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Converting a Loft Space Into an Extra Bedroom
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Converting a Loft Space Into an Extra Bedroom

Yesterday I wrote about our extension plans for an extra bedroom for our detached house. But it got me thinking.…

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car boot sale for decluttering
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Why It’s a Good Idea To Declutter Before Moving House

Your life will be so much better and less stressful if you do a big declutter before moving house. When…

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Home Extension plans
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Future Home Extension Plans For a Detached Home

When we moved into our current 3 bed detached home in 2017 we knew it would be our forever home.…

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The Secrets to Enjoying Your Home During the Summer
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The Secrets to Enjoying Your Home During the Summer

Given the climate here in the UK, most of us homeowners are usually pretty good at ensuring that our properties…

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Reducing the stress of moving home
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Reducing the stress of moving home

It’s no secret that moving house is one of the most stressful things you can do. Moving is up there…

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Cleaning Wood Floors
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Top Tips On How To Clean Wood Floors

With the kids bringing in mud, sand, and who knows what into the kitchen, cleaning the floor is a daily…

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How Can I Make My Hallway Look Fantastic? - light walls and mirror
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How Can I Make My Hallway Look Fantastic?

Hallways come in many different shapes and sizes. It’s the area just inside your house that can lead you off…

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5 Ways To Update An Old Kitchen
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5 Ways To Update An Old Kitchen

During lockdown, lots of people had time to spare and have been putting this time to good use in the…

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Ideas on How To Use Less Energy In The Home
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How To Use Less Energy In The Home

Most of us are concerned with trying to be better for the planet in some way or another. Of course,…

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Home Renovations Vs Moving Home
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Home Renovations Vs Moving Home

Home renovations vs moving home. Big decisions! If your current home isn’t fulfilling your needs as a family, it can…

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New cupboard doors
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Bring Your Kitchen Into 2020 With These Tips

Well, 2020 has not started in the way we thought we would, has it? Bush fires, global pandemics, protests –…

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Top Tips On Organising Your Garage
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Top Tips On Organising Your Garage

We have been living here in our lovely home for 3 years this month. It’s been a crazy 3 years…

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Is It Really Possible To Have The 'Perfect' Home?
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Is It Really Possible To Have The Perfect Home?

Many of us strive to be better at looking after our homes and creating a beautiful and safe haven for…

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Parents Sitting With Children Reading Story - ways to make the most of your time at home
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4 Ways To Make The Most Of Your Time At Home

Are you currently stuck at home? You’re not alone. A large percentage of the world is currently still in lockdown…

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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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Protect your home - Paint your front door - Home DIY on a budget to get your house to make the biggest impact
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5 Simple Ways to Protect Your Home

No matter where you’re located in the world you want your home to be protected from burglars every single day.…

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Renovating your home - Benefits of home renovation
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Make Renovating Your Home as Simple as Possible

Renovating your home can be perfect for families. If you find that your family grows, or your family’s needs change,…

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How to Make Moving to a New State Less Stressful - Why we moved home - tips on how to get organised when moving house with kids
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Reasons Why We Moved Home

This Summer sees us moved into our new house for 3 years. I’ve never explained on here why we moved…

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Dirty carpets contain toxins, spores of fungi and other viral microorganisms, which entails allergies, respiratory diseases, skin diseases, and in children
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What Risks Hide a Dirty Carpet at Home?

If you want to bring your carpet in perfect condition and at the same time use an absolutely clean and…

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8 Steps To The Family Home Of Your Dreams
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8 Steps To The Family Home Of Your Dreams

Creating the family home of your dreams might seem like something you’re constantly working towards, but the 10 steps outlined…

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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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