Sport England are introducing what they describe as a ‘ground-breaking new campaign.’ A celebration of women getting active which they are calling This Girl Can. The statistics behind the campaign show that fewer women take part in sport than men, and that 75% of women aged 14-40 in England were wanting to exercise more. The sad truth is that many women are missing out on … Continue reading This Girl Certainly Can
It may well be the biggest irony that when you buy a gift for a child, more often than not they will have more fun with the wrapping and packaging than the carefully selected gift within. Kids love a box, any size or shape will do but bigger in this case is most definitely better! Yesterday my husband and I had the arduous task of … Continue reading The humble cardboard box
Yesterday, Halloween. My youngest woke up in a state, traumatised by the horror of her home. ‘MUM!’ ‘Why haven’t you decorated the house for Halloween?’ Why would I decorate the house for Halloween? Have I missed something here? Clearly an abject failure in parenting! 😉 My son then wakes with great excitement, ‘It’s Halloweeeeeeeeen!’ ‘What costume do I have?’ ‘Err, I thought you might like … Continue reading An alternative Halloween
Dare I? I do! So after pondering last week if I was brave enough to tackle a creepy night cache it was looking more likely that I was going to give it a go. Nothing ventured, nothing gained right? The very next day I popped into a local supermarket, a particularly tiny and useless supermarket selling only the bare essentials and bizarrely on this … Continue reading Braving The Hitcher
I love Autumn and adore leaf litter. I find it completely impossible to walk by a pile of leaves without giving them a good old kick. Pleasure you can’t measure! I remember as a child being giddy with delight throwing leaves in the air with wild abandon. I was made to stop in case there was dog poop in there. I’m pouting right now just … Continue reading Autumn Adventures
Mud and Nettles 