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Hi, I’m Lucy, a 40 year old mum of two from Birmingham. A memory maker, tradition keeper, stationery addict and book lover. HR Advisor by day, content writer and sleep deprived Mama by night!
Here you can expect to find honest and impartial reviews of products and services that make parents’ lives easier. Thanks for stopping by – feel free to have a look around!
*I received advanced review copies of these books via NetGalley. This post contains affiliate links* Those of you who follow my blog regularly will know that reading has been my saviour throughout lockdown and 2020. I am reading every single night without fail. It...
AD - Features items gifted for review Valentine's Day is fast approaching and after spending most of 2020 cooped up at home, our plans for Valentine's Day 2021 in Lockdown 3.0 are somewhat limited. Whilst in the years gone by we would have headed out for a child-free...
The reality of snow days with kids Over the last few weeks, most of the UK has been treated to a fairly significant dumping of snowfall, which under normal circumstances would have resulted in a snow day off school for all. In our heads, the prospect of a snow day is...
2021 - a brand new year and yet here we are again. Still in lockdown, still adjusting to the 'new normal' and still trying to navigate our way through everything that COVID-19 still continues to throw at us - including the prospect of another 6 weeks of homeschooling...
AD- This post is in collaboration with Paddington Electronic Learning Games from Trends I love it when the characters from my childhood make a reappearance, giving me the opportunity to watch the girls enjoy some of the programmes, toys and activities that I did as a...
AD - This post is in collaboration with Reading Eggs Well here we go again...Lockdown 3.0. Like many parents across the UK, I am now working from home whilst simultaneously attempting to home educate two young children. It's pretty relentless and I will be honest,...
Titles gifted for review via NetGalley This post will be updated during the month with my reads as I read them! 🙂 If you are looking for inspiration on your next book and enjoy thrillers / mystery - these might be right up your street! Double Deceit by Julienne...
*AD - This post is in collaboration with The Week Junior Subscription It's that time of year when for many parents, the panic starts to set in. Its just over 2 weeks until the big day and your Christmas to do list is still as long as ever, you haven't picked up a...
The Silent House by Laura Elliot When her marriage breaks up due to her husband's gambling addiction, Sophy and her daughters are left with nothing. Sophy is then offered a lifeline when she is hired as a live in nurse to an elderly gentleman named Jack who needs 24/7...
AD - This post is in collaboration with Historic Newspapers Do you have a newspaper from the day you were born? If 2020 has taught us anything, it's that its the little moments with our family and the memories that matter. I decided to keep a memory box all through...
