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Our Website was Hacked!
Technically this is a lie, but for the best way of describing it, it is the same. We were camping in the Lake District, having a fun long weekend for the School Half Term Holidays. Unknown to us our hosting company had detected some strange activities on our website hosting account. A set of files […]
Puppy Dog Pals Toys
Last Christmas we introduced two little tiny dwarf hamsters into our family. Two adorable little balls of fluff. We never really knew that over the following few months we’d find out that they have two different personalities. The Hoopster Hamsters (when no one is looking) are seriously training for something! We received a bundle of Puppy Dog Pals […]
Design, Innovation and the Latest Cooking Techniques at Newcastle Kitchen and Bedroom Co.
The middle of March saw the Spring Launch event for Newcastle Kitchen and Bedroom Company. The launch event was an opportunity to experience their newly expanded showroom, meet up with their partnered businesses and see an expert chef create tasty treats. Before I go in too far though, let’s see if you can tell me […]
Vitality Life & Vitality Points – Life Insurance with Benefits
Vitality Life Insurance is exciting! Hopefully, I’ve managed to keep you from turning away to the next post about music or food. I’ll own up to being one of those people who hate insurance policies. If my washing machine breaks, I buy a new one. If the Telly packs in we find a better one. […]
Setting up a Hamster Cage & Keeping Dwarf Hamsters
When Christmas came we knew we wanted to surprise our girls with a special present. Abigail was Desperate for a pet (preferably a dog), Imogen Liked the idea of a pet, but wasn’t as set on it as Abigail. We also knew that whatever pet we were to adopt, it would end up being Catherine and […]
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Casper Mattress Review & Unboxing
As part of our ongoing refurbishments, we eventually took on the Master Bedroom. We completely gutted it and decided to renew everything. One of the main items at the top of the list was a new Casper Mattress since we’d read a Casper mattress review. Our Previous pocket sprung one had lasted 7 years, with an […]
Bedroom and Kitchen Home Improvements
While some people lust over designer shoes, handbags and the latest high-end fashion, for me it’s all about the latest home interiors. Nothing makes me drool more than a perfect granite kitchen island with a Falcon stove! I really am my Mother’s daughter. Give me the latest Farrow and Ball wallpaper design and Karndean floor to […]
Understanding Diversity with Vampirina
The morning routine changes so subtly as the years go by. As the kids get older they are able to get themselves ready and help out in the morning rush. One change that took me a while to acknowledge was the morning TV. What was once my 15 minutes of bad news from around the world, turned into […]
Shark Duo Clean Lift Away Vacuum Cleaner NV801UKT Review
As we approach the end of our mammoth month long decorating frenzy, I was so excited to receive the new Shark Duo Clean vacuum for review. This vacuum could not have come at a better time. Since the New year, we have ploughed on every weekend and evening decorating the hallway, lounge, dining room and […]
Where Did January go?
It doesn’t seem to be that long ago that we were opening Christmas Presents, Singing along with Jules Holland and a gang of bagpipers, nursing a bad head and cleaning out the festive decorations. I appear to have blinked and we’re into the tail end of January. Don’t worry February is only 4 weeks and […]
A Small Ensuite Makeover
The day we moved into our house we knew the ensuite needed a makeover. The problem was we didn’t have the money, the time or an idea of what we wanted. The one thing we did know we needed was bathroom storage, but also it needed to be efficient in space. As with all makeover blog posts, we have […]
We got Dwarf Hamsters for Christmas!
After nearly 2 years of looking into a pet for our girls, we eventually decided to surprise them with Dwarf Hamsters. I’ll add that this was one of their Christmas presents, but that wasn’t the reason we got them. While deciding a Dog wasn’t going to fit that well into our lives we felt that Dwarf […]