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April 2020

The Spring Is Here: Have You Updated Your Wardrobe Accordingly?
Posted in Fashion

The Spring Is Here: Have You Updated Your Wardrobe Accordingly?

Spring is right around the corner, and with that comes warmer temperatures. Women no longer have to wear heavy sweaters…

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Buyer’s Guide: 6 Considerations to Make When in the Market for a New Golf Travel Bag
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Buyer’s Guide: 6 Considerations to Make When in the Market for a New Golf Travel Bag

There are a number of valid reasons why the decision-making process you go through when choosing a new golf bag…

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Stick-O Magnetic Construction For Toddlers and Preschoolers - stickman
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Stick-O: Magnetic Construction For Toddlers and Preschoolers

*AD-Gifted: We was gifted a Stick-O Magnetic Construction Set in exchange for this post. Yesterday you may have seen our…

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Building with Magformers Playsets
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The Magic World of Magformers Construction Sets – Review

*AD-Gifted: We were gifted this Magformers sets in exchange for this post. I’ve been having conversations with L around magnets…

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Cool Maker Nail Stamper - Spin Master Toy Ideas for Keeping Kids Busy Whilst Practising Social Distancing
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Spin Master Toy Ideas for Keeping Kids Busy Whilst Practising Social Distancing

*AD-gifted – Keeping Kids Busy Whilst Practising Social Distancing is in collaboration with Spin Master. We are in our 4th…

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Hatchimals Pixies Vacay Style Surprise Collectible Doll - Review
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Hatchimals Pixies Vacay Style Surprise Collectible Doll – Review

*AD-gifted: We were gifted the Hatchimals Pixies Vacay Style Surprise Collectible Doll in exchange for this post. As you know…

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Graduation cupcakes
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6 Top Graduation Party Ideas

With everything that has happened in the world at the moment there are hundreds of thousands of kids around the…

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What Can Parents Do To Help Their Child's Education?
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What Can Parents Do To Help Their Child’s Education?

It’s a common question from parents who want the best possible future for their children and, yet, so many still…

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Why Travel Insurance Is An Essential Whenever You Go Away
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Why Travel Insurance Is An Essential Whenever You Go Away

Many travellers diligently prepare for a trip by booking appropriate travel insurance; however, some people believe that they can simply…

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The Beginner's Guide: 7 Aromatherapy Essentials to Study up On
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The Beginner’s Guide: 7 Aromatherapy Essentials to Study up On

Good health is a topic on the mind of many today. A new virus sweeping the world has countless individuals…

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My Personalised Unicorn Adventure Book - Review and Giveaway
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My Personalised Unicorn Adventure Book – Review and Giveaway

*AD-gifted: We received a copy of My Personalised Unicorn Adventure Book in exchange for this post. Is there any little…

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Coding Critters, Bopper, Hip and Hop - Toy Review
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Coding Critters, Bopper, Hip and Hop – Toy Review

*AD-gifted: We were gifted these Coding Critters toys in exchange for this post. Home learning is on our agenda at…

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Get Ready For School wipe clean activity pack.
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Getting a Preschooler Ready For School

*AD-gifted: We were given these selection of educational books in exchange for this post. Before the lockdown, L was going…

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Hey Duggee Flip and Learn Phone Review and Giveaway
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Hey Duggee Flip and Learn Phone Review and Giveaway

*AD-Gifted: We were gifted the Hey Duggee Flip and Learn Phone in exchange for this post. If you have Hey…

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Small Business Seem Bigger - 5 Profitable Business Ideas to Start
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Size Matters: How To Make Your Small Business Seem Bigger

As the owner of a small business, virtually every decision you make is influenced by the customer. Impressing the clients…

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Tips On Fitting Out a New Family Kitchen
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Tips On Fitting Out a New Family Kitchen

Running a family home is by no means a simple task. Every aspect of your life has to revolve around…

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Miss Milly - Letterbox Loveliness jewellery
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Letterbox Loveliness From Miss Milly – Giveaway

I love walking around our village seeing hand-drawn rainbows, suns and other pictures up in the windows. These kind pictures…

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Money Making Ideas - How To Save Money Without Making Any Sacrifices
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Same Day Money Making Ideas

Some people just can’t sit still. Try as they might to laze away a Sunday afternoon in the garden, sipping…

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Easter Sweet Baskets
Posted in Seasonal

Making Easter Sweet Baskets with Swizzels

*AD- Easter Sweet Baskets is a paid post in collaboration with Swizzels. Easter will soon be upon us. It’s more…

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*Happy New Year!* We’ve had a quiet Christmas a *Happy New Year!*

We’ve had a quiet Christmas at home, played lots and ate lots! Like many others! Today we are at the start of a brand new year. A year where we will have a 3 and 5 year old on our hands. The toddler days are slipping away from us now - yay!!

