots. they are available in sizes from 7 up to 12 and are… View Post

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Mother’s Day with Getting Personal

With Mother’s Day upon us are you looking for the perfect gift for your Mum or Grandma? Getting Personal let me have a look through their Mother’s day gift selection and there are some beautiful gift ideas. I found it so hard to decide what to go for but chose… Glass token…This is a beautiful glass ornament which you can personalise. It comes in a beautiful box with blue satin inside. The token says… ‘To the world you may be one person but to us you are the world’. We then personalised it at the bottom saying ‘Love from….. ’… View Post

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Money series part 1: Sorting out debt

I have been thinking for a while about doing a series on my blog which is money related. Making money from home, getting out of debt, how to save money and how to spend wisely. I have to admit I have always been very careful with my money the older I have got. When I was younger like most young people I had credit cards and a loan at one point and looking back now I have no idea why I had the loan. It can be very easy to let things spiral out of control though and get to… View Post

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5 Tips for Shooting Baby Videos

Has your little one just started taking their first steps? Or is it that s/he has just begun to speak their first words? Well, as a parent, there are many such priceless moments that you will wish to capture to cherish the memories later. But shooting baby videos is anyday a tough task. There are lots of things to consider to ensure a memorable video. Are you a new parent about to video your munchkin for the first time? Well, no worries, here are some tips to help you churn a beautiful heart-warming video of your little angel. Record on… View Post

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Cool Clobber

With the weather only getting colder at the moment, currently tonight it is 0 wearing some nice warm cosy PJs is a must. The boys love nothing more than wearing long PJs in bed and at the weekends they love to stay in them all day. Thank you to Cool Clobber the kids have some brand new PJs to share with you. We have a little Buzz Lightyear and an Avengers mad 7 year old. I don’t think my 2 can have enough different pairs of PJs the amount they wear them. I mean who doesn’t love lazy days in… View Post

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Keeping Yourself Safe Online

There is a lot of worry out there when it comes to keeping yourself and family members safe online. While companies implement things like software for identity verification to reduce fraud and provide us with a safer customer experience, there are also ways we as consumers of the digital world can do to keep ourselves protected. Here we are going to take a look at some of the ways you can be safe online. EmailsOne of the most common ways that the average internet user is caught out by scams is through their emails. You might innocently click on a… View Post

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You Shouldn’t Buy That Home, Unless You Can Answer These Questions

Buying a home takes lots of thinking, reflection and planning before taking the leap to commit to a 20, 30 or even 40-year mortgage in your name, and quite rightly so. If you’re on the verge of purchasing a home, you should be well equipped to answer the below questions, to ensure you’re prepared to take on a mortgage for a new place and that it’s the right property for you.   Can You Afford The House You Want To Buy? Preferably you should already have a deposit, solicitors fees and moving costs saved well before you start looking for… View Post

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Our dream horse with Petplan Equine insurance

When Little Man was given the chance to design his own horse with Petplan and have it made into a soft cuddly horse I knew this would be something he would be so excited about. If I was given the chance to do this now I would (big kid) Over the years blogging has bought some weird and wonderful experiences and opportunities but this has to be one that’s just so different and exciting. I had to help him draw the outline of the horse but left everything else down to him, from the design to colours he used. He… View Post