I've reached that stage in life when people's lives start changing. That age where people are separating, families are changing and friends are suddenly realising that the dating game has changed somewhat since they were last playing it. I'm not saying that I'm old enough to remember "courting" like my grandparents do, but for many people my age dating involved getting someone's (landline) phone number on a scrap off paper somewhere and then having to actually phone them and speak to them to organise a date. Nowadays there are text messages, WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger to hide behind ... read more
How To Get Free Makeup & Perfume
It might seem unbelievable to get free makeup, but the truth is that it is quite easy to get many great samples and some full sized ones too. Getting free makeup is as easy as visiting makeup company websites, visiting makeup counters in department stores, and clipping coupons in the Sunday paper. If you want to learn about some additional strategies for getting free makeup, keep reading. 1. Free Makeup from Department Stores Go to your local department store like John Lewis, Debenhams or House Of Fraser and head for your favorite makeup counter. It is important to check online as well ... read more
Three ways to raise money quickly
Even those of us that are the best budgeters in the world sometimes need to raise cash quickly. There could be a multitude of reasons - everything from a change in personal circumstances to an unexpected household bill. To be blunt, sometimes you just need to get your hands on some cash quickly, and the need to do so can be quite daunting. It can feel like quite an isolating experience too, especially if you don't feel you can talk to people about why you need the money. Here are my top three ways to get your hands on money quickly. 1. Sell, sell, sell Most of us have things sat ... read more
The Minions return to Specsavers
I know it won't have escaped your attention that the Minions are back soon with Despicable Me 3, and the kids and I are so excited about going to see the new film when it comes out at the end of June. Specsavers are celebrating the release with adding four new frames to its exclusive Minions range. Master C and I were invited along to the Specsavers store in St Albans to see the range when it launched on 31 May, and to choose some glasses for him from the range. The frames in the range are priced at £64 each and are free for under 16s with an NHS optical voucher. The Despicable Me 3 ... read more
Modern day, old fashion fun at the bingo
One of my fondest memories of my late Nan is her love of the bingo. She was never one to go to one of the big bingo halls that you get nowadays (in fairness I'm not even sure they had those near where she lived when she was alive) but she loved playing the game down at her various drop in clubs and day care centres over the years. Whenever my sister and I went to spend a day with her were always allowed to go and explore the cupboard of toys that she kept for us in her spare bedroom. There, amongst various toy dolls and a Kermit the frog space hopper (that I so wish we still had!), was a ... read more
Making the most of your Amazon Prime Subscription
Let's talk about the last minute reality of being a busy mum can we? The way that we're pulled in about a million and one directions at once, and working out the logistics for your little darlings can sometimes feel like you're planning to take a whole army into battle for six months. We've got Little Miss C's birthday this week, so as well as all the usual things that keep me busy all week I've also been trying to also do all those extra things like arrange a party, sort part bags, buy presents and bake a cake. Finding time to do all of this can be a bit of a challenge, but thanks to ... read more
Blue Skies Campsite – Wells-Next-The-Sea, Norfolk
I briefly mentioned our latest family camping trip in a recent review post on here (the Discovery Kids Digital Walkie Talkies, if you're interested), but it is a trip that deserves more than one blog post if I'm honest. We'd been meaning to return to Norfolk for ages, and were determined that this time we'd be taking our tent with us. Our last trip to the area was a last minute stay in a holiday cottage and we'd loved the area so much that we were keen to return. Wells-Next-The-Sea is a lovely little place and we wanted to go back and spend more time there so we set out to look for a campsite ... read more
How Can Speaking to a Psychic Impact Your Life?
A psychic reading by a gifted intuitive person can reveal valuable information about ourselves and our future. However, many sceptics don’t believe in the benefits of a psychic reading or simply choose to disregard the possibility of them being real. However, psychics use their heightened abilities and natural extensions of senses such as sound, sight, taste, touch and instinct to enlighten and advise you of present and future challenges. A psychic reading can also help you in dealing with troubled relationships, career problems or provide the needed support to help you move on from the ... read more
Ladybird Tuesday: The Public Services – Water Supply
Way, way back in the early days of Ladybird Tuesday I dipped into series 606E, The Public Services, looking at Electricity. I even commented at the times about how the whole concept of Electricity, Gas and Water being public services was vintage in itself. Years on, it's time to revisit the series again, but this time we've moved on to the Water Supply. I still smile to see this book labelled as being "A Ladybird 'Easy-Reading' Book", but then when I consider some of the slightly obscure titles that Little Miss C brings home as school reading books maybe it isn't as strange as I used to ... read more
Taking to the road with Young Driver
On Sunday morning I found myself being driven around the roof top of a shopping centre car park by six year old Little Miss C. Yes you did read that correctly, and no you don't need to be calling social services at this point. I guess I'd better explain... I'm pretty sure that most of you have heard about driving lessons for children that are not yet old enough to be legally driving on the road. It makes complete and utter sense to me that if you can start teaching children to drive earlier in a safe way then when they get to be actually on the road with other road users they can ... read more