How I Use Packing Cubes to Make Travel Easier
How a set of cheap fabric packing cubes changed my life.
4 Things That Make Holidaying With a Toddler Harder Than Nuclear Physics*
(*Not actually true.) (*Close, though.) So. we’re having a fantastic time here in central Florida, and not even the weird splotches of fake tan on my foot can dampen my enthusiasm for being back in a place where it’s sunny all the time, and the local ZARA is open until 11pm every night. Max, meanwhile, […]
Review | High SPF sunscreen for mum and baby
As a pale-skinned redhead, I’ve spent my entire life being completely paranoid about sun protection: and, as the mother of a 16-month old, I’ve become even MORE paranoid about sunscreen. Seriously, while everyone else was busy enjoying the glorious summer of 2018 (We may never see its like again…), I spent most of it fussing […]
10 totally random thoughts I’ve had since arriving in Florida last week
01. Even although it’s been a few years now since I last visited this part of the world – and, even although I’m not actually from here – coming back still feels a bit like coming home. The Ponderosa is still next to the Bargain World, opposite the iHOP with the coldest aircon in all […]
Things I Wish We’d Done Differently in Our First Year of Parenting
My post earlier this week about the mistakes we made with Max’s nursery got me thinking about some of the other mistakes we made in our first year as parents – or things we’d do differently, rather. To be fair, I think “mistake” is probably too strong a word here, because, like any other new […]
Stair Remodel | Before & After
We really hated our dark, suburban staircase, so we knocked down the walls and replaced them with glass. Here’s the finished result…