Feed Me! Feed Me Now is my new monthly (weekly?) feature. Basically I have a feed reader full of favourites, however, I’d like to cast my net a bit further and find some new and exciting blogs to read. Here’s how it works;
If you think I’d enjoy reading your blog and you’d like [...]

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As part of my parent testing a habit series this week the tip was to envisage my ultimate life. I have previously done this exercise as it featured in a book I read recently, so I thought it would be fun to turn it into a little meme.
Here are the rules;
1. Answer the [...]

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You Want To Do What?: Instant answers to your parenting dilemmas is written by Karen Sullivan and is aimed at parents with children between ages 8-18.
I have written a series of short discursive posts based on the book and the following topics;
Abortion
Babysitting
Clothing Allowances
Criminal Responsibility
ADHD
Morals
The books covers a lot of topics, which range from [...]

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I had the rare opportunity last week to catch up with current affairs. I ended up watching about half of David Cameron’s annual speech to the Conservative Party. There were a few interesting points, along with quite a bit of fluff, one of which was the idea of a National Citizens Service. [...]

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Scribbit’s holding another of her famed write-away contests. I always have good intentions of entering, not for the prize or the flashy button, but because I like Michelle and her blog, in fact, her blog is one of the only to survive many a feed cull over the past eighteen months!
This months [...]

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I started my decluttering plan on Sunday by doing a boot sale. It was a strange kind of day. Up at 6am, drove to boot sale site (first time we’ve ever been to this one) where we were versed on the ‘rules’. No setting up until the claxon sounds. Claxon will [...]

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My habit this week from Zen Habits 52 Tips for Happiness and Productivity was to work on accepting what I have.
This is a good habit for me to form because i’m always focusing on the next goal and miss out on enjoying and celebrating the every day pleasures and successes. I dealt with a [...]

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I’m not sure I’ve heard anything quite as riduculous for sometime.
Butlins are offering parents midweek breaks where they’ll be able to get advice on avoiding tantrums and sticking to eating/sleeping routines whilst on holiday. The ‘advice’ will be given by specially trained redcoats.
I have more than a few problems with this. For [...]

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Both Alex and I had been to Deep Sea World several times when we were younger, it’s a favourite for school trips. We knew what to expect and we wondered if anything might have changed. Barring the addition of a seal sanctuary, the answer was no.
Deep Sea World comprises several large open fish tanks, [...]

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