Looking for childcare was a complex enough subject before Covid-19 but now, amidst social distancing and a gradually easing lockdown, childcare options are vastly complicated. There are however, tools available to make it easier. My son used to go to a nursery and switched almost a year ago to a pre-school, for a number of […]
DIY Ideas to Improve your garden
Our extension is now mid-build, so we are turning our attentions to how we will do up our garden, once the builders have left. We have lots of DIY ways to improve our garden and thought we should share them, for others wondering how to improve their own gardens. Since we moved here, our garden […]
Week 1 of Coronavirus Lockdown
The UK has been on “lockdown” to protect it’s citizens from Covid-19 (caused by Coronavirus) for over a week now. My family have been in isolation for much longer. For us, week 3 is drawing to a close (week 4 for Bear). Let me explain… A Cough and a Fever Four weeks ago, Bear was […]
Coronavirus panic-buying: How to survive the supermarket
The UK has gone crazy with panic buying amidst the Coronavirus outbreak. I went to the supermarket this morning at 10am, when it opened. I struggled to find a parking space, there weren’t many trolleys left and inside was absolute carnage. By 10:15am the toilet roll aisle was empty. The pasta was all gone, the […]
Making a house a home: Our extension build date is near! #AD
Our extension has been a long time coming. It’s been almost 3 years since we started putting the plans in motion for an extra bedroom and bathroom. There was architect drawings, planning permission, structural surveys, builder visits, expert advice, edits to the drawings, quotes, lliasing with the project manager and a whole heap of obstacles. […]