This is a collaborative post. For  those of you that are parents you will appreciate the need for a play room . A room which is completely child safe that you can pop them In for 5 minutes peace. If your lucky this isn’t playroom will be downstairs where you can either sit in the front room and watch them from afar. Or it’s joined to your kitchen so you can drink your hot cup of tea and watch them entertain themselves. Sounds bliss doesn’t it . We went to great lengths to make a spare bedroom a playroom which I can honestly say has been used a handful of times…

This is a collaborative post The downstairs of our house is pretty dark especially our front room . So recently I have been looking into different ways to brighten up  and add some light into our rooms. Mirrors mirrors on the walls  Have plenty of mirrors around the house this will double the amount of sunlight you get into your home . As the light will bounce off them. The best place to hang a mirror is directly across from your window. Colour schemes  Now I think this is where we went wrong in our front room. We went for a colour scheme we liked not one that necessarily worked…

This is a collaborative post Regardless of the state of your family’s financial situation right now, the tips and tricks here can help you to change it. Staying focused is key to doing this, so make sure you’re in the right frame of mind! Aggressively Pay Off Your Debts If you have debts, set out to aggressively pay them off. Go through your finances, and figure out where you can cut back so you can pay off your debts as quickly as possible. You may need to sacrifice a lot in the short term, but in the long term, you’re going to be saving a fortune in interest. Plus, it…

This is a collaborative post When you’re a mum, there’s a lot of things you find you have to battle against. Sometimes, it seems like the world is out to get you and to put you down all the time. But if you know how to arm yourself against all the people and things trying to trip you up, you can survive and thrive much more successfully. The things you need to protect yourself from as a mother range from society judgements to physical threats, and resisting them is important both for yourself and your family. If you want to make life better for yourself and those you love, you…

This is a collaborative post with Rattan Direct. Keeping the kids entertained can be a nightmare. You either end up spending a fortune taking them to places or they destroy your house . With toys on every inch of the carpet.  This is just the start of it I didn’t quite understand how hard it was to keep a little one entertained until I had my own . Ava loves to be out and about she thrives of seeing and talking  to people . Even if she doesn’t know them and they don’t partially want to talk to her . If we stay in the house all day she becomes…

This is a collaborative post with The plastic people. When I first moved into my house I was happy to have any kitchen as long as it was my own. It’s after you have to live with that kitchen you realise what things you actually need. In order to make it the perfect kitchen. What I would want in a kitchen First of all I would like to have some sort of  acrylic sheet splash back to add a little bit of colour to my kitchen. Also to save my walls from the mess I make when I cook. I’m not the cleanest of cooks so sometimes it does end…

This is a collaborative post with room to grow. I have been wanting to write this post for a few weeks now . But to be honest I was a little scared just incase I jinxed it . I have gone from barely sleeping to what feels like having too much sleep. If there is such a thing. The thing is we haven’t really changed anything that we do . Ava has just decided that sleep is now for her and I am so happy with this . Since her first birthday she has just grown up so much . Of a night now I put her down to sleep ,she…