featured posts
HOW LOCKDOWN HAS HELPED US WHIP OUR FINANCES INTO SHAPE
How we’ve used the unexpected downtime to help cut our costs at home
HOW OUR GARDEN BECAME OUR SANCTUARY // and helped us survive three months of lockdown
Creating a calming outdoor space that was our lifesaver during lockdown
HOW TO LIVE IN YOUR HOUSE WHILE YOU RENOVATE // advice from someone who’s done it
It will be challenging and messy, but it’s definitely doable!
PROTECTING THE LIVES YOU LOVE // insurance is hard to think about, which is why you have to do it
Once you become a parent, the financial security of your family should be a priority
TO BEE OR NOT TO BEE // creating plant-filled spaces where pollinators can thrive
Protect our buzzy friends by turning your garden into a bee-friendly haven
HIGH TEA AT HOME // creating our own fancy lockdown lunch
With cafés and restaurants still closed for sit-down meals, I had to get creative
PRECIOUS FAMILY MEMORIES // how to start a scrapbook
Scrapbooking to preserve precious family memories
GORGEOUS GIFTING FROM HOME
Presents to buy while you’re stuck in lockdown? You don’t even need to leave the sofa!
EXPLOSIVE ATTRACTIONS // the volcanic destinations you should definitely see
From natural hot springs to red-hot lava flows – my pick of the world’s ‘Top 6 Explosive Attractions’
THE PIZZA KITCHEN // restaurant quality pizzas, straight from your freezer
Restaurant-style pizza treats straight from your freezer
EASY-PEASY HALLOWEEN PUMPKIN PIE // + simple jack-o-lantern
I grew up watching 1970s US sitcoms, like Diff’rent Strokes, Happy Days, One Day at a Time (totally giving away my age now). I was fascinated…
INTRODUCING POMELODY // the preschool music education system
My girls LOVE music: they love playing it, singing (loudly) along to it and hitting the dance floor to it. OH still takes huge delight…
SUMMER SCHOOL // educational quizzes for kids
Educational Quizzes – making homework fun, and helping your child get ahead
COMMUNITY SPIRIT // teaching kids the importance of giving back
Nominate a local club or project and they could win a £5000 makeover with Wall’s Pastry.
FINDING TREASURE // our half-term scavenger hunt
School holidays can be challenging, especially when you’re a working parent; read about how Berocca helped me to power through my day!
FAREWELL THE WASHING PILE // £15 off laundrapp
Laundrapp arranges for your laundry to be picked up and dropped back off to your doorstep – try it now and get your first £15 FREE!
SNEEZE-FREE SUMMER NIGHTS, WITH SLUMBERDOWN
We had fun reworking some classic fairytales while trialling Slumberdown’s new Fresh and Healthy allergy free bedding range.
About me
I’m Jacqui – a 40+ freelance journalist & lifestyle blogger.
I’ve been a magazine features writer for over 20 years, and in 2009 became one of the UK’s original ‘Mummy Bloggers’.
I’m proud mum to two funny & spirited girls; born summer 2008 and autumn 2010, and we all live just outside London with OH and our youngest baby – a miniature dachshund, named Frankie.
