Picture Credit Parenthood involves many difficult decisions. From the moment they’re born, you have a significant influence on their lives. You choose their school, their hometown, and even their first outfits. And, instead of getting easier as they grow, these decisions become more complicated. Before you know it, they’ll be old enough to move out.…
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Unexpected Wedding Necessities
Read moreFrom the moment a proposal is accepted, it seems like the happy couple barely have time to bask in the glow of their engagement before they have to start planning every minute detail of their wedding. Almost every single bridal magazine out there will recommend setting a budget first so that you know how much…
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Sports Day: Are You A Competitive Parent?
Read moreSports day at your children’s school can bring out the best and worst in parents. Some parents will say it’s all about taking part and trying your best and that’s perfectly fine and ok, but in my humble opinion this doesn’t teach our children a winning mentality and let’s be honest life is very competitive…
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Renovating Our Office Space At Home
Read moreMy wife and I are self employed and consequently we need a shared office space in our home. We are lucky enough to live in a big enough property to allow us to have an office of a reasonable size. I’m a painter and decorator and often have clients visit me to discuss colours and…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 114
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Chris who is a dad blogger at Twin Daddyo. He is originally from Sothern California. Chris now lives in London with his wife and three year old girl/boy twins. In his spare time, he plays ice hockey, enjoys a round of golf, but never shies away from a…
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The Age Of Information And Technology
Read moreWe live in a world of information that is a finger click of a button away. Technology has truly made our lives easier and when we want to access anything it’s with us in a split second. As time moves on it’s harder and harder to remember what it was like to live without the…
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So You Won’t Change When You Become A Parent? HaHa!
Read moreThere are some things that really amuse me in life, and one particular situation that never ceases to raise a smile and a little giggle if I’m honest is listening to people who have no children, but are possibly planning a family in the near future. Hearing them saying that having a baby won’t change…
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Motor Services That Make Sure You Always Get A Better Deal
Read moreEvery car owner should be sceptical of the costs they deal with. Yes, we know they’re expensive but do they have to be that expensive? The answer is likely no. If you’re willing to do a little more work and rely on another service from time to time, you get a better deal with your…
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Drive Your Way To An Extra Income
Read moreCredit There is no way of getting away from the fact that we are all feeling a bit for strapped for cash at the minute. The economy isn’t doing too great, and everyone’s purse strings seem to be extra tight! But, you’ll be glad to hear that I’ve been doing some extra research in how…
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Am I Grumpy? Disneyland Paris
Read moreIn couple of weeks time as I have already written in a previous post called Family Holidays this Summer, I made no secret of the fact that Disneyland is not my ideal holiday, but hey ho I have a problem. My wife and our five year old twin girls are mega excited and I am…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 113
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad feature is Rich who blogs at Daddy And The Poo Monster. He is new to the game of parenting (and he says what a remarkable game it is!). He is a new dad to a cracking baby boy of 7 months. His blog includes an honest account of how he is finding…
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The 3 Awkward Conversations You Must Have With Your Kids
Read moreImage source Blushing, cringing, palm sweating conversations are usually avoided within families. They are the sort of conversations that purposefully get pushed down to the bottom of the list of priorities. So we are here to help you sift through the ones that you can leave there, at the bottom of that list, and the…
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I’m No Longer A Blog Conference Virgin
Read moreLast weekend I went to my first ever blogging conference. As I have written in a previous post I was very nervous and excited at the same time. This is my reflection on the blogging conference and I’ll share with you what I learnt about blogging. First up though I wanted to tell you what I found…
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How to have a Successful (big) Family Holiday
Read moreI’ve just booked a last minute long weekend in Prague’ a single friend of mine recently told me. ‘Lucky you’ was my response, and I meant it! Last minute getaways are a thing of the past when you have a handful of kids to look after, a pet who needs to be cared for and…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreMy Sunday photo is a just a building in Manchester a museum to be precise. This might not mean a lot to anybody other than me. Today is a very special day, I am at my very first blogging conference, BlogOn MSI. I was very nervous arriving, but I went to the launch party…
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Our Children Joining Clubs And Doing Activities
Read moreWhen I was growing up there was little or no children’s clubs or activities. The most you could wish for was joining your local football team, or maybe cubs before moving on to scouts. It was just the way of the world I didn’t grow up in world where kids joined clubs. Thankfully that has…
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God, Religion and My Five Year Old Twins
Read moreLast Saturday about half an hour before bed the subject of God was brought up by R, one of my five year old twins. To say I was shocked would be the understatement of the year, mostly because I never gave it a moments thought that the girls knew anything about God, but apparently they…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 112
Read moreThis week our Brilliant Dad Feature is all about Ryan from Scotland. He is a dad to a 3 year old boy and 1 year old girl. He works for a charity that provides support to families through volunteers and in his spare time he created DadsApp which is truly awesome and I highly recommend…
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Four House Renovations You Should Consider If You’ve Got Kids
Read moreLet’s face it, having kids changes pretty much everything about your life – you can’t go off on weekend breaks on a whim, your wardrobe becomes a whole lot more relaxed and casual and devoid of high heels, and your house becomes full of brightly coloured plastic instead of the chic chrome and black look…
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Stepping Out From Behind My Blog
Read moreSo in a few days time I will be attending my first ever blogging conference,. For many this may not seem like a big deal. For me it’s huge and the reason why is simple. I have never been a particularly confident person which in a large part is due to my childhood. If you…
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My Blog : Some Days I Feel like I’ve Created A Monster
Read moreI know. I guess you might think it’s a strange thing to say, but there is no doubt my blog can feel like a monster coming over the hill and searching me out to devour and spit out the remains of a stressed out husband, father, blogger and oh yes, a painter and decorater which…
Number 3 UK Dad Blogger 2020
Finalist Online Influencer Awards 2019 Vuelio
Number 10 Parenting Blog UK 2019 (Vuelio)
Number 4 on Vuelio’s 2019 list of Top 10 UK Daddy Bloggers
Working Dad Of The Year Winner 2018
Finalist Vuelio Blog Awards 2018 – Daddy Blog Category
Number 4 on Vuelio’s 2018 list of Top 10 UK Daddy Bloggers
Number 10 on Vuelio’s 2018 list of Top 10 UK Parent Bloggers
Number 2 on Vuelio’s 2017 list of Top 10 UK Daddy Bloggers
Number 8 on Vuelio’s 2017 list of Top 10 UK Parent Bloggers
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