Do you feel as though you’ve had a bit of a crash course in using Zoom recently? If you’ve never had a job where you’ve had to hold online meetings, I imagine it can be a bit daunting to suddenly have to hold Zoom meetings, especially if you have a lot of children attending! And if you have had to explain to your kids how to use Zoom for school >>
Parenting
How to celebrate Halloween at home with kids
No one is sure what state the world will be in by the end of October (at this rate literally anything could happen!) but it’s looking increasingly likely that there’s >>
Parenting
How to get better sleep as a parent
Sleep is the great ally of parents. It helps rejuvenate us, helps us restore the taxing process of parenthood on our minds and bodies, and generally helps us gain a >>
Expat Life
An update from Spain…
I haven’t blogged much recently, it’s a bit of a weird time to write new posts and talk about ‘normal’ things when life isn’t very normal! I’ve had a few >>
Parenting
How to get work done when you have kids at home
Working from home with schools closed for the last few months has been difficult, but for many the battle isn’t over yet. During the summer holidays this year we don’t >>
Travel
9 places to visit within an hour of Alicante
If you are planning a holiday to Spain, Alicante is a great city to add to your list of Spanish destinations. All of the major airlines fly into Alicante-Elche airport >>
Freelancing
7 lessons freelancers can learn from a global pandemic
Well that was an interesting few months wasn’t it? When we quit our jobs and moved to Spain last year to become full-time freelancers we hadn’t really planned for a >>
Travel
6 child-friendly Spanish tapas
It’s almost summer again, the time of year many people head off on family holidays. Now that lockdown across the world is coming to an end and countries are opening up >>
Expat Life
The ‘new normal’ way of life in Spain
“New normal” is one of those slightly annoying phrases that is everywhere at the moment, a bit like the word “unprecedented” was overused a few months ago! However, I’m not >>
Parenting
3 tips to help your kids settle in after a big move
A move has the potential to be one of the most positive and uplifting experiences of your life – but it can also be deeply disrupting on a number of >>