The most expensive time of the year is fast approaching and no matter how old I get, I never start early enough to use more than one paycheck! However, I do have some hacks I’ve learnt over the years to save a bit of money on gifts which definitely helps with limiting the Christmas stress. If you haven’t done your Christmas shopping yet and are worried about spending too much, >>
Working Mum
How To Use Your Commute To Organise Your Life
I’m currently sat on a train on my way to London for a meeting. It takes 2 hours and I hate just sitting doing nothing when you know you have a million things to do. The average commute to work UK is an hour a day, and one in seven commuters say they spend two hours or more each day travelling to and from work. I count myself lucky that >>
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Parenting
13 Budgeting Tips To Make Your Money Stretch Further
Are you back to work part-time after having kids? If so, you might not be used to living on a lower salary and trying to make your money stretch further each month. Luckily there are plenty of budgeting tips to help you with this. No one likes to be into their overdraft at the end of every month, but when you’ve been used to living on a certain amount of >>
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Working Mum
Sunday Tips To Help Prepare You For A New Week
For me, Sunday night is not that relaxing. The weekend is over and the thought of a new working week is looming and the Sunday night blues kick in. Sunday nights are such a rush to get school uniforms sorted and homework finished before Monday arrives. I’ve written posts before with tips on getting stuff done and being an organised mum to make life a little bit less stressful. Both >>
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Travel
7 Reasons You Need To Visit Gran Canaria On Your Next Holiday
Are you thinking about summer holidays yet? It’s hard not to when the weather in the UK seems to have been cold and grey forever. If you’re thinking about jetting off somewhere sunny, have you considered Gran Canaria? We went for the first time last summer and it was one of the best holidays we’ve been on. We had such a great time that I’ve listed 7 reasons you need >>
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Working Mum
10 housekeeping tips for working mums + printable weekly cleaning schedule
I hate cleaning. Don’t get me wrong, I love having a tidy house, but I’m not one of those people who actually enjoy housework. Time to clean is scarce between work, the school run, afterschool clubs, homework, dinner and everything else – there’s always something more important (and fun!) to do. That’s where a weekly cleaning schedule can come in handy. I do manage to keep quite a tidy house, >>
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Parenting
How To Keep Kids Happy When Travelling + Win A Trunki Travel Pillow
Travelling is one of my favourite things to do. We were lucky enough to visit a few far flung places before having Little H which we’re very grateful for because travelling with kids is an entirely different experience! Just going on just a short car journey can test your patience to the limit if the kids are grumpy/tired/bored, so going on a plane definitely needs some preparation. All parents know >>
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Working Mum Hacks
Being a mum and having a child at school certainly keeps you busy. I often say I need a PA just to deal with all the school stuff! Mums are resourceful creatures though and we come up with some good hacks to make our lives easier. Here are some working mum hacks that I thought I’d share with you… School Bake Sale Hack Don’t you love it when the school >>
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Parenting
How To Pack Light For Your Holiday
We’re off on holiday shortly (I think I may have mentioned it!) and very excited about it. I love planning holidays and am always thinking of where to go to next. I’m not quite so keep on packing though. I did a Holiday Checklist recently to make sure we don’t forget any of the major things like passports, so fingers crossed we have everything. I’ve just taken a break from >>
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Parenting
Money Saving Tips For Mums
Everyone loves a bargain. Especially when you have some of those very expensive little people living in your house! I’m not very good at saving money, I tend to spend it as soon as I get paid, but do have a few money saving tricks and have got much better at it over the years. Here are my money saving tips for mums… Online grocery shopping I swear by doing >>
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