I'm sure I've said it before, but I am so pleased that I do these posts every month because they give me the push I need to make sure we take photos of the four of us together. Some months it feels like quite a bit of effort to do it, and there are tim ...
Christmas store cupboard essentials
Christmas will be here before we know it, and it feels like there are a hundred and one things to do, buy and remember. Making sure we have the right food, and enough of it, for Christmas is one of the main things on a lot of people's to-do lists. A l ...
SEO – what I wish I’d known when I started blogging
I think the story behind how I started this blog is one that a lot of people share. I decided I wanted to do it and just jumped in without any real clue of what I was doing. I had no idea how much work was involved and how many skills I would need to ...
Keep active this winter with Simply Hike
Winter can be a lovely time of year to get out and get active. The crisp, cold days can be really beautiful for walks on the beach or through the woods. For a lot of people though, the thought of going out in the cold and wet is enough to make them hi ...
Living Arrows 2018 – 48/52
'Tis the season. The season for coughs and colds and runny noses. Last week it was Nerys' turn to feel particularly poorly. She's had a lovely chesty cough, a sore throat and snotty nose. She powered through most of the week but on Thursday night ...
17 ways to save money at Christmas
Christmas may well be the most wonderful time of the year. But if we're not careful it can also be the most ridiculously expensive time of the year too. Between the presents, the food, the decorations, and festive activities it can be so easy to spend ...
5 ways to stay warm at home this winter
It might not technically be winter quite yet, but it is really starting to feel wintry around here. The weather has definitely turned colder and we've been digging out the hats and gloves to wrap up warm on the school run. It's getting colder in the h ...