We’ve decided not to plan any holidays at all in 2021 and have a saving year. Being at home all the time means it’s so much easier to save!

It might not be the start of the year we all hoped for, but it’s the one we’ve got to work through. We can do it! The virus never stopped me last year from following my dream and working for myself full time!

Wishing you happiness and health in 2021 xx

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AD-gifted The girls are huge 44 Cats fans. If you AD-gifted  The girls are huge 44 Cats fans. If you haven’t heard of them 44 Cats its a fun kids  show about 4 kittens. The 44 Cats  are – Lampo, Milady, Meatball and Pilou who make up a musical group called “The Buffycats” The animated series covers topics such as friendship, diversity, tolerance and helping others. It’s a great series we love to watch!

We were kindly sent a few items from the series merchandise. The toy sets, pyjamas and jigsaw puzzle. Which can all be found on Amazon so still time to get for those last minute gifts!

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Here we are on the home stretch - the last few day Here we are on the home stretch - the last few days of the Winter term. I’m so proud of this one and how much she has learned since starting school. She’s like a sponge!

Watching her 1st class nativity play via the school app was crushing at the weekend. This stupid virus had denied so many of us. Going to watch her in her first nativity play has always been one of those things I’ve looked forward to since she was born. It was one of those milestones 😥.

However we’ve had a fun and busy weekend. We went to Heligan Gardens for a walk and to write another letter to Santa! Thank goodness the weather was great! That’s the trouble with booking things in advance you don’t know what the weather will be like!

Are you looking forward to the start of the Christmas Holidays?

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AD-Gifted Welcome to the world of Cats Vs Pickles AD-Gifted  Welcome to the world of Cats Vs Pickles! How cute are these super soft bean filled plushies with huge personalities. So soft L doesn’t want to put them down and wants to get the whole collection! 

If you have yet to hear about these soft silly characters. Here is the low down. So Cats are scared of Pickles, but Pickles just want to love Cats! Pickles are super rare and we have yet to find one!!

There are 44 Cats ( we got Blank Page, Puzzle Cat and Goldie Fish) and 4 rare Pickles to find in Series 1. You can get Foodie Cats, Scary Cats, Sweet Cats and Smarty Cats like our Blank Page.

Cats Vs Pickles are an insanely popular trend on YouTube!

I think they make the most adorable stocking fillers at £4.99 each available to buy from @smythstoys
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The four of us! There are very few pictures of all The four of us! There are very few pictures of all of us in one shot! Thanks to my sister @sprout07 for taking this one last weekend! 😘 A walk by the sea is good for the mind. It clears your head. Nothing like it!

I want to say a huge thank you to all my followers, new and old! I’m getting closer to 5000 now. I wanted to get there by the end of this year, but don’t think I’m going to make it!

To all my new followers here is a little bit about us:

▪️I’m Rachel, a self employed blogger, writer and content creator. I hate the word influencer!
▪️We live in beautiful Cornwall. 10 minutes from our closest beach.
▪️I’m the wife of Mr B and mum to two gorgeous girls. L who is 4 and Little Dottie who is 2.
▪️We all love cheese and chocolate (not together obvs!)
▪️I’m a farmer’s daughter so love being outdoors and this has rubbed off on the girls!
▪️We love chickens and have 3 in our garden - Betty, Happy and Norrie.

So this is us! Thank you for every like, comment, save and share. It’s means the world to us and helps us to grow this account.

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We’ve had a fantastic weekend. Finally got to sp We’ve had a fantastic weekend. Finally got to spend time with my sister who has been self isolating for 2 weeks as she returned from Canada. We took a trip to Marazion on Saturday for a walk and hunt for treasures! It was lovely and quiet. In the afternoon we put our tree up. Then yesterday we went for an early morning walk at the park and spent the afternoon writing out Christmas cards!

I love weekends like this. I treasure them more because for around 14 years I worked each Saturday and occasionally Sundays as well. Now I know what I was missing all those years!

Did you get up to anything nice at the weekend?

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