The reality of R and M starting nursery next week finally hit home yesterday. I was driving to work and I drove past the primary school which they will be attending and all of the gates were open and the children were arriving for their first day at school after the summer break. The dread…
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Decorating a toilet using dulux bathroom + emulsion paint
Read moreI recently re-decorated a downstairs toilet and pantry. The area is an extension to the property and has a flat roof. This consequently can cause a certain amount of condensation and also a single brick wall to the outside so I certainly had my work cut out. The first part of the job involved…
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Are the children of today spoilt?
Read moreI have always loved the elderly generation especially when they say that kids today have so much more than they ever had. Well of course they have! I mean comparatively speaking that was like living in the dark ages! A radio was the only luxury in a home. What I wonder is are the children…
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Brilliant dad feature week 27
Read moreI’m Joe Rawlinson. I live with my wife and four children (two boys and twin girls) in Austin, Texas, USA. I help fathers of twins overcome the challenges of preparing for and raising twins via my books, podcast, and website, Dads Guide to Twins. 1. Have you always wanted to be a dad? I have always…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. Emily…
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Renovating an ornate garden table and chairs
Read moreBeing a painter and decorator means that I sometimes get asked to do unsual jobs. One such job was asked of me recently. I was asked to renovate a metal garden table and chair set. It’s over 30 years old and was in need of some serious TLC! The first job was to pressure wash…
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Twitter Meltdown!
Read moreAt approximately 10am today I had what I would call a Twitter meltdown and I’ll be honest the way I reacted has worried me. I had a notification whilst working so I took a look and totally panicked when I saw my followers and the people that I was following had reduced to 0. It…
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10 stressful days
Read moreFor three days leading up to my 18 year old daughter receiving her A levels results the stress of whether she had the right grades to confirm her university place really started to set in. To add to the already increasing stress and pressure, about two weeks before she got her results she had an…
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Are you a city slicker or a sun seeker?
Read moreMy wife and I have been lucky enough to have experienced quite a few holidays together. Destinations such as Prague, Rome, Marrakech, Barcelona and Valencia have given us some pretty memorable experiences. From eating ice cream whilst sat by the Fontana De Trevi in Rome to watching to my wife hold a snake in Marrakech!…
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Creating a feature wall using Dulux paint
Read moreI was recently employed to re-decorate a lounge in a semi- detached house. The room was at the back of the house and a conservatory had been built which reduced the light going into the room quite dramatically. The customer wanted light in the room, but also wanted a bit of character using only emulsion…
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A parents role
Read moreThe minute you become a mummy or daddy it comes with the responsibility to shape your child’s life. Here are my 10 tips that I believe you can use to help your child to have a good life and to enable them to become a nice human being. 1. From the moment your child is…
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The benefits of blogging for our girls
Read moreThis morning R and M woke up to a surprise for no particular reason, because from blogging they have had many new toys. The dilemma is always that of, ‘do we keep them for a special occasion?’ Personally I think why? Let them enjoy the benefits of blogging. This morning from my wife’s…
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Brilliant Dad Feature week 26
Read moreThis week our dad being featured Is Rod from Canada. He is a stay at home dad and is married with three children; two boys and a girl. Rod blogs at Modern Dad Pages. 1. Have you always wanted to be a dad? Yes. I always knew that I wanted to be a dad. Growing…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. Emily…
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My encounter with royalty
Read moreA few years ago I had an interesting, but rather unusual encounter with the royal family. My mum went shopping in town and as usual she caught the bus, but quite often she’ll ask me to pick her up to take her home and that’s what I did on this particular day. I think I…
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Decorating an hall,landing and stairs
Read moreI was recently employed to re-decorate a hall, landing and stairs in a semi detached house. What was a little different about this job was that the customer wanted all of the wallpaper removed from the walls and then all of the walls painted in emulsion. Easy you might think – I wish it was!…
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Twins do and say the funniest things part 10
Read moreI1. R and M were washing home grown carrots with their mum and R started kissing a little carrot. When asked why she said the carrot is so cute! 2. Mummy’s favourite Disney film is Beauty and the Beast. M said I would like a belle dress and said to her mummy you can have…
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Hendrewennol fruit picking and a picnic
Read moreYesterday we decided it would be nice to go fruit picking with R and M and have a little picnic afterwards. About a 30 minute drive from where we live is a pick your own fruit farm called Hendrewennol. You can pick as much fruit as you like. The selection is amazing! Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries…
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Brilliant dad feature week 25
Read moreI’m Caleb, I blog over at Work Dad Balance. I left my career as an Army Engineer Officer after six and a half years when I realised that I needed to change careers to be a father to my son. I was alienated from him and had to pursue custody through the courts to be…
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Binky Linky
Read more****NO BUSINESSES**** Please link up a blog post, not your home page Please only link up one post – additional links will be deleted This linky is your chance to link up your favourite post of the week. It’s a great way to find new blogs to read and to raise your blogs profile. I’m…
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How to add character to your bedroom
Read moreRecently I was employed to fit a wooden ornate headboard to a bedroom. First I had to fix the wooden blocks to the wall. Once this was done I could could fix the headboard to the wall. The headboard was sanded and all imperfections removed. Next I undercoated the headboard and then applied two coats…
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