Tag: summer
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Raising Teen Boys When You’re Running on Low Energy: Tips for Summer Survival
Summer with teenagers often brings a mix of freedom, frustration, and fatigue — especially when you’re parenting with a chronic illness. If you’re anything like me, the warmer months can feel like a double-edged sword: your kids are home more, but your energy is stretched thinner than ever. And while social media might be showing…
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Ostomy 101 – Travelling with an Ileostomy: What I Pack, What I’ve Learned
Travelling with an ileostomy can feel overwhelming at first. I remember my first trip post-surgery — the what-ifs kept me up at night! What if I ran out of supplies? What if I had a leak in a public place? What if security at the airport gave me a hard time? What if I had…
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Bank Holiday Activity Ideas
So, the weather has taken a turn hasn’t it! I don’t know about you but I was woken up a number of times in the night by the awful winds! And in usual British weather fashion, this change has come just in time for the ban k holiday weekend! The kids have been off school…
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The Three Inch Fools present Henry VIII’s Secret Diary
Ad | Tickets gifted in return for a review | All opinions are my own When I was contacted and asked if I would be interested in coming to watch the Three Inch Fools performing a show about Henry VIII, at the stunning location of Hardwick Hall… how could I say no?! Anyone who knows…
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Saving Money During The Summer Holiday – Activities Edition
So a couple of weeks ago I shared a post about places children could eat for free or £1 during the Summer holidays – read that by clicking here. Today I thought I would share some activity ideas that are free, low cot or good deals, I recently did a poll on my Instagram stories…
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Saving Money During the Summer Holidays – Eating Out
The Summer holidays can be an expensive time for parents and with the rubbish weather we have been preicted for August, it will make it harder than ever. I thought I would do some posts on ways you Can save money and keep your children entertained for free or cheaply. Today I am sharing some…
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Showcase Cinemas Reopening
Ad | Gifted tickets Last week I was kindly invited along to my local Showcase Cinema to see what changes they have made to keep its visitors safe since reopening following lockdown. As I was in the shielding group, who have now been ‘released’, I am still trying to be cautious about where I go,…
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The Summer So Far…
Good afternoon and happy new week! Today I wanted to share some of the things we got up to in the first two weeks of the Summer holidays with the boys. Hopefully this can help give you some inspiration and ideas for days out and things to do. Chatham Historical Dockyards We were incredibly luck…
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The Spoonie Mummy 