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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!
We are HUGE lego fanatics in this house. Having been a huge fan of lego myself back in the 80's, I love that the girls too are now following in my footsteps, having both been introduced to lego at quite a young age. I have recently been watching Lego Master Builders...
With Neve having turned one last week, I have had to start being honest with myself. The baby days are over and it's time for a declutter. As Erin grew up, all of her clothes, shoes and toys were packed away into the loft for safe keeping, knowing that if we ever had...
Welcome back to Hump Day Linky and thanks for joining me on my weekly linky to celebrate Hump Day - the middle of the week, and the downhill journey to the weekend! This week is a massive change for this household! Today is my first day back at work and I say Goodbye...
What is the biggest expense in your household? For us, it is without a doubt groceries. Having spent the last 3 months of maternity leave on zero pay, we have found budgeting pretty tough. I recently reviewed my credit card statement for the last month and I was a...
Last week my baby girl turned one. The last 12 months have passed in a bit of a blur, but we have loved every minute of having her in our lives. Deciding what to buy for her first milestone birthday was quite the challenge, but helped a little by the fact that her...
After 13 wonderful months, I am fast approaching the end of my maternity leave. As Neve is my second child, this is my last maternity leave, my last baby and my last prolonged period of time 'off' until I retire (most likely!). It is a very surreal feeling. I am so...
Welcome back to Hump Day Linky and thanks for joining me on my weekly linky to celebrate Hump Day - the middle of the week, and the downhill journey to the weekend! This week took another turn for the worse as although Erin had a great first 3 full days at school, she...
It's been just over 12 months since my sepsis experience, which I contracted after the birth of my second daughter. In the light of BBC 1's Panorama's documentary Britain's Sepsis Crisis this evening, I thought it was time to revisit my experience. When I went for my...
Cath Kidston have this evening issued a voluntary recall on their kids drinking bottles due to a potential choking hazard. The recall affects kids drink bottles (Hankie Rose, Pets Party, Hampstead Ditsy, Marching Band and Construction Site) sold between 12 June 2017...
AD - This post is in collaboration with Reading Eggs Erin has always been a huge fan of books, and even from a very young age, we have incorporated books into her everyday routine, both before bed, and as a bit of quiet downtime during the day. One of the things I was...
