This week the Brilliant Dad Feature is James. He was born and bred in Dublin, but now lives in Berlin with his wife Olivia and his twins. James is a fantastic blogger and he explores the journey from infertility to parenthood. He trys to entertain parents and give tips about parenthood that he has learnt…
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If I Hadn’t
Read moreIf I hadn’t got married twice and fathered five children, I would probably be driving a Bentley, living the dream and I’d have pots of money in the bank. Would I change if I could turn back time? That’s a tough question! Material things in life that can make you happy or love that has…
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Gender Stereotyping Is Not Going To Stop My 5 Year Twin Girls: So They Say
Read moreNearly every morning my five year old twins wake up at around 6am which is ok because they are usually fast asleep by 6.45pm every night. The downside for me is that once I’m awake that’s it, I can’t go back to sleep, so I generally get up with the them, while their mum lies…
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Sandwiches And The School Run OMG! Its Back!
Read moreWhere have the last six weeks gone? The summer holidays are over and it’s back to the packed lunches and the mayhem of the school run. Get dressed for school! Where are your school shoes? We are going to be late! Hurry up turn and the tv off! Do you need need the toilet? It’s…
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Tackling Overflowing Storage Spaces in Your Home
Read moreWhen we move into our first homes, many of us tend to have few belongings. We stick to the basics and the essentials, keeping our properties clean and clear. That’s until we have children. As soon as you become a parent, you will quickly realise that there is an increasing number of belongings scattered about…
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My Son A’Levels University And Music Festivals
Read moreThis summer has seen a number of firsts for my 18 year old son, A. For the last two years he has been studying for his A’ Levels and the subject that he has been concentrating on is Design and Technology, as this is the subject that he wants to go on to study at…
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My Older Children: Is This The Future I Don’t Like It!
Read moreLast week for four days my three older children from my first marriage were all away from home. My eldest, J, was in Rome for five days. My daughter, E, was in Uganda and not due home until the Sunday, and my 18 year old son was at a music festival for five days. This…
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Why It’s A Good Idea To Store Your Construction Tools
Read moreGood tools are quite an investment – this is why you need to properly store, clean and maintain them. Most people have a variety of tools at home, ranging from small hand tools such as screwdrivers to large power tools found in professional workshops. Normally, tools are stored at home in the garage or shed.…
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Predicting My Twins Tastes When They Are Teenagers
Read moreAbout a year ago I wrote a post about my five year old twin girls and how their personalities and characters are so completely different. They are without a doubt my little superhero and princess. It’s fascinating that they are only two minutes apart in being born, but can be so totally different. The one…
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How To Be A Better Best Man
Read moreBeing a good best man means more than ensuring that the groom stays sober on his stag night and that you stay sober enough to deliver an enthralling speech after the main event. If you’ve been asked to be the best man for one of your friends’ big days, and you want to ensure you’re…
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Born For The Blog
Read moreOur children are growing up in a blogging world. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? They are very aware of the fact that both mummy and daddy have blogs and from the blogs they on occasion have new toys for no real reason, so in the minds of five year old twins…
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Don’t Be Another Joe Bloggs: Get Real Attention For Your Site
Read moreCredit Living a blogging life is one which a majority of people don’t argue with. There is nothing better than starting a blog and making enough money to live. It is freeing, and it happens from the luxury of the house. Still, to get to that point, there are blogging blunders which you have to avoid.…
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Effective ways to Boost Your Home’s Energy Efficiency
Read moreImage source Cutting your utility bills is surely something you want to do. It seems like every time you turn on the news they’re talking about price hikes and dodgy utility company practices, and with wages stagnating in a lot of industries, well it’s hard to keep on top of things. The good news is,…
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Big Impact Changes To Make If You Are Renovating
Read moreI’ve been a painter and decorator for over 20 years and have been involved with many renovations of people’s homes, but like a lot of professional trades people I never get around to working on my own home. pexels When we first moved into our home a number of years ago, money was a bit…
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My Sunday Photo
Read moreYesterday we visited a National Trust site near to where we live called Dyffryn Gardens. It’s a fantastic house set in the most beautiful gardens. My twin girls got to play croquet and had a great time wandering around the gardens. Discovering many things including a very large pumpkin patch. We went around the house…
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Our #familygoodtimes Visit to McDonald’s With The Characters #ad
Read moreWe are a family that love to create memories that will live forever, especially for our children. We’re always looking for something new and different for us to enjoy as a family. So, recently, when I was approached by McDonald’s to join in with their new #familygoodtimes campaign, I couldn’t wait to create some more…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 123
Read moreThis Week the brilliant dad feature is Olly and he blogs over at savvydad.co.uk, where He writes about parenting, family finance and ways to make and save money. He started his blog in 2016 and has recently been shortlisted as a finalist in the New Blog of the Year category for the SHOMO awards in…
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Kids Today Lack Respect. Why Is That?
Read moreWhy is it that children of today, and I don’t mean all children, but to me it’s an ever growing bigger percentage of children appear to lack respect for anybody or anything in life. Who’s fault is it that children are like this? Well, in my opinion it’s us as parents. We have gradually taught…
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Our Family Day Out At West Midlands Safari Park
Read moreLast Saturday we visited West Midlands Safari Park. We have been before when the twins were three years old. Now they are five years old, they can really begin to appreciate all the animals. In my collage of pictures I managed to capture the lioness on top of a big rock. At just the right…
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My Daughter’s Trip To Uganda Is Not Going To Plan
Read moreLast Sunday I set off to Heathrow at 8.30am so my 20 year old daughter could catch her plane to Uganda for her placement in relation to her university course that she is currently in her second year studying child nursing. Our journey to Heathrow was trouble free and her friend who she was going…
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Brilliant Dad Feature Week 122
Read moreThis week our brilliant dad feature is Chris McGuire and he blogs at Out Of Depth Dad, which I recommend you check out. You won’t be disappointed. He is a writer and stay at home dad to his one year old son Sam, and he lives with his partner in Devon. His blog is called The…
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