I have recently teamed up with Lock Paper Scissors to play and review their game, Escape Room Z. Lock Paper Scissors is an online company that sells everything you need to design and run your very own Escape Room party with friends or colleagues. They make great team building games! Escape Room Z is a…
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Bloggers, Vloggers, Instagrammers etc. Are they the Celebs of the 21st Century?
Read moreWhen I was growing up social media, and in fact the internet did not exist, it was still in fact not even thought of. So celebrities for me growing up were pop stars, TV or film stars, which would occasionally would be seen on TV, and every now and again you would get an opportunity…
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It’s Time For A Major Facelift For Our Bedroom
Read moreWe have been living in our current home for about three years now, and when we moved in nothing really needed doing as far as decorating was concerned. It was basically reasonably well decorated, so it was a simple case of move in and unpack. Unfortunately, about a year ago we had a water leak…
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Dad Bloggers Of The UK And The World Lets Unite Together
Read moreThe dad bloggers of the UK, and the world are becoming, I have noticed, very united as a group that won’t possibly ever rival mum bloggers. However, we have finally become a force to be reckoned with, and that’s something I have not seen in the three and half years that I have been blogging.…
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Saving Money When Renovating Your Home
Read moreWhen I was growing up, especially in my mid teen years, I had a passion for DIY. I loved it! Being in a single parent home with my mum, there was always to something to improve in our home. When I left school at 16 it was no surprise that I would find an apprenticeship…
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A Plan Of Action When The Kids Fly The Nest
Read moreBeing a parent to young kids comes with loads of different benefits, and most people will try to enjoy their time in this position as much as they can before it is over. As your child grows, the input you have in their life will lower and lower, slowly reaching the point where they don’t…
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Oh No! It’s One Of Those Texts Again
Read moreLast year in March 2017 I wrote a post called Oh No! A Text I Never Wanted To Read. The post was all about my eldest daughter texting me about possibly going to live in Australia. My heart sank instantly and I struggled to come to terms with the thought of one of my children…
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5 Dad Bloggers To Watch Out For In 2018
Read moreThere are always more and more Dad bloggers coming onto the scene every year. Some will hang around and go on to be very good solid bloggers, but like anything in life many will fall by the wayside, when in truth they find out how much hard work goes into making a successful blog. At…
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Motorway RTA:NextBase 512K Dashcam Giveaway
Read moreA week or so before Christmas I went down to Southampton university to pick my 20 year old daughter, E, for the Christmas holidays. This is a journey I have done many times so it’s a route that I know very well. The driving conditions were fine all the way down there and conditions were…
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Present Patrol to Protect Christmas Presents this Christmas!
Read moreI’ve teamed up with ADT for their newest campaign which encourages children to find the best ways of protecting their presents from intruders! ADT take security as seriously as Father Christmas takes delivering presents on time. That’s why our very own Present Patrol – the nation’s children, are being asked to help keep stock of…
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The Older I Get The More It Hurts: Siblings
Read moreAnother year has passed and I’m another year older. The older I get, the more think of the estranged relationships I have with my brother and sister, and quite honestly it hurts a bit more every year. When I was born I had a mother, father, brother and sister. I have on many previous occasions…
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Ice Skating And Our Twin Girls:My Sunday Photo
Read moreYesterday we went on our new Christmas family tradition, ice skating at our local winter wonderland with our five year old twin girls. This is the second year in a row that we have done this particular day trip. The girls loved it so much last year we thought we would go along again and…
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Pi-Top Laptop Review
Read moreI love any new technology, and also something that’s a bit different from the norm. So when I was asked to review the Pi-Top laptop, I couldn’t wait and let my twins loose on this awesome bit of kit. Pi-Top is a modular laptop that you build yourself, allowing you to discover a world of…
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Blogging Is An Industry/Business
Read moreMost people I talk too and I sometimes mention that I’m a blogger, look at me as if to say, what? My next sentence is always, so you have no idea what blogging is then? The funny thing is they usually reply, yes I know what blogging is, so explain to me what blogging is,…
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iPhone X The First Photo: My Sunday Photo
Read moreOn Friday I took delivery of the new iPhone X. I was lucky that it coincided with the end of my previous contract. My one treat to myself is a new phone, and yes I am a huge fan of Apple products. I quite simply love them. The camera on the new iPhone is very…
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Introducing Children to Technology with the Alba Range from Argos (Ad)
Read moreI am in partnership with Argos to talk about the new Alba range of tablets/televisions/mobiles. Introducing technology such as smart phones and tablets to children is a pretty daunting task for many parents. Trying to find the right balance to ensure that your child is the right age to understand the technology being handed to…
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Little Tikes Construct’n Learn Smart Workbench Review #ad
Read moreMy five year old twin girls are always trying to join in when I’m doing some DIY around the home so when I was offered the Little Tikes Construct ‘n’ Learn Smart Workbench to review I couldn’t wait for the girls to try it out. It is without a doubt very awesome! It’s very interactive…
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JYSK Feel the Happiness Campaign #ad
Read moreI have recently teamed up with JYSK, the Scandinavian store group that sells everything for the home. Our partnership is to celebrate JYSK’s 2,500th international store which opens in October and I’m delighted to support the Danish store group with its ‘Feel the Happiness’ campaign. Even better, I have a fabulous JYSK VEDDE three door,…
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Divorce Helped Me Form A Strong Bond With My Older Children
Read moreComing from a divorced family life as a child, it would for many years cement the fact in my mind that I never wanted children. It wasn’t until my eldest child was born that I realised I’d felt that way originally because my own parents simply didn’t care about their children. They were far too…
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BlogOnXmas 2017. It Was Awesome!
Read moreI have been to my second blogging conference, yay! It was awesome! I didn’t arrive full of nerves and that terrible anxiety I felt back in May when I attended my first BlogOn Conference that had all disappeared. It was a busy day for me that started out at dropping my son off at university…
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Demanding Your Time That’s What Five Year Olds Do!
Read moreSo what’s a five year olds job in life? Demanding your time of course, and I get it in stereo with twins! There is not a day that passes, in fact a minute that passes, in which I don’t hear mum or dad being called out along with them asking if they can I have…
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